11410PHYS113402#
General Physics A (I)#
普通物理Ａ一#
Instructor#
Prof. Pochung Chen
R521, Physics building
pcchen {at} phys {dot} nthu {dot} edu {dot} tw
Teaching Assistant#
TBA
Lecture Time#
T3T4R3R4
演習課#
TBA
Room#
GEN III 101/綜三 101
Grade#
Midterm (45%)+ final (45%) + homework (10%)
Scientific calculator is allowed in the exams.
Programming and plotting are not allowed.
Midterm#
Time: TBA
Range:
Volume 1: Ch1-Ch14
Final#
Time: TBA
Range:
Volume 1: Ch15-Ch17
Volume 2: Ch1-Ch4
Textbooks#
In this semester we plan to cover following topics
Volume 1, Unit 1. Mechanics#
Chapter 1: Units and Measurement
Chapter 2: Vectors
Chapter 3: Motion Along a Straight Line
Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Chapter 5: Newton’s Laws of Motion
Chapter 6: Applications of Newton’s Laws
Chapter 7: Work and Kinetic Energy
Chapter 8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
Chapter 9: Linear Momentum and Collisions
Chapter 10: Fixed-Axis Rotation
Chapter 11: Angular Momentum
Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
Chapter 13: Gravitation
Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics
Volume 1, Unit 2. Waves and Acoustics#
Chapter 15: Oscillations
Chapter 16: Waves
Chapter 17: Sound
Volume 2, Unit 1: Thermodynamics#
Chapter 1: Temperature and Heat
Chapter 2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Chapter 3: The First Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Notes#
This course follows a 16-week syllabus
AI tools (like ChatGPT) are allowed with necessary explanations
Homework#
該日上課時繳交紙本
Weekly schedule#
Week 1
9/2/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 1-Chapter 4
9/4/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 1-Chapter 4
Week 2
9/9/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 5-Chapter 6
9/11/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 5-Chapter 6
Week 3
9/16/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 7-Chapter 9
9/18/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 7-Chapter 9
Week 4
9/22/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 7-Chapter 9
9/25/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 10-Chapter 11
Week 5
9/29/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 10-Chapter 11
10/2/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 10-Chapter 11
Week 6
10/7/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 12-Chapter 14
10/9/2025:
Week 7
10/14/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 12-Chapter 14
10/16/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 12-Chapter 14
Week 8
10/22/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 12-Chapter 14
10/23/2025: Midterm
Week 9
10/28/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 15
10/30/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 15
Week 10
11/4/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 16
11/6/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 16
Week 11
11/11/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 17
11/13/2025: Volume 1, Chapter 17
Week 12
11/18/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 4
11/20/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 1
Week 13
11/25/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 1
11/27/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 2
Week 14
12/2/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 2
12/4/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 3
Week 15
12/9/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 3
12/11/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 4
Week 16
12/16/2025: Volume 2, Chapter 4
12/18/2025: Final exam