Syllabus for Thermal Physics Basic Information Title Thermal Physics Course# PHYS3102 Physics (normal) Category Maior Basic Audience International class Credits Hours Instructor SHL,Ziliang(石子亮) Revised 0ct.08,2021 Hugh D.Young and Roger A.Freedman.Sears and Zemansky's University Physics Textbook with Modern Physics (12 Edition),Pearson Education,Inc.and China Machine Press.2011 正. Goals and Objectives A.Overall goals Thermal Physics is a branch of physics that deals sith heat.wor and en thermodynam and mic /)Applications of thermod amics c epts to a variety y of vstems such a The course is a prerequisite to Statistical Plysics.which applies statistical methods to explain and predict the thermodynamic properties of a system. B.Objectives Objective 1:In the chapters relating to the topics such as kinetic theory of gas,heat engines,and the second law of therr storieso 0g1 will be shared.Their great efforts,devotions,and perseverance will stimulate the students'enthusiasm for learning science and encourage them to serve our country. Obiective 2:Thermal Phvsics is one of the first two courses of physics.by which the students should not only lear the knowledge of physic and feel the math tools but also lear m the methodology of phys designe ized models assumptions,theory and analyze,etc.Such trainings set up a foundation for their future study anc research. Objective 3:Show,as many as possible,examples that are closely related to daily life,so that. the students can learn how to use the knowledge of thermodynamics to solve practical problems Also,each student is asked to find and analyz n by himself and show the results in ora presentation.To develop the habit of,the students are1 Syllabus for Thermal Physics I. Basic Information Title Thermal Physics Course # PHYS3102 Category Major Basic Audience Physics (normal) - International class Credits 3 Hours 36 Instructor SHI, Ziliang (石子亮) Revised Oct. 08, 2021 Textbook Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman, Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics with Modern Physics (12th Edition)，Pearson Education, Inc. and China Machine Press，2011 II. Goals and Objectives A. Overall goals Thermal Physics is a branch of physics that deals with heat, work, and energy possessed by matter. The course aims to provide students with: 1) Concepts of thermodynamics and basic statistical physics; 2) Methods of studying thermodynamic properties from both macroscopic thermodynamics laws and microscopic kinetic theories; 3) Links between the microscopic properties of individual atoms/molecules and the macroscopic properties of system formed from the atoms/molecules; 4) Applications of thermodynamics concepts to a variety of systems such as gases, engines and even human body; 5) Mathematical derivations of the fundamental thermodynamic relations. The course is a prerequisite to Statistical Physics, which applies statistical methods to explain and predict the thermodynamic properties of a system. B. Objectives Objective 1：In the chapters relating to the topics such as kinetic theory of gas , heat engines, and the second law of thermodynamics, stories of scientists and engineers of the older generation in developing theories and technologies will be shared. Their great efforts, devotions, and perseverance will stimulate the students’ enthusiasm for learning science and encourage them to serve our country. Objective 2：Thermal Physics is one of the first two courses of physics, by which the students should not only learn the knowledge of physics and feel the power of math tools, but also learn the methodology of physics, including observations, designed experiments, idealized models and assumptions, theory and analyze, etc. Such trainings set up a foundation for their future study and research. Objective 3：Show, as many as possible, examples that are closely related to daily life, so that, the students can learn how to use the knowledge of thermodynamics to solve practical problems. Also, each student is asked to find and analyze an actual thermal phenomenon by himself and show the results in an oral presentation. To develop the habit of self-education, the students are