Week 4: Energy (chapter 7-8)
Kinetic energy, work, work-kinetic energy theorem, power, potential energy, mechanical energy, conservation of
energy
Week 5: Linear momentum (chapter 9)
Center of mass, linear momentum, conservation of linear momentum, collision.
Week 6-8: Rotation (chapter 10-11)
Angular quantities in rotation, angular kinematics, rotational kinetic energy, rotational inertia, torque and
rotational dynamics, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum.
Week 9: Equilibrium, Elasticity, Fluids* (chapter 12,14)
Equilibrium conditions, fluids at rest: hydrostatic pressure*, Pascal’s principle*, Archimedes’ principle*; fluids
in motion: equation of continuity*, Bernoulli’s equation*.
Week 10: Gravitation (chapter 13)
Newton’s law of gravitation, gravitational potential energy.
Week 11: Oscillation (chapter 15)
Simple harmonic oscillation, linear oscillator, angular oscillators, physical pendulum.
Week 12-13: Waves (chapter 16-17)
Sinusoidal wave, wave along string and sound wave: wave speed, wave equation, Interference of waves, standing
wave.
Week 14-16: Thermal physics (chapter 18-20)
Temperature, zeroth law of thermodynamics, thermal expansion, heat and heat transfer, Thermodynamic process,
work, 1st law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of ideal gas and entropy.
Lectures will include 10-16 hours small class lectures.
* 按进度增减 *optional