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B030576 - DIDACTICS OF PHYSICS
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Academic Year 2021-22
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
FIS/08 - PHYSICS TEACHING AND HISTORY OF PHYSICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
21/02/2022 ⇒ 03/06/2022
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian.
Course Content
Introduction to the theory of Relativity.
Galilean Relativity. Historical overview: the theory of luminiferous aether.
1905 and Special Relativity: how our notion of space and time changes.
From Special to General Relativity: the equivalence principle and the field equations.
General Relativity into practice: experimental confirmation and philosophical speculations.
Galilean Relativity. Historical overview: the theory of luminiferous aether.
1905 and Special Relativity: how our notion of space and time changes.
From Special to General Relativity: the equivalence principle and the field equations.
General Relativity into practice: experimental confirmation and philosophical speculations.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Suggested references:
- A. Einstein, "Relativity: the Special and the General Theory".
- B. Russell, "ABC of relativity".
Further references will be recommended during the course.
- A. Einstein, "Relativity: the Special and the General Theory".
- B. Russell, "ABC of relativity".
Further references will be recommended during the course.
Learning Objectives
The purpose of the course is to provide the foundations of Special and General theory of relativity.
Particular attention will be devoted to the philosophical implications of the theory and to the impact on the scientific and philosophical communities over the XXth century.
The mathematical and physical details of the theory will examined according to the level of knowledge and interest of the attending students.
Particular attention will be devoted to the philosophical implications of the theory and to the impact on the scientific and philosophical communities over the XXth century.
The mathematical and physical details of the theory will examined according to the level of knowledge and interest of the attending students.
Prerequisites
The course is open to all students, without any specific physical-mathematical knowledge.
Teaching Methods
Lectures complemented with slides.
Further information
Office hours: on appointment.
Contacts: g.schettino@ifac.cnr.it
Contacts: g.schettino@ifac.cnr.it
Type of Assessment
Oral exam with slides on a topic of choice, followed by a discussion.
Course program
This year the course on "Didactics of Physics" is focussed on an introduction to the theory of relativity.
The course consists of 4 parts.
First part: introduction to the concepts of reference system and galileian relativity. Moreover, the theory of ether will be introduced, highlighting its advantages and the main limits.
Second part: introduction to Special Relativity and to the concept of spacetime.
Third part: introduction to General Relativity and to the concept of geometrization of gravity.
Fourth part: experimental confirmations of relativity and philosophical implications.
The course consists of 4 parts.
First part: introduction to the concepts of reference system and galileian relativity. Moreover, the theory of ether will be introduced, highlighting its advantages and the main limits.
Second part: introduction to Special Relativity and to the concept of spacetime.
Third part: introduction to General Relativity and to the concept of geometrization of gravity.
Fourth part: experimental confirmations of relativity and philosophical implications.