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Course Syllabus
Bachelor of Science Program
Mahidol University International College
Course Code
ICPY 211
Course Title General Physics
Number of Credits
4 (Lecture/ Lab - 4/0)
Prerequisites
ICPY 132 Principles Of Physics
Type of Course
General Education for Bachelor of Science Program
Semester/ Academic Year 2nd trimester/ 2014-2015
Course Description
The second introductory course for computer-science and physics majors that will include
materials from thermodynamics, waves, sound wave and light wave, electricity and
magnetism, dc and ac electrical circuits. Elementary calculus will be used.
Course Objectives
1. To provide students an understanding of the fundamental principles of physics and its
applications with emphasis on thermodynamics, sound and optics, electricity and
electrical circuits.
2. Students should be able to solve basic problems using fundamental equations
developed in the areas listed above.
3. Students should be able to apply fundamental principles of these fields of study to new
situations.
Course Outline
Week
Topic
Hour
1 Systems and surrounding, temperature and
4
thermal equilibrium, thermodynamics process, gas laws , heat
2 Heat transfer, work, internal energy, 1st law of thermodynamics
4
3 Application of the 1st law of thermodynamics
4
4 Thermal processes, entropy, the 2nd laws of thermodynamics
4
5 Waves, basic properties of waves, the wave equation, Doppler
4
effect, shock wave
6 Sound waves, superposition of waves, standing wave, beats
4
7 Light and optics
4
8 Electricity, electric charge, electric force, electric field
4
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electric potential, electric energy, Gauss’s law, capacitor,
applications.
Direct current and dc circuits, Kirchoff’s laws and some
applications of dc circuits.
Magnetism, magnetic force and field, magnetic dipole, Ampere’s
law, dipole moments, induction, inductor.
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10. Teaching Methods
Lecturing and classroom discussion
11. Teaching Media
Transparencies and handouts
12. Course Achievement
Final letter grades will be assigned on a curve.
13. Course Evaluation
Attendance/quiz/assignment
20%
Midterm examination
40%
Final Examination
40%
Total
100%
14. References
R. A. Serway and J. W. Jewett, Jr., Physics for Scientists and Engineers 6th Ed.
15. Instructor Dr. Withoon Chunwachirasiri ([email protected])
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