Lecturer: Luca Tartara  

Course name: Principles of Physics
Course code: 500119
Degree course: Ingegneria Edile-Architettura
Disciplinary field of science: FIS/01
L'insegnamento costituisce attività di base per: Ingegneria Edile-Architettura
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/fis/fisica_generale/

Specific course objectives

The course covers all the areas of classical physics from Newton’s mechanics to thermodynamics along with an outline of electromagnetics. The aim is firstly to provide the theoretical background about the fundamental principles of physics that are required in the field of architectural engineering. Just in view of technological applications the final goal is to develop the skill of students to deal with easy but real technical problems and to solve them in a strict and quantitative manner.

Course programme

Course entry requirements

Written and oral comprehension of italian language. Basic skills of calculus, algebra, analytic geometry and plane trigonometry.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 60
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

R. A. Serway, J.W. Jewett. Principi di Fisica - Volume I. EdiSES, Napoli, 2007.

D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Fondamenti di fisica. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 2006.

Testing and exams

The examination is made up by both a written and an oral text. The result of the written text determines the admission to the oral text.