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Course Description
This course is for students with no physics background. It can serve as a standalone introduction to physics or as a preparatory course for students who intend to take PHYS 1112. It is not a preparatory course for PHYS 1111; students with no calculus background who plan to take General Physics should take calculus concurrently with PHYS 1101 so that they meet the prerequisites for PHYS 1112. Topics covered include heat and gases, force and motion, waves, and electricity and magnetism. Students without HKDSE qualifications may seek instructor’s approval for enrolment.
Teaching Pattern
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Duration of course: about 13 weeks
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Lecture hour(s) / tutorial hour(s) per week: 4 / 1
Content
- Force and motion: kinematics, dynamics; work, energy; linear momentum; projectile motion; circular motion
- Heat and gases: temperature, heat; transfer processes; change of state; ideal gas law, kinetic theory
- Electricity and magnetism: electrostatics; current, potential difference, circuits; magnetic force on a current-carrying wire; electromagnetic induction
- Waves and optics: waves and their properties; sound intensity level; reflection and refraction of light, image formation by mirrors and lenses
Remarks
- This course is for students with no physics background
- It is not a preparatory course for PHYS 1111
- Students with no calculus background who plan to take General Physics should take calculus concurrently with PHYS 1101 so that they meet the prerequisites for PHYS 1112.
- Exclusion: Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x Physics or HIKDSE 1x Physics; any PHYS courses at 1100-level or above