Course Description

This course is designed to examine the foundation and principles of physics from a historical perspective. Providing an overview of the cutting-edge knowledge of science, this course also examines how one”s perception of the physical-material universe may affect one”s philosophical viewpoint.

物理学の基礎や原理を歴史的な視点から考察し、また、最先端の科学的知識を概観するとともに、哲学的なものの見方にたいする自然観の影響について検討する。

The Laws of Motion

Mechanical Objects

Feb 10 Fluids

Feb 12 Fluids and Motion

Feb 14 Fluids and Motion

Heat and Phase Transitions

Thermodynamics

Resonance and Mechanical Waves

Electricity

Magnetism and Electrodynamics

Electromagnetic Waves

Light

Optics and Electronics

Modern Physics* (* Extent depends on time available.)