Program Overview

University Program: Physics I

Course Overview

The University Physics I course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles of physics. The course is taught by Main Teacher Yang Youtian.

Course Chapters

The course is divided into several chapters, each covering a specific topic in physics. The chapters are:

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction to Physics
  • 1.2 Preparatory Knowledge
• 2. Kinematics
  • 2.1 Reference Frames, Coordinate Systems, and Physical Models
  • 2.2 Position Vectors, Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
  • 2.3 Description of Curvilinear Motion and Two Types of Problems in Kinematics
  • 2.4 Relative Motion
• 3. Dynamics
  • 3.1 Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 3.2 Non-Inertial Frames and Inertial Forces
  • 3.3 Momentum and Momentum Conservation Theorem
  • 3.4 Work, Energy, and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
• 4. Rigid Body Mechanics
  • 4.1 Rigid Bodies and Description of Rigid Body Rotation
  • 4.2 Torque and Rotational Kinematics
  • 4.3 Kinetic Energy Theorem for Rigid Body Rotation
  • 4.4 Angular Momentum Theorem and Conservation of Angular Momentum
• 5. Special Relativity
  • 5.1 Galilean Transformation and Classical Mechanics
  • 5.2 Experimental Basis and Historical Conditions for Special Relativity
  • 5.3 Basic Principles of Special Relativity and Lorentz Transformation
  • 5.4 Spacetime in Special Relativity
  • 5.5 Dynamics in Special Relativity
• 6. Mechanical Vibrations
  • 6.1 Dynamic Characteristics of Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 6.2 Kinematics of Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 6.3 Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 6.4 Synthesis of Simple Harmonic Motions
  • 6.5 Damped Vibrations, Forced Vibrations, and Resonance
• 7. Mechanical Waves
  • 7.1 Formation and Propagation of Mechanical Waves
  • 7.2 Wave Functions of Plane Simple Harmonic Waves
  • 7.3 Energy of Waves and Intensity
  • 7.4 Huygens' Principle, Superposition, and Interference of Waves
  • 7.5 Standing Waves
  • 7.6 Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
• 8. Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • 8.1 Equilibrium State, Temperature, and Ideal Gas Equation
  • 8.2 Pressure Formula for Ideal Gases
  • 8.3 Statistical Interpretation of Temperature
  • 8.4 Energy Equipartition Theorem and Internal Energy of Ideal Gases
  • 8.5 Maxwell's Velocity Distribution Law
  • 8.6 Boltzmann Distribution Law
  • 8.7 Average Collision Frequency and Mean Free Path of Molecules
• 9. Thermodynamics
  • 9.1 Internal Energy, Work, and Heat
  • 9.2 First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 9.3 Molar Heat Capacity of Gases
  • 9.4 Adiabatic Processes
  • 9.5 Cyclic Processes and Carnot Cycle
  • 9.6 Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 9.7 Carnot Theorem and Clausius Entropy
  • 9.8 Statistical Meaning of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Boltzmann Entropy

Course Resources

The course includes various resources such as documents (in PDF format), audio files (in MP3 format), and video files (in MP4 format) to support student learning.