INTRODUCTION
Review of algebra and trigonometry
Vectors and operations between vectors.
Main physical quantities and their measurement units. Dimensional analysis.
Conversion of units.

PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND RELATED ERRORS
Accuracy of a measurement, random and systematic errors.
Significant figures.
Measurement errors and average operations.
Frequency distribution and Gauss curve.
Relative errors, percentage errors, and their propagation in indirect measures.
The experimental method and the "problem solving".

KINEMATICS
Kinematics of the point particle.
Average speed and instantaneous speed.
Velocity, acceleration. Gravity acceleration.
Velocity and acceleration in two dimensions.
Circular motion and harmonic motion.

DYNAMICS
Dynamics of the point particle. Force and inertial mass.
Newton's laws.
Gravitational force, weight, gravitational mass.
Elastic forces.
Friction.

WORK AND ENERGY
Work done by a force.
Conservative forces.
Kinetic and potential energy.
Energy conservation.
Mechanical power.

IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM
Impulse and linear momentum.
Conservation of linear momentum. Isolated systems.
Elastic and inelastic collisions.

ROTATIONS
Rigid bodies. Center of mass.
Torque.
Basic equations of the static of rigid bodies. Conditions of equilibrium. Levers.
Angular variables, rotation of rigid bodies. Rotational dynamics.
Angular momentum. Conservation of angular momentum.
Moment of inertia.
Translations and rotations of rigid bodies.
Rototranslational kinetic energy.

ELASTICITY OF MATERIALS
Elastic properties of the materials and their application to the human body: elasticity and fracture of the bones.

FLUIDS
Density and pressure. Stevino's principle. Pascal's principle. Archimedes' principle.
The Torricelli experience and pressure gauges.
Flow and the equation of continuity. Laminar flow. Bernoulli's equation.
Torricelli's theorem. Venturi effect.
Fluid dynamics applied to the cardio-circulatory system. Viscosity. Poiseuille's law. Work of the heart
Surface tension. Laplace's law. Surfactants.

THERMOLOGY
Temperature and thermometric scales.
Heat and heat capacity.
Heat propagation: conduction, convection, irradiation, electromagnetic radiation

THERMODYNAMICS
Ideal gas law.
First law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes.
Kinetic theory of gases.
Second law of thermodynamics. Heat engines. Carnot engine. Efficiency.

ELECTROSTATICS
Electrical properties of matter.
Coulomb's law. Electric field and electrical potential.
Electric capacity. Capacitors. Dielectrics.
Gauss's law.

ELECTRIC CURRENTS
Electric current and measuring instruments.
Electrical resistance. Ohm’s law.
Electrical circuits. Kirchhoff's laws.

ELECTROMAGNETISM.
Magnetic property of matter.
Magnetic induction. Permanent magnets.
Magnetic fields produced by electric currents.
Magnetic Force.
Motion of a charge in the magnetic field. Cyclotron. Mass spectrometer.
Force on a current-carrying wire.
Ampere's law.

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
Induced currents.
Magnetic field flow.
Faraday-Lenz’s law.
Alternating currents.

MECHANICAL AND ACOUSTIC WAVES
Longitudinal and transverse mechanical waves.
Stationary waves.
Interference.
The ear and the sound.
Doppler effect.

OPTICS
Electromagnetic waves and light.
Diopter and thin lenses.
The eye and its separating power.
The optical defects of the eye.