1.Teaching Objectives: Learn basic concepts ofphysics,thermal physics 2.Focus and/or Dificulties Find relations of Physics and other system and the concept of heat and phase of matters. understand the concept of temperature.the thermal 3.Main Contents: The first unit Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium The meaning of What do thermometers really measure The second unit:Thermometers and Temperature Scales How different types of thermometers function. The third unit GasThermometers and the Kelvin Scale The physics behind the absolute,or Kelvin,temperature scale The forth unit:Quantity of Heat The meaning of heat,and how it differs from temperature. The fifth unit:Calorimetry and Phase Changes How to do that involve heat flow,temperature changes,and changes of phase The sixth unit:Mechanisms of Heat Transfer How heat is transferred by conduction,convection,and radiation. The seventh unit:Phase of Matter What determines whether a substance is a gas,a liquid, Chapter 18 Thermal properties of matter(Sears'book) 1.Teaching Objectives: Leamn the description of a gas ina microscopic viewpoint 2.Focus and/or Dificulties Understand the Kinetic-Molecular Model of a gas;the use of Newton's mechanics to explain macroscopic variables of a gas. 3.Main Contents The first unit:Equations of State How to relate the pressure,volume,and temperature of a gas. The second unit:Molecular Properties of Matter The third unit:Kinetic-Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas How the pressure and temperature of a gas are related to the kinetic energy of its molecules. The forthnit:Heat Capacities3 1. Teaching Objectives: Learn basic concepts of physics, thermal physics 2. Focus and/or Dificulties Find relations of Physics and other sciences; understand the concept of temperature, the thermal system and the concept of heat and phase of matters. 3. Main Contents: The first unit: Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium The meaning of thermal equilibrium; What do thermometers really measure. The second unit: Thermometers and Temperature Scales How different types of thermometers function. The third unit: Gas Thermometers and the Kelvin Scale The physics behind the absolute, or Kelvin, temperature scale. The forth unit: Quantity of Heat The meaning of heat, and how it differs from temperature. The fifth unit: Calorimetry and Phase Changes How to do calculations that involve heat flow, temperature changes, and changes of phase. The sixth unit: Mechanisms of Heat Transfer How heat is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. The seventh unit: Phase of Matter What determines whether a substance is a gas, a liquid, or a solid. Chapter 18 Thermal properties of matter (Sears’ book) 1. Teaching Objectives: Learn the description of a gas in a microscopic viewpoint. 2. Focus and/or Dificulties Understand the Kinetic-Molecular Model of a gas; the use of Newton’s mechanics to explain macroscopic variables of a gas. 3. Main Contents: The first unit: Equations of State How to relate the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas. The second unit: Molecular Properties of Matter How the interactions between the molecules of a substance determine the properties of the substance. The third unit: Kinetic-Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas How the pressure and temperature of a gas are related to the kinetic energy of its molecules. The forth unit: Heat Capacities