Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 63100201 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 物理の視点B[旧パッケージ]
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ブツリノシテンB
Subject Name in
English
Perspectives in Physics B
Instructor ISHIZAKA SATOSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
イシザカ サトシ
Campus Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.) Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon5-8:Online
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
002 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Physics
Eligible Students
Keywords natural phenomena, energy issue, biological activity, environmental issue, information 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Natural Sciences) Category:Physics / Astronomy / Applied Physics
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Processes in nature have a direction of change. This direction is not only related to natural phenomena, but also closely related to the biological activities and environmental issues. Moreover, it is connected with the concept of information. In this lecture , we learn the natural direction of change, deepen natural phenomena and information, and think of life activities and environmental issues. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 History of our understanding of heat
lesson3 Energy changes its form
lesson4 Maxwell's demon
lesson5 Heat engines
lesson6 Limitation of the thermal energy conversion
lesson7 What is entropy?
lesson8 What is information?
lesson9 Physical laws in information processing
lesson10 Biological activities (1)
lesson11 Biological activities (2)
lesson12 Schredinger's cat (microscopic world)
lesson13 What is the temperature of the earth?
lesson14 Environmental issues
lesson15 Summary and discussions

a midterm report and a final report 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Reference books will be indicated in the class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) power point and a projector. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Preparation is unnecessary, but read books for better understanding
 
Requirements  
Grading Method A midterm report: 30%
Final report: 40%
Attitude toward the class: 20% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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