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College Physics

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Aligned with the strategic goal of becoming a "world-class applied technical university" and guided by the educational philosophy of "crafting dreams with a humanistic touch," this course focuses on producing applied technical and vocational skills talent that meets industry demands through close industry-education integration. Using physics knowledge as a core foundation, the course emphasizes training in scientific thinking and the integration of scientific spirit. It teaches students to use fundamental physics research methods to simplify real-world problems, build physical models, and analyze and solve related physics challenges.

Syllabus

  • 0 Introduction of preliminary vector operation
    • 0.1 Scalars and vectors
    • 0.2 Addition and subtraction of vectors
    • 0.3 Vector scalar product
    • 0.4 Vector product
    • 0.5 Derivative of vector
    • 0.6 Vector differentiation
    • 0.7 Integration of vector
    • 0.8 Summary of preliminary vector operations
  • 1 Particle kinematics
    • 1.1 Reference frame, coordinate system, and particle
    • 1.2 Position vector and equation of motion
    • 1.3 Displacement and velocity
    • 1.4 Acceleration
    • 1.5 Basic problems of particle kinematics
    • 1.6 Velocity and acceleration in natural coordinate system
    • 1.7 Circular motion and its angular description
    • 1.8 Relative motion
  • 2 Newton's laws
    • 2.1 Newton's laws
    • 2.2 Common forces
    • 2.3 Application of Newton's laws
    • 2.4 Inertial and non-inertial frames
  • 3 Conservation of motion and conservation laws
    • 3.1 Impulse and momentum theorem
    • 3.2 Law of conservation of momentum
    • 3.3 Center of mass and laws of motion of the center of mass
    • 3.4 Angular momentum
    • 3.5 Torque
    • 3.6 Angular momentum theorem
    • 3.7 Law of conservation of angular momentum
    • 3.8 Work
    • 3.9 Kinetic energy theorem
    • 3.10 Conservative force and potential energy
    • 3.11 Functional principle and law of conservation of mechanical energy
  • 4 Fixed axis rotation of rigid body
    • 4.1 Motion of rigid bodies
    • 4.2 Kinematic laws of rigid body fixed axis rotation
    • 4.3 Torque of rigid bodies and laws of fixed axis rotation
    • 4.4 Calculation of moment of inertia
    • 4.5 Angular momentum theorem and conservation law of angular momentum for rigid body fixed axis rotation
    • 4.6 Work of torque
    • 4.7 Fixed axis rotational kinetic energy of rigid bodies and kinetic energy theorem
    • 4.8 Summary of rigid body fixed axis rotation
  • 5 Special relativity
    • 5.1 Galilean transformation and absolute spacetime view
    • 5.2 Michelson-Morley experiment
    • 5.3 Basic postulates of special relativity
    • 5.4 Lorentz coordinate transformation
    • 5.5 Lorentz velocity transformation
    • 5.6 Relativity of simultaneity
    • 5.7 Length contraction
    • 5.8 Time dilation
    • 5.9 Relativistic momentum and mass
    • 5.10 Relativistic dynamics equations
    • 5.11 Relativistic kinetic energy and mass-energy relationship
    • 5.12 Relationship between relativistic energy and momentum
  • 6 Vibration
    • 6.1 Basic characteristics and physical quantities of harmonic vibration
    • 6.2 Rotation vector representation of harmonic vibration
    • 6.3 Dynamic equations of harmonic vibration for simple pendulum and complex pendulum
    • 6.4 Energy of harmonic vibration
    • 6.5 Synthesis of harmonic vibrations with the same direction and frequency
    • 6.6 Synthesis and beating of harmonic vibrations with different frequencies in the same vibration direction
    • 6.7 Synthesis of harmonic vibrations of the same frequency with mutually perpendicular vibration directions
    • 6.8 Synthesis of different frequency harmonic vibrations with mutually perpendicular vibration directions
  • 7 Wave
    • 7.1 Generation and propagation of harmonic waves
    • 7.2 Wave function of plane harmonic waves
    • 7.3 Energy of plane harmonic waves
    • 7.4 Wave superposition and interference
    • 7.5 Standing wave
    • 7.6 Huygens' principle of diffraction of waves
    • 7.7 Doppler effect of mechanical waves
    • 7.8 Doppler effect of electromagnetic waves
  • 8 Kinetic theory of gases
    • 8.1 Macroscopic and microscopic
    • 8.2 Molecular thermal motion and statistical laws
    • 8.3 Equation of state for ideal gases
    • 8.4 Pressure of ideal gases
    • 8.5 Temperature of ideal gases
    • 8.6 Equal distribution theorem of energy according to degrees of freedom
    • 8.7 Maxwell's speed distribution function
    • 8.8 Three statistical speeds
    • 8.9 Average collision frequency and mean free path of gas molecules
  • 9 Fundamentals of thermodynamics
    • 9.1 Basic concepts of thermodynamics system equilibrium state, quasi static process
    • 9.2 Work in thermodynamics
    • 9.3 Heat
    • 9.4 Internal energy
    • 9.5 First law of thermodynamics
    • 9.6 Isothermal process of ideal gas
    • 9.7 Isobaric process of ideal gas
    • 9.8 Isothermal process of ideal gas
    • 9.9 Adiabatic process of ideal gas
    • 9.10 Circuital process
    • 9.11 Heat engine and heat engine efficiency
    • 9.12 Refrigerator and refrigeration coefficient
    • 9.13 Carnot cycle and its efficiency
    • 9.14 Reversible and irreversible processes
    • 9.15 The Kelvin and Clausius expressions of the second law of thermodynamics
    • 9.16 Carnot's theorem
    • 9.17 Clausius inequality
    • 9.18 Concept of entropy and calculation of entropy increase
    • 9.19 Entropy increase principle
    • 9.20 The statistical significance of the second law of thermodynamics
  • 10 Electrostatic field in vacuum
    • 10.1 Coulomb's law of charge
    • 10.2 Electric field intensity
    • 10.3 Calculation of electric field intensity
    • 10.4 Electric field lines
    • 10.5 Electric field intensity flux
    • 10.6 Gauss theorem
    • 10.7 Application of Gauss theorem
    • 10.8 The circuital theorem of static electric field
    • 10.9 Electric potential energy
    • 10.10 Potential and potential difference
    • 10.11 Equipotential surface
    • 10.12 Relationship between electric field strength and potential gradient
  • 11 Conductors and dielectrics in electrostatic fields
    • 11.1 Static equilibrium conditions of conductors
    • 11.2 Charge distribution on conductors during electrostatic equilibrium
    • 11.3 Calculation of electrostatic field with conductors
    • 11.4 Conductor shell and electrostatic shielding
    • 11.5 Polarization of dielectrics
    • 11.6 Polarization intensity
    • 11.7 Polarized charge
    • 11.8 Polarization law of dielectric materials
    • 11.9 Electric displacement vector
    • 11.10 Gauss theorem with dielectric
    • 11.11 Capacitance of isolated conductors
    • 11.12 Capacitor
    • 11.13 Electrostatic energy of charge system
    • 11.14 Electrostatic energy of capacitors
    • 11.15 Energy of electrostatic field
  • 12 Steady magnetic field
    • 12.1 Current density
    • 12.2 Steady current and steady electric field
    • 12.3 Electromotive force
    • 12.4 Magnetic field and magnetic induction intensity
    • 12.5 Biot-Savart law
    • 12.6 Application of Biot-Savart's law
    • 12.7 Magnetic field of moving charges
    • 12.8 Magnetic induction line
    • 12.9 Gauss theorem in magnetic flux and magnetic field
    • 12.10 Ampere's circuital theorem for magnetic fields
    • 12.11 Application of Ampere's circuital theorem for magnetic field
    • 12.12 Motion of charged particles in a magnetic field
    • 12.13 Hall effect
    • 12.14 Ampere force on current carrying wires in a magnetic field
    • 12.15 Magnetic moment of current carrying coil in magnetic field
    • 12.16 Magnetic medium in magnetic field
    • 12.17 Magnetization and magnetization current
    • 12.18 Magnetic field strength, Gauss theorem and Ampere's circuital theorem in the presence of magnetic media
  • 13 Electromagnetic field of electromagnetic induction changes
    • 13.1 Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction
    • 13.2 Lenz's law
    • 13.3 Dynamic electromotive force
    • 13.4 Induced electromotive force
    • 13.5 Self inductance
    • 13.6 Mutual inductance
    • 13.7 Energy of magnetic field
    • 13.8 Relativity of electric and magnetic fields
    • 13.9 Displacement current
    • 13.10 Ampere circuital theorem for full current
    • 13.11 Maxwell's equations system
  • 14 Wave optics
    • 14.1 Mechanisms of ordinary light sources
    • 14.2 Optical path and path difference
    • 14.3 Young's double-slit interference
    • 14.4 Thin-film interference
    • 14.5 Wedge interference
    • 14.6 Newton's rings
    • 14.7 Michelson interferometer
    • 14.8 Light diffraction and Huygens-Fresnel principle
    • 14.9 Single-slit Fraunhofer diffraction
    • 14.10 Circular aperture diffraction and resolving power of optical instruments
    • 14.11 Grating diffraction
    • 14.12 Polarization of light
    • 14.13 Polarization by reflection and transmission, Malus's law
    • 14.14 Polarization by reflection and refraction, Brewster's law
  • 15 Quantum physics
    • 15.1 Birth of quantum physics
    • 15.2 Blackbody radiation and Planck's quantum hypothesis
    • 15.3 Photoelectric effect and Einstein's photon theory
    • 15.4 Compton effect
    • 15.5 de Broglie waves and wave-particle duality of matter
    • 15.6 Uncertainty principle
    • 15.7 Wave function and its statistical interpretation
    • 15.8 Schrödinger equation and its applications
    • 15.9 Brief introduction to quantum theory of hydrogen atom
  • Final exam

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