Articoli rivista
Anno XLVII - n.4 - ottobre/dicembre 2014 “Io dico l’universo” (Parlare a scuola dell’evoluzione stellare)
The following contribution to the last AIF’s Congress outlines a concise didactic excursus on stellar evolution suitable for secondary school students. The proposal, following Galileo’s suggestion about the “book of the Universe”, invites to get the relevance of the study about the origins and of an evolutive process resulting in our very existence. […]
Anno XXXIV - n.4 - ottobre/dicembre 2001 Isolanti e conduttori nelle esperienze di elettrostatica
The difficulty that is attributed to electrostatic experiments and the little favour that these hold among many teachers generally lies in not knowing the electric properties of the materials in the conditions in which the experiments are intended to be carried out: high tension and a very small electrical charge. […]
Anno XXXIII - n.3 - luglio/settembre 2000 Jordan, Pauli, politica, Brecht e una costante gravitazionale variabile
Pascual Jordan was one of the great theoretical physicists of the century. But his attempt to modify general relativity with a variable gravitational constant did nothing to enhance his reputation. Nor did his conspicuous membership in the Nazi Party. […]
Anno XLVI - n.3 - luglio/settembre 2013 Joseph Louis Lagrange a duecento anni dalla morte
The Piedmontese mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange died in Paris 200 years ago. His interesting life and his scientific achievements are recalled and described […]
Anno XXXII - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 1999 Joule e l’equivalente meccanico del calore: tra storia della fisica e didattica
After the introduction of Joule’s work, his paddle wheel experiment is analysed. The conceptual simplicity of this experimental apparatus makes itself a useful didactic model. Therefore its reproduction, the execution of the experiment and the possible didactic purposes will be described. […]