Essential Physics I

This webpage has copies of the slides used in each lecture. If you have a problem, please email:

Instructor: tasker(at)astro1.sci.hokudai.ac.jp
or TA: shirakata(at)astro1.sci.hokudai.ac.jp

Course syllabus is here.

Course textbook: "Essential University Physics with MasteringPhysics" by Richard Wolfson / Pearson (ISBN 978-0321714381) is available from the COOP/SEIKYOU. You will need the MasteringPhysics access code to complete the homeworks.

 

News

[20-06-2016] REMINDER: Next lecture is this THURSDAY 23/06/2016 @ 6:15pm.

[25-04-2016] Sci-Tech Talk: 'Astronomy in ancient Egypt' on April 26th, 2016, 17:30 - 18:30. Central library, media court. Everyone welcome!

[22-04-2016] If you purchased the new 3rd edition of "Essential University Physics" textbook, you may see this error on the MasteringPhysics system:
「Essential University Physics」の教科書（３版）を買いましたら、「MasteringPhysics」でたぶんエラーメッセージを受けるでしょう。

If so, please try course ID: EP12016TASKER3e.
違う「Course ID」を使おうとしてください：EP12016TASKER3e

[18-04-2016] Welcome to the website for Essential Physics I! Please register with 'Mastering Physics' and complete the homework. Our course ID is EP12016TASKER.

 

Slides

Lecture 1: Syllabus & How to use the 'Mastering Physics' website.
Extra slides: How to read a science article
Class article: Speed-of-light results
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 02/05/2016]

Lecture 2: Units and Motion in 1D
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 02/05/2016]

Lecture 3: Motion in 2D and 3D
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 09/05/2016]

Lecture 4: Circular motion and Newton's Laws
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 16/05/2016]
[Skydiving video and record breaking video]

Lecture 5: Forces
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 5/23]
[Homework article: due 5/23]
[Space junk video]
[Space debris around Earth]

Lecture 6: Work, Energy and Power
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 5/30]
['Boy and his atom' video and Making of the world's smallest movie]

Lecture 7: Energy Conservation
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 6/6]

Lecture 8: Momentum and Rotation
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 6/20]

Lecture 9: Rotation and Simple Harmonic Motion
[Homework article: due 6/27]
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 6/27]

Lecture 10: Oscillations and waves

Lecture 11: Fluids
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 7/4]

Lecture 12: Optics: reflection and refraction
[Homework article: due 7/11]
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 7/11]

Lecture 13: Optics: mirrors and lenses
[Homework on Mastering Physics: due 7/25]
[Extended (250 word) essay: due 7/25]

Lecture 14: Optics: interference and diffraction
[Homework: revision!]

Useful links

Mastering Physics online homework