Reference
Textbook: |
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Physics for Scientists
and Engineers with modern Physics,
Serway, Jewett, Tenth edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, international edition
(Volume I and Volume II)
Principles & Practice of Physics,
Global edition, Eric Mazur, Pearson |
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Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday,
Resnick, Walker
six or seventh edition, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.. |
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2. |
"Lectures on Physics
I, II, III", Richard P. Feynman,
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. Inc. (1963). |
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3. |
"Physics for
Scientists and Engineers", Serway, Beichner
Fifth edition, Saunder College Publishing, 2000 |
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Exams: |
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Mid term: One in each
semester
To be determined in class
OLD problem |
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Final: One in each
semester
To be determined in class |
Quizzes |
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Quiz
will be given in class one week after finishing each chapter on
problems assigned for homework. Each quiz will have one or two
problems, 10 points each.
All the exam problems will be given in
English. All the quizzes will be ONLY from the homework problems
assigned but may with some variations. |
Homework: |
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Homework will be
assigned and posted in the
internet. It must be handed in during the
class at the due day and will be graded. The
solutions will be posted in the internet in this page for your reference.
(To be determined) |
Grading: |
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上學First Semester
Midterm: 20%
(One exam)
Final: 20%
Quizzes: 20%
Class Interaction: 50% (+1% each positive feedback in class)
Homework: 20% (+2% each homework handed in)
下學期Second Semester
Midterm: 20%+20% (Two exams)
Final: 30%
Quizzes: 30%
Class Interaction: Extra credit, +1% each positive feedback in class
up to total 15 points)
Homework: Extra credits, +1% each positive feedback in class up to total
15 points
Total: 130 points |
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About this course:
This course is designed to be taught for
freshman of Science and Engineering majors; and the whole course will be conducted in English
There will not be a fixed text book.
You are suggested to buy one of the above and study through out the text.
The lectures are
designed as a two-semester course for first-year college students.
General
physics is one of the most basic courses for science and Engineering majors. It is
essential and absolutely important for any science courses you will take in
the future. You are strongly suggested to do home works and practice as many
problems as you can (by yourself, of course), as this is almost the ONLY way
to do your general physics right. Do not hesitate to ask questions in or out
of class. There is no stupid question in physics. Do ask!
Although you have
had almost 4 years of physics in your high school days, it is NOT THE
SAME. One obvious difference is the textbook will be in English (so
will the examine problems). This is a tough obstacle to
most freshmen. There is only one way to get this over; that is, you study
harder (especially in the first six chapters when the physics is easier, you
should also concentrate on the English). However, most importantly,
you should treat the general physics from a different prospective.
More mathematics will be involved in treatment of the physics problems.
Therefore, the solution to a problem sometime is not the most important
part, it is the PHYSICS (the physics picture your will build in your mind) that is important in the learning of this course.
Due to the enormous amount of the material in the textbook, we will make
choices and skip some parts that are not critical to the subject or future
applications. However, we will try to cover all the materials if
possible to provide you with a broader view toward the General Physics.
The lectures of this year will
start from Chapter 7 of Serway and end in Chapter
38. You will have another course, Modern Physics that follows this
course as a bridge between General Physics and Quantum Physics. However, it depends on the responds of the class, we may go into
the modern physics parts (part 5, Chap. 39-45) if possible.
Class Contents and Schedules:
First Semester (08-01-2019 ~ 01-31-2020)
上學期:
Midterm: 20%
(One exam)
Final: 20%
Quizzes: 20%
Class Interaction: 50% (+1% each positive feedback in class)
Homework: 20% (+2% each homework handed in)
General Notes:
Week |
Date |
Chapter |
Contents |
1 |
09/10, 09/12 |
0 |
Introduction
Class designs; how to study |
2 |
09/17, 09/19 |
Chap.1-6 |
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Introduction,
continued
Review, Chapters
1-6
You should have read these materials last week. Only concepts will be
discussed in class.
How to study |
3 |
09/24,
09/26 |
Chap. 7,8 |
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Chap. 7, Energy of a system
Chap. 8, Conservation of Energy |
4 |
10/01, 10/03 |
Chap. 8, 9 |
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gen-phy108-ch8-9s
Chap 8,
Conservation of Energy
Chap 9
Linear momentum and collisions |
5 |
10/08, 10/10 |
Chap. 10, 11 |
Quiz 1;
10/08, Chapter 7-9
Quiz 1, solution
10/10, National Holiday, no class
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gen-phy108-ch10-11s
Rotation of a rigid Object about a fixed axis
Angular momentum
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6 |
10/15, 10/17 |
Chap. 12 |
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gen-phy108-ch12s
The quiz will be on the materials of Chap 7-10, and the problems at the
end of each chapter.
Static equilibrium and elasticity |
7 |
10/22, 10/24 |
Chap. 13, 14 |
Midterm Exam 1, 10/24 (2 hrs),
Ch 1-11
Midterm
Exam 1 solution
Universal
gravitation
Fluid mechanics |
8 |
10/29, 10/31 |
Chap. 15 |
Oscillatory motion |
9 |
11/05, 11/07 |
Chap. 15 |
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gen-phy108-ch13-15s
Quiz 2, on Chap 11 (11/07)
10:10-10:30
Quiz 2, solution
Oscillatory motion
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10 |
11/12, 11/14 |
Chap. 15
Chap. 16
Chap. 17 |
11/12 No Class, University sports day
gen-phy108-ch16
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Oscillatory motion
Wave motion
Sound wave |
11 |
11/19, 11/21 |
Chap. 16
Chap. 17 |
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gen-phy108-ch17s
Wave motion
Sound wave |
12 |
11/26, 11/28 |
Chap 18 |
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gen-phy108-ch18s
Superposition
and standing wave |
13 |
12/03, 12/05 |
Chap. 19 |
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gen-phy108-ch19s
Wave motion
Sound wave |
14 |
12/10, 12/12 |
Chap. 19, 20 |
Quiz 3, 12/12, on Chap 12-15,
Quiz 3, solution
Temperature
The first law of
thermodynamics |
15 |
12/17, 12/19 |
Chap.20 |
Quiz 4, 12/19, on Chap 16-19
Quiz 4, solution
The first law of
thermodynamics |
16 |
12/24, 12/26 |
Chap. 21
Chap. 22
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The kinetic theory of gases
Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics |
17 |
12/31, 01/02 |
Chap. 21
Chap. 22
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01/02 Last day to add your points
Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics |
18 |
01/07, 01/09 |
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Final Exam, 10:10am-12:00, 01/07
Chap 12-21
On Thursday (01/09), we can
meet in the classroom if you have problems.
Final exam 1
Final
Exam 1 solution |
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Second Semester (02-01-2020~ 07-31-2020)
下學期
Midterm: 20%+20% (Two exams)
Final: 30%
Quizzes: 30%
Class Interaction: Extra credit, +1% each positive feedback in class
up to total 15 points)
Homework: Extra credits, +1% each positive feedback in class up to total 15
points
Total: 130 points
HOME WORK
Chap 22,
Chap22s
Chap 23,
Chap23s
Chap 24,
Chap24s
Chap 25,
Chap25s |
Chap 26,
Chap26s
Chap 27,
Chap27s
Chap 28,
Chap28s
Chap 29,
Chap29s |
Chap
30,
Chap30s
Chap
31,
Chap31s
Chap
32,
Chap32s
Chap
33,
Chap33s |
Chap
34,
Chap34s
Chap
37,
Chap37s
Chap
38,
Chap38s |
Week |
Date |
Chapter |
Contents |
1 |
03/03,
03/05 |
22 |
Decide grading policy for this semester (03/02)
Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics
Richard Feynman
Physics vs Mathematics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGIG5FmwbwI |
2 |
03/10, 03/12
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22-23 |
Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics
Electric fields |
3 |
03/17,
03/19 |
24, 25 |
Gauss's Law
Electric potential |
4 |
03/24,
03/26 |
26 |
03/26, Quiz 5, Chap 21-24
Quiz
5 & solution
Capacitance and Dielectrics |
5 |
03/31,
04/02 |
27,
28 |
04/02 Spring break
Midterm #2, 03/31, Chap 22-23 (one hour
examine)
Midterm
Exam 2 &solution
Current and Resistance
Direct Current Circuit |
6 |
04/07, 04/09 |
28 |
Direct Current Circuit
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7 |
04/14, 04/16 |
29 |
04/16, Quiz 6, Chap 24-25. Ch 25 to the point we have covered in
class
Quiz
6 & solution
Magnetic fields
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8 |
04/21,
04/23 |
30 |
Source of the Magnetic
fields |
9 |
04/28,
04/30 |
31 |
Faraday's law
04/30, Quiz 7, Chap 25-27, Ch 27 to the point we have covered in class
Quiz
7 & solution |
10 |
05/05,
05/07 |
32 |
Inductance |
11 |
05/12,
05/14 |
29
30 |
Ch 29 Magnetic field
Ch 30 Source of magnetic field
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12 |
05/19,
05/21 |
31
32 |
Ch 31 Faraday's Law
Ch 32 Inductance
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13 |
05/26,
05/28 |
33 |
5/26 Ch 33 Alternating current circuits
Midterm #3, 05/28, Chap 24-32 (2hr examine)
Midterm
Exam 3 & solution
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14 |
06/02,
06/24 |
34-37 |
Ch 34
Electromagnetic Waves
Ch 35-36 (Reading for you)
Ch 37Interference of
Light
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15 |
06/09, 06/11 |
37
38 |
06/11, Quiz 8, Chap 33-34
Quiz
8 & solution
Diffraction Patterns and Polarizations |
16 |
06/16,
06/18 |
38 |
06/16 Ch 38
06/18, Final #2, Chap 33, 34,
Final #2 & solution
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17 |
06/23,
06/25 |
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06/25 May Festival |
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06/30,
07/02 |
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