| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
| Lecture Code |
63100801 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
| Subject Name |
Methods of Physics |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
|
Subject Name in
English |
Methods of Physics |
| Instructor |
TANAKA SHINPEI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タナカ シンペイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Thur1-4：IAS K207 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture materials are uploaded in Moodle. Read them and solve given exercises. Questions are welcome, and answered via Moodle. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
1
:
Undergraduate Introductory
|
| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Physics |
| Eligible Students |
|
| Keywords |
|
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
|
Special Subject |
|
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences) Category：Physics / Astronomy / Applied Physics |
|---|
| Expected Outcome | 1. 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 |
Following up 'Principles of Physics', this lecture explains basic concepts used in the filed of physics. This lecture especially focuses on the techniques to solve actual problems. Topics in this lecture covers so-called classical physics. More advanced topics are also briefly introduced. |
| Class Schedule |
1 Introduction
Dimensional analysis
Thermodynamic limit
2 The zeroth law of thermodynamics 1
Equilibrium states
Thermometers
3 The zeroth law of thermodynamics 2
Temperature
Boltzmann distribution
4 The first law of thermodynamics 1
Functions of state
5 The first law of thermodynamics 2
Internal energy
Work and heat
6 The first law of thermodynamics 3
Heat capacity
7 The second law of thermodynamics 1
Irreversibility
8 The second law of thermodynamics 2
Heat engines
9 The second law of thermodynamics 3
Carnot's theorem
10 The second law of thermodynamics 4
Clausius's theorem
11 The second law of thermodynamics 5
Entorpy
12 Free energy 1
Thermodynamic potentials
13 Free energy 2
Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy
14 Free energy 3
Maxwell relations
15 Conclusions |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbooks are introduced in the lecture. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle |
| (More Details) |
Textbooks and handouts |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
|
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Solve all the exercises given in the lecture. Ask question both in the lecture and after lecture whenever you have problems to understand the concepts. |
| Requirements |
It is recommended to take Principles of Physics before taking this lecture. |
| Grading Method |
Understandings of each topic are evaluated by the final examination and reports on exercises.
|
| 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. |