The final exam, at the end of the two modules, consists in a preliminary written test where the student will be asked to frame at least one out of three problems concerning three different topics presented in the course. This test allows to verify the ability of the student to understand a problem, to identify the physical mechanism at the basis of the phenomenon and to set up a simple model for the quantitative interpretation of the problem. Later, the successful student will undergo an oral exam where he/she will be asked to present a general topic of the course. This second part allows to verify if the student deeply understood the physical mechanisms at the basis of the phenomena discussed in the course.
In order to pass the exam the student must be able to frame at least one of the problems in the written test and to master in a sufficient way the topics discussed in the oral test. In order to successfully pass the exam the student must be able to solve correctly at least two of the problems in the written test and master the topics discussed in the oral test. Full marks will be granted to the student who is able to solve correctly all the problems in the written test and to answer in an exhaustive way the questions posed in the oral test.