The verification of the students' preparation will be made through a written and an oral exam that will test the contents of the two modules. The written exam will be structured in four exercises, two relating to the contents of the Physics 1 course and two relating to the contents of the Physics 2 course. For each exercise, you will be asked to answer three questions including the development (physical equations used, mathematical passages, units of measurement). The duration of the written test is three hours.
For the written test the total points available (30) will be divided on the basis of the importance and extent of the exercises and the questions for each exercise present in the test. During the exam, the teacher will announce how the points will be divided for that particular exam text. The final score will be given by the sum of the partial scores. If the grade obtained in the written test is lower than 18/30, the written test is not passed and must be repeated.
At the end of the first module (end of the first semester) there is also a partial written test consisting of two exercises on the Physics 1 program alone which, if passed, gives the right to a partial exemption in the final written test of the course. The partial test will last 1.5 hours. For those who have passed the partial test, the final written test will consist of only two exercises relating to the Physics 2 program. Those who do not pass the partial test can take the final total test (4 exercises).
If the grade obtained in the total written test (or in the mathematical average between the grade of the partial exam and the grade of the final exam on the Physics 2 program only) is greater than or equal to 18/30 the exam is integrated with the oral exam, otherwise it must be repeated in the following session. The oral exams will test all topics included in the Physics 1 and Physics 2 modules. If after the oral exam the grade is lower than 18/30, the exam must be repeated in full (including the written test).
The topics examined will reflect those covered during the teaching and present in the program, elaborated in such a way as to lead students to reflect on the links between the various topics covered. In order to pass the exam, the student must demonstrate knowledge of
all the topics of the course program that he/she will be asked for. The students must demonstrate, through the tests described above, to have
well understood the concepts exposed in the course. The exam will also assess his/her ability to demonstrate the basic principles, the ability to
apply to concrete examples, the methodological rigor and the appropriateness of technical language.
In detail, the student will be assigned a vote between:
1) 18 and 21 if he/she will demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills in the topics of the two modules with particular reference to the mechanics of the material point and extended bodies, and to the electromagnetic field;
2) 22 and 25 if he/she will demonstrate good knowledge and skills in all the topics of the two modules;
3) 26-29 if he/she will demonstrate very good knowledge and skills in all the topics of the two modules and a very good degree of scientific rigor;
4) 30 if he/she will demonstrate excellent knowledge and skills in all the topics of the two modules and a high degree of scientific rigor;
5) 30 cum laude if the student will demonstrate excellent knowledge and skills in all the topics of the two modules and a high degree of scientific rigor.