輔仁大學數學系純數組一年級
Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 General Physics 3 credit hours each semester
Instructor Dr. KengChing Kathy Lin
Office PH225B Phone 2905-3129
E-mail [email protected]
Lab PH 304 (your TAs’ desks 2905-3767)
Office hour Mon. Tue.14:40-15:20 PM and by appointments Lectures Tue (10:10 -12:00 am) and Thursday (13:40-14:30 pm)
Textbook: SERWAY’S PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, A CALCULUS-BASED TEXT, 4th edition, by Jewett & Serway, THOMSON LEARNING, BROOKS/COLE,
ISBN 0-534-49605-9
How to grade your performance for this course?
1. Assigned homework problem set every week (10%) and Quizzes (20%) 2. Mid-term exam (30%)
3. Final Exam (40%)
Topics to be covered
A. An Invitation to Physics (ch1) Fundamentals
B. Mechanics (ch2-11)
Energy and Power, Momentum and Collision, Relativity, Rotational Motional Motion C. Oscillatory motion and waves (ch12-14)
Vibrations and Waves Properties of Waves, Musical Sounds D. Fluid Mechanics (ch15)
Buoyant Forces, Fluid Dynamics E. Thermodynamics (ch16-18)
Temperature, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Phase Changes, the Second Law of Thermodynamics F. Electricity (ch19-21)
Charges, Electric Field and Potential, Capacity, Direct Current Circuit G. Magnetism (ch22-23)
Moving Charged Particles, Magnetic Field, Inductance H. Optics (ch24-27)
Electromagnetic Waves, Geometric Optics, Wave Optics I. Modern Physics (ch28-31)
Quantum Physics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics
