Course title
Q16109001
Fundamental Mechanics 1

 KIMURA Gen Click to show questionnaire result at 2019
Course description
Everyday objects such as balls, cars, airplanes, and even celestial bodies do not move randomly. They move according to Newton's laws of motion, which are the result of the forces acting on them. The existence of such order and laws itself is a remarkable fact! These laws lead to the understanding of the mechanisms and control of machines, among other applications in engineering.

Classical Mechanics I builds upon the mechanics of a single particle, and teaches the fundamental concepts, calculation methods, and applications of mechanics, while also introducing the basics of natural science and scientific methodology.

【Course Format】

This course will be conducted as a flipped classroom. Students will watch pre-recorded lectures before the class and engage in review, exercises, and advanced learning during class time. The course also includes demonstrations of experiments and group work (to make their own textbook!) to provide students with a fun and engaging way to experience and learn the existence of laws and order in this world.
Purpose of class
The course aims to mainly focus on single-particle systems and to learn the fundamental principles and concepts of mechanics, as well as the solution methods for Newton's equations of motion (solving differential equations). Through this, students will acquire the general ways of thinking and methods of natural sciences. Unlike high school physics, the course emphasizes that various mechanics phenomena can be explained systematically using only the necessary minimum laws (in the case of mechanics, the three laws of motion by Newton). Students will also come to appreciate that understanding the relationships between these laws is essential, rather than simply memorizing them like exhibits in a museum. Moreover, the course aims to develop students' ability not only to understand the concepts but also to explain them to others (by creating a textbook).
Goals and objectives
  1. To understand the fundamental concepts, principles and laws of mechanics to apply them for specific problems.
  2. To see things from physics point of view.
  3. To set and solve a motion of equation.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. What is physics? see Chap. 0 of a text 190minutes
2. Position, Velocity, and Acceleration See Sec. 1.1-1.4 of a text 190minutes
3. Uniform circular motion See Sec. 1.5 of a text 190minutes
4. Equation of motion See Sec. 2.1-2.3 of a text 190minutes
5. Examples of forces See Sec. 2.4 of a text 190minutes
6. Force and motion See Sec. 1.2 and solve Excersise A in a text 190minutes
7. Differential Equations See Sec. 3.1-3.2 of a text 190minutes
8. Examples of motions See Sec. 3.3-3.4 of a text 190minutes
9. Momentum and impuls See Sec. 3.5-3.6 of a text 190minutes
10. Simple harmoic motion See Sec. 4.1-4.2 of a text 190minutes
11. Damped oscillation, Forced oscillation, and Resonance See Sec. 4.3-4.4 of a text 190minutes
12. Work and Energy See Sec. 5.1-5.2 of a text 190minutes
13. Law of energy conservation See Sec. 5.3-5.4 of a text 190minutes
14. Summary and exam Review classes 1-14. 190minutes
Total. - - 2660minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Mid & Term Exam Groupwork assignments Total.
1. 20% 10% 4% 34%
2. 20% 10% 3% 33%
3. 20% 10% 3% 33%
Total. 60% 30% 10% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Students will be evaluated based on the web-based confirmation test, mid-term and final examinations, lecture assignments, and report assignments after lectures.
Students will pass the class if their overall score is 60% or higher.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
Explained in lecture
Prerequisites
Basic calculus
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Anytime by e-mail
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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