The course aims to provide the basic physical and mathematical helpful knowledge for developing a scientific background preparatory to understanding and deepening the characterizing disciplines of the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. At the end of the course, the student will have a solid preparation in the fundamental aspects of mathematics and physics: basic analysis and geometry, physical quantities, units of measurement, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electromagnetism and hints of optics.
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
Elements of calculus: intuitive definition of a function, its derivative and its definite integral, applications: velocity and speed, acceleration.
Newton's laws, equilibrium conditions.
Work and kinetic energy. Conservative forces and potential energy. Gravitational and elastic potential energy.
Coulomb forces, electrostatic energy.
Electric field, electrostatic potential.
Magnetic field.
Fluids: their equilibrium and dynamics.
Notions on waves, including electromagnetic waves, spectroscopy.
Thermodynamics
Programme
Basic concepts: physical quantities and their measurement. Average and dispersion of measurement results.Elements of calculus: intuitive definition of a function, its derivative and its definite integral, applications: velocity and speed, acceleration.
Newton's laws, equilibrium conditions.
Work and kinetic energy. Conservative forces and potential energy. Gravitational and elastic potential energy.
Coulomb forces, electrostatic energy.
Electric field, electrostatic potential.
Magnetic field.
Fluids: their equilibrium and dynamics.
Notions on waves, including electromagnetic waves, spectroscopy.
Thermodynamics
Core Documentation
H.D. Young, R.A. Freedman, Principi di Fisica Vol. 1 (Pearson).Type of delivery of the course
The course will consist in lectures as well as demonstrations on how physics problems are solved.Attendance
Students may or may not attend the classes.Type of evaluation
The exam consists in solving numerical exercises, and a colloquium should the teaching body deem it appropriate.