An English companion to Fisica — Liceo — the complete physics programme of the Italian liceo scientifico. Browse the chapters below; each opens the full bilingual notes.
- Physical quantities, estimates, equilibrium
- How to use the site
- Experimental method
- Kinematics
- Forces and Newton’s laws
- Inclined plane and circular motion
- Energy and work
- Oscillations and simple harmonic motion
- Momentum and collisions
- Centre of mass
- Rotational dynamics
- Universal gravitation
- Thermology: heat, temperature, changes of state
- Kinetic theory of gases
- Irreversible transformations and energy balance
- Entropy
- Heat cycles and engines
- Coulomb force and electrostatics
- Electric field and potential
- Electric circuits
- Waves
- The magnetic field
- Electromagnetic induction
- Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves
- Special relativity
- Introduction to quantum mechanics
- Nuclear physics
- Appendix — Preparing for the maturità exam