Elementary Course of Physics B-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS12 10030 LE57 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st year students | Target Student | For science students | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Tue.2 | |
| Instructor name | Arseniy Aleksandrovich，Kuzmin (Graduate School of Engineering Senior Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course is oriented for those who did not learn physics in high school. This course follows the "Elementary Course of Physics A". If you already know the subject of this course, you can still benefit from joining me. I will follow two approaches, American and Russian, by using two of the most popular textbooks in US and in Russian Universities for general physics by Halliday and Resnick, and Savelyev, respectively. This course aims to teach the basics of physics and its methods. Some mathematical constructs are introduced from a simple physical picture, such as a divergence. This course consists of three main topics: Thermodynamics, Electrostatics, and a short introduction in the Relativistic Mechanics. In Thermodynamics, ideas of heat, pressure, temperature, and entropy are explained. In Electricity, electrostatic charges and field are introduced, and their interaction is explained. In Relativistic Mechanics, an idea of a four-vector is introduced, Lorentz transformations are discussed, as well as relationship between momentum and energy. |
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| Course Goals |
Understanding of the main ideas in Electricity, Thermodynamics, and Relativity will give the listener the ability to make basic calculations and estimations of various phenomena surrounding us in the everyday life. The main goal is to introduce students to the scientific method and physical thinking. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
The following topics are explained in this course: 1. Introduction to temperature and heat. The first law of thermodynamics. 2. Heat transfer mechanisms. 3. The kinetic theory of gases, ideal gas. 4. The distribution of molecular speeds, degrees of freedom. 5. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. 6. Heat engines, Carnot engine, statistical view of the entropy. 7. Coulomb's law. A charge in an electric field. 8. Electric field. Electric fields due to a charge and a dipole. 9. Electric flux. Gauss' law. 10. Applying Gauss' law to problems with different symmetries. 11. Electric potential. Equipotential surfaces. Calculating the field from potential. 12. Capacitance. Energy stored in an electric field. 13. Current and resistance. Electric circuits. 14. Four-vectors, Lorentz transformation, energy and momentum of a relativistic particle. 14 lectures in total and one feedback class. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation will be based on: 10% attendance and participation 20% homework 20% quiz 50% final exam |
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| Course Requirements | This course is for those students who did not select physics as the entrance examination subject. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Preparation for lectures will include revision of class materials and homework assignments. Detailed instructions will be given during the class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Fundamentals of physics, Halliday & Resnick, (Wiley, 2014), ISBN: 978-1-118-23072-5 Physics, a general course, volume 1, I. V. Savelyev, , ISBN:5-03-000900-0 Physics, a general course, volume 2, I. V. Savelyev, , ISBN:5-03-000900-0 |
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