III.Teaching Contents Chapter 0 Introduction 1.Teaching objectives To leam some basic aspects of physics and mechanics 2.Focus and/or Difficulties Expressions of a vector and its derivative in different coordinate systems:To understand that if a quantity is called a vector,it not only has a magnitude and a direction but also must obey the rules of vector operations. 3.Teaching contents The nature of physics,physical quantities.idealized model review of calculus,vectors and coordinate systems 4.Teaching method Lecture plus short assigned presentations by students 5.Evaluations Homework,presentation,course report and examinations Chapter 1 Kinematics 1.Teaching objectives To lear the general relations between displacement,velocity and acceleration. 2.Focus and/or Difficulties Write the correct expressions for the relations between displacement,velocity and 3.Teaching contents The frame of reference;motion along a straight line;motion in two or three dimensions. relative motion 4.Teaching methoc Lecture plus short assigned presentations by students 5.Evaluations Homework,course report and examination Chapter 2 Particle Dynamics 1.Teaching objectives To leam and apply Newton's laws for mass point. 313 III. Teaching Contents Chapter 0 Introduction 1. Teaching objectives To learn some basic aspects of physics and mechanics 2. Focus and/or Difficulties Expressions of a vector and its derivative in different coordinate systems; To understand that if a quantity is called a vector, it not only has a magnitude and a direction but also must obey the rules of vector operations. 3. Teaching contents The nature of physics; physical quantities; idealized model; review of calculus; vectors and coordinate systems 4. Teaching method Lecture plus short assigned presentations by students 5. Evaluations Homework, presentation, course report and examinations Chapter 1 Kinematics 1. Teaching objectives To learn the general relations between displacement, velocity and acceleration. 2. Focus and/or Difficulties Write the correct expressions for the relations between displacement, velocity and acceleration in both differential and integral form. 3. Teaching contents The frame of reference; motion along a straight line; motion in two or three dimensions; relative motion 4. Teaching method Lecture plus short assigned presentations by students 5. Evaluations Homework, presentation, course report and examinations Chapter 2 Particle Dynamics 1. Teaching objectives To learn and apply Newton’s laws for mass point