General Physics (I) (2025 Fall)
Classic Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Course Syllabus 【download】
Textbook: Feynman Lectures Vol. I【visit caltech.edu】
Instructor: Shengchao Li （lishengchao[at]westlake.edu.cn）
Office: E5-226, Yungu
TAs:
Zhenhao Liang (liangzhenhao[at]westlake.edu.cn)
Xiaoyu Wang (wangxiaoyu[at]westlake.edu.cn)
Siyin Li (lisiyin[at]westlake.edu.cn)
TA office: E5-228
Hour: Wednesday 11:30-12:30
Lecture:
Monday 10:40-12:15; Thursday 08:40-10:25
Venue: E13-205
Lecture Notes:
Classical Mechanics
Lecture 1:【Introduction to Honorary General Physics】
Math test: 【questions】【solutions】
Lecture 2:【Vectors, scalar and cross products, rotations】(Read: Feynman Ch.11)
Lecture 3:【Motions】(Read: Feynman Ch.8)
Lecture 4:【Newton's law of dynamic】(Read: Feynman Ch.9)
Lecture 5:【Harmonic Oscillators】(Read: Feynman Ch.21-25,50)
Additional Reading:【Resonance search for dark matter】
Lecture 6:【Kepler's Motion (note)】【class PPT】(Read: Feynman Ch.7)
Lecture 7:【(Non-)inertial frame and tides】(Read: Feynman Ch.12，物理53卷 (2024年) 11 期)
Lecture 8:【Conservation law: Energy(1)】(Read: Feynman Ch.4)
Lecture 9:【Conservation law: Energy(2)】(Read: Feynman Ch.4)
Lecture 10:【Conservation law: Momentum】(Read: Feynman Ch.10)
Lecture 11:【Conservation law: Angular momentum】(Read: Feynman Ch.18)
Lecture 12:【Gravity & Plenary motion】(Read: Feynman Ch.9,18)
Appendix:【Conic Sections】
Lecture 13:【Rigid body rotation】(Read: Feynman Ch.19)
Lecture 14:【Euler's equation】(Read: Feynman Ch.20)
Midterm Nov. 20 in class. Scope: Classical Mechanics (L1-14)
Thermal Dynamics
Password: GP1
Homework:
Homework0: read Feynman Ch.1-3, 11
Homework1:【download】Due Sep.18
Homework2:【download】Due Sep.25
Homework3:【download】Due Oct.16
Homework4:【download】Due Oct.23
Homework5:【download】Due Oct.30
Homework6:【download】Due Nov.6
Homework7:【download】Due Nov.13
Tutorial Notes:
Time: Wednesday 11:30-12:30
Tutorial 1: 【Math tools】 Sep.10
Tutorial 2: Solution to Hw1 Sep.24
Tutorial 3: Solution to Hw2 Oct.15
Tutorial 4: Solution to Hw3 Oct.22
Tutorial 5: Solution to Hw4 Oct.29
