Unit EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL AND APPLICATIONS
- Course
- Primary teacher education
- Study-unit Code
- A000610
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL AND APPLICATIONS
| Code | A000612 |
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| CFU | 8 |
| Teacher | Silvia Corezzi |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline fisiche |
| Academic discipline | FIS/01 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
PHYSICS LABORATORY
| Code | A000613 |
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| CFU | 1 |
| Teacher | Nevio Forini |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline fisiche |
| Academic discipline | FIS/01 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | 1) The quantities and the laws of physics 2) The great principles 3) Empirical laws |
| Reference texts | - D. Halliday, R. Resnik, K.S. Krane,” Fondamenti di Fisica”, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana - John. R. Taylor, “Introduzione all’analisi degli errori: Lo studio delle incertezze nelle misure fisiche”, Editore Zanichelli |
| Educational objectives | A) Knowledge and understanding At the end of the course the student will have learned: 1) the language of classical physics, 2) to interpret, with the laws of physics, many simple phenomena of everyday life, 3) to manage the experimental results with the methods of elementary statistics B) Knowledge and applied understanding ability At the end of the course the student will know: 1) how to teach their students what they have learned 2) how to organize simple laboratory experiments functional to learning C) Autonomy of judgment At the end of the course, students will have acquired a critical attitude and analytical skills. D) Communication skills At the end of the course, students will be able to use simple and rigorous language to teach their students the results of classical physics E) Ability to learn At the end of the course, students will be able to independently learn the results of classical physics, in the fields of mechanics, thermology, electromagnetism, etc. |
| Prerequisites | Mandatory pre-requisites: (1) Basic knowledge of algebra and geometry; (2) manipulation of numerical and algebraic expressions; (3) reading understanding. |
| Teaching methods | The course of EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL AND APPLICATIONS is composed of a theory module of 8 CFU in the form of face-to-face lectures, and a module of 1 CFU in the form of didactic laboratory. Regarding the didactic laboratory, for each topic of the program, it will be: 1) proposed an introductory experiment 2) proposed a learning test (with the help of the Microsoft Teams platform) 3) discussed an application taken from the experience of everyday life Short notes prepared by the teacher can be downloaded from the Unistudium website |
| Other information | Attendance of lessons in facultative but strongly encouraged. |
| Learning verification modality | The final exam of EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL AND APPLICATIONS is composed of two partial tests, one of theory and one concerning the laboratory activity. The final grade is given by 75% theory test + 25% laboratory test. The partial laboratory test will be oral and will last on average 30 min. The achievement of the training objectives for each of the 3 Contents will be verified. The topics of the four proposed questions will be chosen by the teacher among those defined in the extended program. For information about DSA-student support services visit the website http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa |
| Extended program | The topics covered are described in detail in the handouts available on the “Unistudium” platform. In summary: 1) PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND PHYSICAL LAWS: physical quantities, units of measurement, the International System of measurement units, basic quantities and lw derived quantities, speed, the experimental method, inductive and deductive physical laws ; the Principles and Empirical Laws 2) THE GREAT PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS: speed and the Galilean principle of relativity, acceleration, the second principle of dynamics, mass and force; the third principle of dynamics; work, kinetic energy, potential energy, principle of conservation of mechanical energy; heat, temperature and first law of thermodynamics; entropy and second law of thermodynamics; 3) EMPIRICAL LAWS: law of elasticity, oscillations and natural frequency; frictional forces; dynamic viscosity; surface tension; thermal expansion; Ideal gas law; law of heating; phase transformations; heat propagation mechanisms; electric force; gravitational force. |