Programme

Introduction
- Physical quantities and units
- Fundamentals on vector algebra

Kinematics of a material point
- Kinematics quantities in the rectilinear motion
- Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion
- Simple harmonic motion
- Kinematics in 2-D and 3-D
- Motion trajectory
- Tangential and normal components of acceleration
- Parabolic motion
- Circular motion
- Relative motion

Dynamics of a material point
- Principles of Dynamics and Newton's laws
- Momentum and Impulse
- Equilibrium and constraint reaction forces
- Gravitational force
- Weight and motion under gravity
- Forces and motion
- Forces of dry friction
- Inclined plane
- Elastic force and mass-spring system
- Tension force in ropes
- Applications to circular motion
- Viscous force
- Electrical charge and Coulomb force
- Simple pendulum
- Inertial and non-inertial reference frames
- Inertial forces

Work and Energy
- Work and power
- Work of weight, elastic and dry friction forces
- Work-energy theorem. Applications
- Conservative forces. Potential energy
- Central forces
- Gravitational and electrostatic potential energies
- Conservation of mechanical energy. Applications
- Stability conditions for static equilibrium

Dynamics of systems of material points
- systems of material points. Internal and external forces
- First cardinal equation for systems dynamics
- Center of mass and its motion
- Conservation of momentum
- Collisions (brief notes)
- Moment of a force and angular momentum
- Second cardinal equation for systems dynamics
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Koenig theorems

Rigid body dynamics
- Definition of rigid body and its properties
- Continuous bodies. Density and center of mass
- Rigid body kinematics. Angular velocity
- Rigid body dynamics. Rotations around a fixed axis
- Moment of inertia
- Huygens-Steiner theorem
- Compound pendulum
- Rolling motion
- Equilibrium for a rigid body

Introduction to fields
- Gravitational field and electric field
- Gauss's law
- Electric potential
- Lorentz force and magnetic field
- Stationary electric currents
- Ohm's law

Thermodynamics
- Kinetic theory of ideal gases (brief notes)
- Temperature and pressure
- Thermodynamic systems and states
- Thermodynamic equilibrium
- Mechanical work and heat
- First law of thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic processes (adiabatic, reversible, irreversible)
- Heat capacity and specific heat
- Ideal gas law
- Specific heat of ideal gases
- Cyclic processes and the Carnot cycle
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Carnot's theorem
- Clausius theorem
- Entropy (brief notes)

Core Documentation

- P. Mazzoldi, M. Nigro, C. Voci, "Elementi di Fisica. Vol. I: Meccanica - Termodinamica", seconda edizione, Edises, Napoli
- R. Borghi, "Lezioni di Meccanica", amazon.com

Notes on selected arguments are also available on the course website, under the section "Complementi"

For further studies, the following is suggested:
- R. P. Feynman, "La Fisica di Feynman", volumes 1 and 2 (freely available at http://feynmanlectures.info/)