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Welcome to PC1431 Physics IE (Lecture Group 1)

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PC1431

Term Test (20%) Final Exam (60%)

Online Assignment (10%) Practical (10%)

Mechanics (2/3) Thermodynamics(1/3)

Calculus-based (‘A’-Level Mathematics)

Lectures Tutorials

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The emphasis of PC1431 is on Problem-Solving:

Understanding a given Problem Formulation of the Problem Solving it Understanding the Solution

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Other PC1431 Lecturers

Tan Meng Chwan Group 3 (Wednesday 1600 – 1700 hr @ uT AUD 1,Friday 1000 – 1200 hr @ uT AUD 2)

Chung Keng Yeow Group 2(Monday 1400 – 1600 hr @ LT5, Wednesday 1100 – 1200 hr @ LT2)

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Monday, 8.00 – 9.00 am @ uT AUD 2Thursday, 2.00 – 4.00 pm @ uT AUD 2

Yeo Ye (phyyy@nus.edu.sg, S13-03-08)

Download Lecture Slides from IVLE (https://ivle.nus.edu.sg) – PC1431 – Workbin – Lecture Notes – Group 1 (Yeo Ye)

Note: Check IVLE Announcement

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PC1431 Tutors

Qiu Leiju (phyql@nus.edu.sg)

Lim Yen Kheng (phylyk@nus.edu.sg)

Hariom Kirit Jani (phyhkj@nus.edu.sg)

Chang Sheh Lit (phycsl@nus.edu.sg)

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PC1431 Tutorials

• Tutorials (1 hour per 2 weeks)– Begin in Week 3 (26th Aug) – Week 6 (20th Sep); Week 8

(7th Oct) – Week 13 (15th Nov)– Group A’s start in Week 3 while Group B’s start in Week 4– 5 tutorials in total (~ 3 ½ + 1 ½ + 1)– Attendance will be taken– Participation is necessary– Week 5: eLearning Week– Check Your Tutorial Grouping (A or B?) + Venue +

Time from IVLE – PC1431 – Workbin – General and Admin Matters

– Download Tutorial Questions from IVLE – PC1431 – Workbin – Tutorials

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PC1431 Consultations

• Consultations (8 hours available per week, Week 3 onwards)– Venue: E2-03-13 (Check IVLE for Time)– Reading Week Consultation (18th Nov – 22nd Nov @

Physics-E Lab)

• Forum (available throughout the week)

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Online assignment

• Weekly Online Assignments (10%) – …– Access Codes via email (Week 2)– Instructions: IVLE – PC1431 – Workbin – General and

Admin Matters– 2 Trials (Week 2 & 3)

• Login via IVLE – PC1431 – Weblinks – Login page for Mastering Physics

• View marks at the end of each assignment– Start (Week 4) [8 assignments in total]– New set of questions will be posted every week

(Monday, 1700 hr).– You have approximately 10 days to submit your final

answers (Friday, 0200 hr).– Check IVLE – PC1431 – Lesson Plan for exact dates.

http://www.masteringphysics.com

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• The main purpose of this exercise is to encourage learning.

• System is able to feedback right or wrong, after each submission.

• One can resubmit an answer, after discovering his or her error.

• However, every try may cost a small fraction of mark.

• If you intend to help one another, make sure the help is genuine.

• The best 7 out of 8 assignments will be picked for computation of final mark.

Online assignment

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Practical

• Practical (10%)– Venue: Physics-E Lab, S11 03-02

(Ms Foo: phyfooet@nus.edu.sg)– Check Laboratory Grouping + Time

from IVLE – PC1431 – Weblinks (Download Lab Manual here too)

– If you cannot make it, arrange another session with Ms Foo

– In total, 2 laboratory sessions (each 3 hours):• Principle of conservation of linear momentum (Mechanics)• Heat Engine (Thermodynamics)

– Each session consists:• Group Briefing• Carry Out Experiment in Pair• Viva (Oral Examination) – Individual• Individual Report to be submitted at the end of session.

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Module Textbook

“University Physics”, 13th Edition,

by Young and Freedman

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Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors

Motion along a straight line (Week 1 & 2)

Motion in two or three dimensions (Week 2 & 3)Newton’s laws of

motion (Week 3)Applying Newton’s laws (Week 4)

Work and kinetic energy (Week 5 – eLearning)

Potential energy and energy conservation (6)

Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions (Week 7)

Rotation of rigid bodies (Week 8)

Dynamics of rotational motion (Week 9)

Term Test: 4th Oct, 8.00 - 10.00 pm @ MPSH 1

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Temperature and heat (Week 10)

Thermal properties of matter (Week 10)

The first law of thermodynamics (11)

The second law of thermodynamics (12)

Week 13: Revision Lectures

Final Exam: 25th Nov, 9.00 - 11.00 am

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Term Test & Final Exam

• Term Test (20%) – 1 hour 30 min Paper (20 MCQ’s)– 4th Oct 2013, Friday– Time: 2000 – 2200 hr– Venue: MPSH 1 (Check Seating Plan via IVLE – PC1431 –

Workbin – General and Admin Matters)– Mechanics (Chapters 1 – 7)

• Final Exam (60%) – 2 hour Paper (4+2 SQ; 2+1 LQ: All the Questions are Compulsory)– 25th Nov 2013, Monday– Time: 0900 – 1100 hr– 6 Short Questions (4% each)– 3 Long Questions (12% each)