1. Can solve computational problems, including various physical quantities.
2. Can explain various physical quantities to others in an easy-to-understand manner.
Outline:
In Q1, we will learn about the simple harmonic motion and universal gravitation of Dynamics 4. We will cover statistical thermodynamics in Q2, wave mechanics in Q3, and the basics of electromagnetism at the end of Q4. Particles, media, and electric charges are the main actors in the mechanisms of heat, wave, and electricity respectively. The aim of this course is to help students learn how to think mechanically, by personifying these elements, etc. Students will also learn about earth and life sciences.
Style:
Classes: During the 90-minute class, teachers will give lectures in the first half, and students will do a group-based activity using commercially available workbooks and conduct a mock class with each other in the second. In order to make the time in the second half more smooth and productive, students will be required to read the textbook for 5 minutes after the class begins. They will also be required to watch how-to videos available on the learning support site in advance to learn the "format" of a mock class. We may do away with class lectures altogether in the first half of the class and introduce the flipped classroom approach in the near future. So, students are encouraged to place more importance on pre-studying in their learning.
Assignments: Students are required to create a "problem study notebook" and to submit it after periodical tests. This assignment is intended to explain the background and nature of each problem in the workbook, and not a workbook to just show the teachers you have been studying. In addition, there may be additional assignments for poor-performing students.
Exams: There is a certain idea that the person teaching the class and the person assessing students should be different. Based on this idea, there will be no questions made originally by the teachers on period exams but only those from commercially available workbooks for high school students. Also, figures and stories of the questions will be the same so that students can answer all questions within the exam time, but the numbers and wording of the questions will be changed.
Notice:
Grading: Students can calculate their grade points themselves at any time. The specific formulas are available on the physics learning support site (link below), so they should calculate their points on a per-event basis.
https://sites.google.com/s.akashi.ac.jp/physics/
Makeup exams: There will be no makeup exams for each periodic exam.
Attendance: Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Six formulas of simple harmonic motion (pp. 151-154) |
Can explain 151 and 152.
Can tell the story of "Six Formulas."
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| 2nd |
Spring pendulum (pp. 155-157) |
Can explain 153, 154, and 155.
Can tell the story of "Six Formulas."
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| 3rd |
Single pendulum (pp. 158-159) |
Can explain 156 and 157.
Can tell the story of "Six Formulas."
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| 4th |
Kepler's law and universal gravitation (pp. 160-163) |
Can explain 164 and 166.
Can tell the three stories of "Tear Jerker?!."
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| 5th |
Gravity and artificial satellites (pp. 164-165) |
Can explain 167, 168, and 169.
Can tell the story of "The Difference between an Ordinary Person and a Genius."
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| 6th |
Potential energy due to universal gravitation (pp. 166-170) |
Can explain 170, 171, 172, and 173.
Can tell the story of "The Difference between an Ordinary Person and a Genius."
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| 7th |
Geology 1, Geology 2 |
Understand and can explain some of the topics on earth science.
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| 8th |
Midterm exam |
Can answer more than 80% of the questions correctly.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Temperature and heat (pp. 186-195) |
Can explain 182, 184, and 187 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "[J / K], [J / kg ∙ K], and [J / g]."
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| 10th |
Specific heat capacity experiments |
Can conduct an experiment safely and submit a report in time.
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| 11th |
Gas laws (pp. 196-201) |
Can explain 201, 202, 203, and 204.
Can tell the "Three Stories of Atmospheric Pressure (review of 1st year)."
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| 12th |
Kinetic theory of gases (pp. 202-206) |
Can explain 213.
Can tell the story of "What? You Can Measure Kinetic Energy with a Thermometer!".
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| 13th |
First law of thermodynamics (pp. 207-212) |
Can explain 216,217.
Can tell the story of "What? You Can Measure Kinetic Energy with a Thermometer!".
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| 14th |
PV diagram and molar specific heat (pp. 213-217) |
Can explain 218,219,223.
Can tell the story of "Four Inventions."
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| 15th |
Heat engine (pp. 218-225), Biology 1, and Biology 2 |
Can solve the basic problems of thermodynamics.
Can tell the story of "Four Inventions."
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| 16th |
Final exam |
Can answer more than 80% of the questions correctly.
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| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
Wave characteristics (pp. 6-12) |
Can explain 230, 231, and 232 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "12 Formulas."
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| 2nd |
Sine wave formula (pp. 16-22) |
Can explain 243, 244, and 245 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "12 Formulas."
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| 3rd |
Superposition principle and reflection (pp. 24-29) |
Can explain 233, 236, and 237 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "The Kamehameha Wave."
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| 4th |
Wave interference, refraction, and diffraction (pp. 30-36) |
Can explain 248, 249, and 251 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "What Is Bending?".
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| 5th |
Sound characteristics (pp. 39-45) |
Can explain 257, 258, and 259 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "Driving Away Late-Night Loiterers."
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| 6th |
Vibration and resonance of a sounding body (pp. 46-53) |
Can explain 262, 266, and 267 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "300-Million-Yen and 3,000-Yen Violins."
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| 7th |
Doppler effect (pp. 54-60) |
Can explain 273, 275, 276, and 278 from the workbook.
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| 8th |
Midterm exam |
Can answer more than 80% of the questions correctly.
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
Light characteristics (pp. 62-71) |
Can explain 284, 288, and 283 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "Why Children Drown."
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| 10th |
Lenses (pp. 72-77) |
Can explain 292, 293, and 294 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "The Big Bee."
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| 11th |
Light interference and refraction (pp. 85-89) |
Can explain 303 and 304 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "Binomial Theorem."
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| 12th |
Thin film and Newton's rings (pp. 90-93) |
Can explain 307 and 308 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "The Center of a Ring is Dark."
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| 13th |
Electric field (pp. 106-116) |
Can explain 317, 315, and 320 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "Gravitational Field."
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| 14th |
Potential (pp. 117-128) |
Can explain 321, 324, and 325 from the workbook.
Can tell the story of "What Is a 1.5 Volt Battery?".
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| 15th |
CBT (Computer Based Testing) |
Is used to testing on a computer and can take an test.
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| 16th |
Final exam |
Can answer more than 80% of the questions correctly.
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