PH.10041, General Physics I (2025 Spring)
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Subject Code/Name: PH.10041, General Physics I (three credits/semester)
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Main Textbook:
Essential University Physics by Richard Wolfson (Pearson Addison Wesley, 4th ed.)
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Auxiliary Textbook:
Physics by Giancoli (Pearson): previous textbook for Basic Physics course
University Physics by Young & Freedman (Addison-Wesley)
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Randall D. Knight (Addison-Wesley)
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Composition of this Lecture:
- Regular lecture by a professor in an on-site classroom or a real-time online class (Zoom) –
mandatory for all students: 3 hours per week. It is held in English.
- Recitation class by teaching assistants (TAs), onsite – 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
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Evaluation Criteria: (the following may change)
- Midterm exam.: 30 %, Final exam.: 35 %
- Recitation class: 25 % (Quiz 20% + Recitation class attendance 5%)
- Attendance: 10 %
* Students absent more than 1/3 of total class attendance are entitled to F-grade.
- Extra bonus for participating in class: 3%
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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)
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Lecture Schedule (tentative: it may change depending on the class you take):
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Chapter & Subject
Ch. 1. Introduction (Doing Physics)
Ch. 2. Motion in a Straight Line
Ch. 3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Ch. 4. Force and Motion
Ch. 5. Using Newton’s Laws
Ch. 6. Work, Energy, and Power
Ch. 7. Conservation of Energy
Ch. 8. Gravity
Ch. 9. Systems of Particles
Ch. 10. Rotational Motion (1st Half)
Ch. 10. Rotational Motion (2nd Half)
Ch. 11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum (1st Half)
Ch. 11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum (2nd Half)
Ch. 12. State Equilibrium
Mid-term Exam (Chaps. 1 ~ 12)
Ch. 13. Oscillatory Motion
Ch. 14. Wave Motion
Ch. 15. Fluid Motion
Ch. 16. Temperature and Heat
Ch. 17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter
Ch. 18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
Ch. 19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Final Exam (Chaps. 13 ~ 19)