68070002 Foundation physics for life science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 68070002 Subject Classification Foundation Courses

Subject Name 初修物理学[1医,1歯歯,1歯工,1薬]

Subject Name
（Katakana）シヨシユウブツリガク

Subject Name in
English Foundation physics for life science

Instructor MIURA SHIGENORI,WATANABE TOMONOBU,FUJITA HIDEAKI,MURAYAMA TAKESHI

Instructor
(Katakana) ミウラ　シゲノリ,ワタナベ　トモノブ,フジタ　ヒデアキ,ムラヤマ　タケシ

Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Fri1-4：霞R204講義室

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)

Lecture using a blackboard or projector, on-demand video

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Physics

Eligible Students 1st

Keywords Force and Motion, Work and Mechanical Energy, Waves, Light, Electricity, Magnetism and Altering Current, Heat, Energy, Gases, Matter and Atoms, Atoms and Nuclei

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education An introductory course in physics, taken as one of the foundational subjects at the university.
Expected Outcome Students will understand, acquire, and be able to explain the fundamental knowledge necessary for the logical framework, structure, and development of physics as a discipline.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course provides a basic foundation in physics for students who did not study physics in high school, helping them learn physics at the university level.

Class Schedule Lesson1
Orientation
Mechanics ; motion and force (1); motion in plane
Lesson2
Mechanics; motion and force (2); falling motion
Lesson3
Mechanics; motion and force (3); conservation of momentum and laws of motion
Lesson4
Mechanics; motion and force (4); circular motion and universal gravitation
Lesson5
Wave (1); transverse wave, longtitudinal wave, mechanical wave, progressive wave, superposition of wave, reflection and diffraction
Lesson6
Wave (2); sound wave; vibration and resonance, Doppler effect
Lesson7
Mechanics; work and mechanical energy
Lesson8
Thermodynamics; thermal energy and gas
Lesson9
Electricity (1); electrostatic force, electric field, capacitor
Lesson10
Electricity (2); electric potential, electric current, electric power, direct-current circuit
Lesson11
Electromagnetics (1); magnetic field, Lorentz force
Lesson12
Electromagnetics (2); magnetic induction, alternating current, inductance, alternating-current circuit
Lesson13
Optics; property of light, light and lens, diverging lens, converging lens, inference and diffraction
Lesson14
Radiation (1); physics of the radioisotope; atomic nucleus, elementary particle, interaction, nuclear force, stability, binding energy, mass defect, half-life, the mass law of the conservation of energy, alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, the origin of the radioisotope
Lesson15
Radiation (2); interaction with a radiation and the material; radiation, decay scheme, dispersion, ionization, excitation, bremsstrahlung, annihilation gamma ray，photoelectric effect，Compton scattering，pair electron production，shielding effect

short tests, final exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Text:  Introduction to physics for freshman, Kyoristu Shuppan

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Microsoft Forms, moodle

(More Details) Blackboard and projector, video

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Review the distributed handouts in advance to prepare for the class. After the lecture, use the handouts and the textbook to review the material.

Requirements None

Grading Method The final exam is worth 90 points, and short tests are worth 10 points; 100 points in total.

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.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	68070002	Subject Classification	Foundation Courses
Subject Name	初修物理学[1医,1歯歯,1歯工,1薬]
Subject Name （Katakana）	シヨシユウブツリガク
Subject Name in English	Foundation physics for life science
Instructor	MIURA SHIGENORI,WATANABE TOMONOBU,FUJITA HIDEAKI,MURAYAMA TAKESHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ミウラ　シゲノリ,ワタナベ　トモノブ,フジタ　ヒデアキ,ムラヤマ　タケシ
Campus	Kasumi	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Fri1-4：霞R204講義室
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
Lecture using a blackboard or projector, on-demand video
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Physics
Eligible Students	1st
Keywords	Force and Motion, Work and Mechanical Energy, Waves, Light, Electricity, Magnetism and Altering Current, Heat, Energy, Gases, Matter and Atoms, Atoms and Nuclei
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	An introductory course in physics, taken as one of the foundational subjects at the university.
Expected Outcome	Students will understand, acquire, and be able to explain the fundamental knowledge necessary for the logical framework, structure, and development of physics as a discipline.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course provides a basic foundation in physics for students who did not study physics in high school, helping them learn physics at the university level.
Class Schedule	Lesson1 Orientation Mechanics ; motion and force (1); motion in plane Lesson2 Mechanics; motion and force (2); falling motion Lesson3 Mechanics; motion and force (3); conservation of momentum and laws of motion Lesson4 Mechanics; motion and force (4); circular motion and universal gravitation Lesson5 Wave (1); transverse wave, longtitudinal wave, mechanical wave, progressive wave, superposition of wave, reflection and diffraction Lesson6 Wave (2); sound wave; vibration and resonance, Doppler effect Lesson7 Mechanics; work and mechanical energy Lesson8 Thermodynamics; thermal energy and gas Lesson9 Electricity (1); electrostatic force, electric field, capacitor Lesson10 Electricity (2); electric potential, electric current, electric power, direct-current circuit Lesson11 Electromagnetics (1); magnetic field, Lorentz force Lesson12 Electromagnetics (2); magnetic induction, alternating current, inductance, alternating-current circuit Lesson13 Optics; property of light, light and lens, diverging lens, converging lens, inference and diffraction Lesson14 Radiation (1); physics of the radioisotope; atomic nucleus, elementary particle, interaction, nuclear force, stability, binding energy, mass defect, half-life, the mass law of the conservation of energy, alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, the origin of the radioisotope Lesson15 Radiation (2); interaction with a radiation and the material; radiation, decay scheme, dispersion, ionization, excitation, bremsstrahlung, annihilation gamma ray，photoelectric effect，Compton scattering，pair electron production，shielding effect short tests, final exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Text: Introduction to physics for freshman, Kyoristu Shuppan
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)	Blackboard and projector, video
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Review the distributed handouts in advance to prepare for the class. After the lecture, use the handouts and the textbook to review the material.
Requirements	None
Grading Method	The final exam is worth 90 points, and short tests are worth 10 points; 100 points in total.
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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