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Syllabus - Physics 1

This document outlines the course details for PH141 General Physics I to be offered in Spring 2023. The main textbook will be Essential University Physics by Richard Wolfson. The course will include weekly lectures, mandatory recitation sessions with TAs, and biweekly quizzes. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final exams, recitation performance, attendance, and homework. Topics covered will include mechanics, oscillations, waves, fluids, and thermodynamics. The tentative lecture schedule lists the chapters to be covered in each of the 15 weeks.

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Syllabus - Physics 1

This document outlines the course details for PH141 General Physics I to be offered in Spring 2023. The main textbook will be Essential University Physics by Richard Wolfson. The course will include weekly lectures, mandatory recitation sessions with TAs, and biweekly quizzes. Students will be evaluated based on midterm and final exams, recitation performance, attendance, and homework. Topics covered will include mechanics, oscillations, waves, fluids, and thermodynamics. The tentative lecture schedule lists the chapters to be covered in each of the 15 weeks.

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PH141, General Physics I (2023 Spring)

l Subject Code/Name: PH141, General Physics I (three credits/semester)

l Main Textbook:
Essential University Physics by Richard Wolfson (Pearson Addison Wesley, 4th ed.)

l Auxiliary Textbook:
Physics (7th ed.) by Giancoli (Pearson): previous textbook for Basic Physics course
University Physics (14th ed.) by Young & Freedman (Addison-Wesley)
Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4th ed.) by Randall D. Knight (Addison-Wesley)

l Composition of this Lecture:


- Regular lecture by a professor in an on-site classroom or a real-time online class (Zoom) depending on
the COVID situation – mandatory for all students:
3 hours per week. It is held in English.
- Recitation class by teaching assistants (TAs), onsite or online depending on the COVID situation –
mandatory for all students:
Every Tuesday either PM 7:00 ~ PM 8:00 or PM 9:00 ~ PM 10:00. (English or Korean)
- Quizzes – mandatory for all students: Tuesday PM 8:15 ~ PM 8:45 every two weeks

l Evaluation Criteria: (the followings may change)


- Midterm & Final exam.: 35 % each
- Recitation class: 20 % (Quiz 15% +Recitation class attendance 5%)
- Attendance: 10 %
* Students absent more than 1/3 of total class attendance are entitled to F grade.
- Evaluation in a letter grade (A~F) only with on-site midterm and final exams. Otherwise, evaluation in
S/U grade with a take-home exam. It depends on the COVID situation.

l Summary of Lecture:
- Physics is the fundamental science, governing the entire universe only with few basic principles. In this
class, we will learn about those basic principles using calculus-based techniques, to help students build
the analytical and quantitative skills and confidence needed to apply physics in problem-solving for
science and engineering. During the course, you will see the relevance and excitement of the physics
you're studying with wide-ranging and contemporary applications in science, technology, and everyday
life.
- In the 1st semester, the topics covered will be Mechanics, Oscillations, Waves, Fluids, and
Thermodynamics. (In the 2nd semester, general physics II, you will learn about Electromagnetism,
Optics, and Modern physics including relativity, quantum mechanics, and current issues in physics)

l Lecture Schedule (tentative: it may change depending on the class you take):
Week Chapter & Subject
Ch. 1. Introduction (Doing Physics)
1 Ch. 2. Motion in a Straight Line
2 Ch. 3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Ch. 4. Force and Motion
3 Ch. 5. Using Newton’s Laws / Ch. 6. Work, Energy, and Power
4 Ch. 7. Conservation of Energy / Ch. 8. Gravity
Ch. 9. Systems of Particles
5 Ch. 10. Rotational Motion (1st Half)
6 Ch. 10. Rotational Motion (2nd Half)
Ch. 11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum (1st Half)
Ch. 11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum (2nd Half)
7 Ch. 12. State Equilibrium
8 Mid-term Exam (Chaps. 1 ~ 12)
9 Ch. 13. Oscillatory Motion
10 Ch. 14. Wave Motion
11 Ch. 15. Fluid Motion
12 Ch. 16. Temperature and Heat
13 Ch. 17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter
14 Ch. 18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
15 Ch. 19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Final Exam (Chaps. 13-19)

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