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 (pwd=GP1)
Lecture 15:【Kinetic gas】(Read: Feynman Ch.39)
Lecture 16:【Temperature】(Read: Feynman Ch.39,40)
Lecture 17:【Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution】(Read: Feynman Ch.40)
Lecture 18:【Blackbody Radiation】(Read: Feynman Ch.41)
Lecture 19:【Applications of kinetic theory】(Read: Feynman Ch.42)
Lecture 20:【Heat engine】(Read: Feynman Ch.44)
Lecture 21:【Entropy】(Read: Feynman Ch.44)
Lecture 22:【State variable】(Read: Feynman Ch.45)
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
Homework8:【download】Due Nov.27
Homework9:【download】Due Dec.4
Homework10:【download】Due Dec.11
Homework11:【download】Due Dec.18
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
Tutorial 6: 【Solution to Hw5】 Nov.5
Tutorial 7: 【Solution to Hw6】 Nov.12
Tutorial 8: 【Solution to Hw7】 Nov.19
Tutorial 9: Midterm solution 【example solution】by Mingxiang Wei Nov.26
Tutorial 10:【Solution to Hw8】by Yongzhe Zhou Dec.3
Tutorial 11:【Solution to Hw9】by Yongzhe Zhou, Guanjie Jin, Sida Wu, Mingxiang Wei Dec.10
