Angular quantities in rotation, angular kinematics, rotational kinetic energy, rotational inertia, torque and
rotational dynamics, rolling, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum, gyroscope
Week 9: Equilibrium, Elasticity, Fluids* (chapter 12,14*) (平衡、弹性、流体*)
Equilibrium conditions, center of gravity, Elastic modulus, fluids at rest: hydrostatic pressure*, Pascal’s
principle*, Archimedes’ principle*; fluids in motion: equation of continuity*, Bernoulli’s equation*
Week 10: Gravitation (chapter 13) (引力)
Newton’s law of gravitation, gravitational potential energy, two-body system in elliptical orbit, Kepler’s laws,
Newton’s derivation for Kepler’s law.
Week 11: Oscillation (chapter 15) (振动)
Simple harmonic oscillation, linear oscillator, angular oscillators, torsion pendulum and physical pendulum,
damped oscillation, forced oscillation and resonance.
Week 12-13: Waves (chapter 16-17) (波)
Sinusoidal wave, wave along string and sound wave: wave speed, wave equation and wave energy,
Interference of waves, standing wave and resonant modes, sounds of music, beat, Doppler effect of wave
and shock wave
Week 14-16: Thermal physics (chapter 18-20) (热物理)
Temperature, zeroth law of thermodynamics, and thermal expansion, heat and heat transfer, Thermodynamic
process, work, 1st law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of ideal gas, entropy and 2nd law of
thermodynamics.
Lectures will include 10-16 hours small class lectures. (讲授过程将包括 10-16 小时小班讲授)
* 按进度增减 *optional