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Introduzione alla fisica sperimentale: meccanica, termodinamica (POK)

Offered by Politecnico di Milano,
Introduzione alla fisica sperimentale: meccanica, termodinamica (POK)

Il corso affronta le tematiche della meccanica e della termodinamica partendo dall’applicazione del metodo sperimentale, per prepararsi al meglio all'ingresso all'università.
The course addresses the thematic of Mechanics and thermodynamics starting from the applications of the experimental method, to better prepare to start the college experience with the fundamental knowledge.

Il corso è strutturato in macro-argomenti:

  • meccanica (3 settimane)

. cinematica del punto materiale ed esempi di moti
. dinamica del punto materiale ed esempi di forze
. lavoro, energia, urti e gravitazione universale

  • termodinamica (2 settimane)

. cinematica e dinamica dei liquidi ideali
. temperatura, gas ideali, calore, macchine termiche ed entropia

All’interno di ogni settimana si ritrovano video relativi a lezioni, esercizi ed approfondimenti sulle diverse tematiche, nonché quiz a risposta chiusa allo scopo di fornire allo studente l’opportunità di un primo feedback di auto-valutazione. Ognuno dei macro-argomenti si chiude con un quiz riepilogativo per verificare l’acquisizione delle nozioni presentate.
Alla chiusura di questo corso verrà attivata una nuova edizione.

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