PHYS 1101 - Introductory Physics

Teaching Pattern

• Duration of course: about 13 weeks

• 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