关于课程

本课程为那些有较好的物理学和数学基础的同学学习物理学原理和方法提供了深入的介绍。重点放在解决问题和定量推理。本课程内容包括牛顿力学，相对论，引力，热力学，和波。

About the Course

This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles and methods of physics for students who have good preparation in physics and mathematics. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and quantitative reasoning. This course covers Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves.

关于Ramamurti Shankar教授
Ramamurti Shankar是耶鲁大学物理系John Randolph Huffman教授。他在马德拉斯印度技术学院获得电气工程学学士学位，随后在美国加州大学伯克利分校研究粒子物理理论获得博士学位。在哈佛研究员协会工作3年后，他与1977年加入耶鲁大学。他一直致力于教学，已经出版了两本教科书：量子力学原理和数学方面的基础训练：适合理科大学生的计划

About Professor Ramamurti Shankar

Ramamurti Shankar is John Randolph Huffman Professor of Physics at Yale. He received his B. Tech in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras and his Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the Yale faculty in 1977 after three years at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He is dedicated to teaching and has published two texts: Principles of Quantum Mechanics and Basic Training in Mathematics: A Fitness Program for Science Students.

课程安排

1.课程简介和牛顿力学
2.多重空间矢量
3.牛顿运动定律
8.牛顿定律(续)和斜平面　　
5.功能定理和能量守恒定律　　
6.更高维度的能量守恒定律　　
7.开普勒定律　　
8.动态的多体系统和动量守恒定律　　
9.旋转,第一部分：刚体动力学　　
10.旋转,第二部分:平行轴定理　　
11.扭矩　　
12.介绍相对论　　
13.洛伦兹变换　　
14.介绍四维矢量
15.相对论中的四维矢量　　
16.泰勒级数和相关的数学概念　　
17.简单的谐波运动　　
18.简单的谐波运动(续)和介绍波　　
19.波　　
20.流体动力学与静力学和伯努利方程　　
21.热力学　　
22.玻尔兹曼常数和热力学第一定律　　
23.热力学第二定律和卡诺热机　　
24.热力学第二定律(续)和熵

Class Sessions

1. Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics
2. Vectors in Multiple Dimensions
3. Newton"s Laws of Motion
4. Newton"s Laws (cont.) and Inclined Planes
5. Work-Energy Theorem and Law of Conservation of Energy
6. Law of Conservation of Energy in Higher Dimensions
7. Kepler"s Laws
8. Dynamics of a Multiple-Body System and Law of Conservation of Momentum
9. Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
10. Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem
11. Torque
12. Introduction to Relativity
13. Lorentz Transformation
14. Introduction to the Four-Vector
15. Four-Vector in Relativity
16. The Taylor Series and Other Mathematical Concepts
17. Simple Harmonic Motion
18. Simple Harmonic Motion (cont.) and Introduction to Waves
19. Waves
20. Fluid Dynamics and Statics and Bernoulli"s Equation
21. Thermodynamics
22. The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics
23. The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot"s Engine
24. The Second Law of Thermodynamics (cont.) and Entropy