NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

PH1012 PHYSICS (4 AU); CE1113 / CZ1113 (2AU) [Week 1-4 only]

Semester 1 (2020/2021)
Scope: Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Thermodynamics

Textbook
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with modern Physics by Giancoli, 4th Edition (Pearson).
(E-text $6.50)

References
1. R Knight: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics and Mastering
Physics, 3rd Edition. (Pearson)
2. R A Serway, J W Jewett Jr: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 8th Edition. (Brooks Cole)
3. W Bauer and G D Westfall: University Physics with modern Physics. (McGraw Hill)

Lectures & Tutorials

Lectures: 10 August 13 November 2020 (Refer to Teaching Plan)

Full time PH1012 students [Week 2-13] and selected students doing CZ1113/CE1113 [Week 2-4]
with MS Team Live Event; Optional Zoom Room on the side.

Week 1 Make-up lectures and tutorials.

Lectures Week Students (Ideal class size)

Group 1 Mon (1:30 pm 3:30 pm) 2 - 13 About 900 full-time PH1012 students from MAE, EEE,
Wed (9:30 am 10:30 am) SCBE, MSE and CEE.
2-4 About 100 CE1113/CZ1113 students from SCSE whose
time-table fits. [Will receive separate email from me.]
Group 2 Mon (7:00 pm 10:00 pm) 2 - 13 About 200 part-time PH1012 students from ME and EEE.
2 - 13 About 300 full-time PH1012 students from MAE, EEE,
SCBE, MSE and CEE.
2-4 About 400 CE1113/CZ1113 students from SCSE.

Tutorials: 10 August 13 November 2020 [Please refer to schedule venue/zoom-links posted.]

PH1012 students can either attend the tutorial in person or watch the live streaming. This
arrangement will be available for at least a few weeks until further notice.

[Week 1- 4] SCSE students (CZ/CE1113) do not have to attend the tutorials but are welcome to
join to watch the live streaming if you wish to but please do not attend the tutorials in person.

(For tutorials that fall on a public holiday, please check with your tutors on makeup sessions.)

Course Instructor

Name Office Location Telephone Email Address

number
Lecturer Dr Ho Shen Yong SPMS-PAP-03-07 6592 7816 hosy@ntu.edu.sg
Technical IC Mr Edwin Tan SPMS-PAP-02-06 6316 2977 edwin.tan@ntu.edu.sg

Course Tutors (Obtain the contact information directly from tutors during your tutorial class)

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Assessment (For PH1012 students only)

Item / Date-Time Weightage Details

Learning Catalytics 10% In-class participation - Learning Catalytics. [About 5 -10 questions will
(Week 2 13) be asked during lectures each week. Each question is 10-30 points and
students can get a total of up to 100 points each week. Students are
awarded for participation, not correctness of answers. A self-paced make-
up LC session will be available after every Monday 11:00 pm Sunday
11:59 pm the same week. Every response will only be counted once. A
maximum of 1000 points corresponding to 10% can be awarded.]
Mastering Physics 10% Weekly online Mastering Physics assignments. [We use a point system
(Week 2 13) with max 1000 points corresponding to 10%; students can get up to 100
points a week.]
Mid-term 1 15% Will confirm the mode of assessment and details in week 3 depending on
(Week 5) prevailing COVID-19 situation. All questions are compulsory. Closed-
12 Sep 2020 afternoon book assessment but a standard formula sheet will be provided.
Mid-term 2 15% Will confirm the mode of assessment and details in week 8 depending on
(Week 10) prevailing COVID-19 situation. All questions are compulsory. Closed-
24 Oct 2020 afternoon book assessment but a standard formula sheet will be provided.
Final Exam 50% Will confirm the mode of assessment and details in week 13 depending on
25 Nov 2020 prevailing COVID-19 situation. All questions are compulsory. Closed-
5:00 7:30 pm book assessment but a standard formula sheet will be provided.

If you are sick or are unable to attend the mid-terms (with official reasons), a make-up mid-term will be available
but it will be slightly more difficult as you have more time to study.

For this course, note that for the assessments Mid-term 1, Mid-term 2 and Final Exam, the levels of difficulty
are tiered so that a bell curve can be naturally obtained without any artificial intervention. Learning Catalytics
and Mastering Physics will be important for students who are weak in their foundation.

Level of difficulty Approx. Question Expected student performance Tutorial

weightage (corresponding
difficulty rating)
Basic and simple 50 55% About 60 80% of all students will do *
applications well for these questions.
Involving more 20 25% About 50 - 60% of the students should **
advanced applications do well.
and Analysis
Difficult 15 20% The top 20% of the students may get ***
these questions correct.
Very Difficult 5 10% Only the top 2% of the students may -
get these questions correct.

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Assessment (For CE1113 / CZ1113 students only)

The CE1113 / CZ1113 has four sections and each section is 25%. You have to pass every of the four section to get an
overall pass for the course. The 4 weeks in PH1012 is the first section and a maximum of 100 marks corresponding
to 25% is allotted. The mark distribution is as follows:

Item / Date-Time Marks Details

Learning Catalytics 3 x 10 In-class participation - Learning Catalytics. [About 5 - 10 questions
[on PH1012 Course Site] = 30 will be asked during lectures each week. Each question is 10-30 points
(Week 2 4) and students can get a total of up to 100 points each week. Students are
awarded for participation, not correctness of answers. A self-paced make-
up LC session will be available after every Monday 11:00 pm Sunday
11:59 pm the same week. Every response will only be counted once. A
maximum of 300 points corresponding to 30 marks can be awarded.]
2 Online assignments 2 x 10 Will be released on week 2 and week 3. Comprises of Physics questions
[on CE1113 / CZ1113 = 20 from lecture. It is OK to discuss with friends for the assignment. The
Course Site] format of the assignments will be similar to e-assessment.

Final E-assessment 50 E-assessment to be done with Respondus lockdown browser and

[on CE1113 / CZ1113 supervised using Zoom. More details will be provided.
Course Site]
(Week 4)
5 Sep 2020 Morning
(to be finalized)

Course Site on NTULearn

Lectures slides and Tutorials as PDF documents can be downloaded from the course site under NTU s online
Blackboard platform. You should check the course site regularly for important announcements and weekly
assignments. The web page is: https://ntulearn.ntu.edu.sg/webapps/login/

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 PH1012 PHYSICS A Teaching Plan (Tentative)
Week Date Contents Lect Tut
1
BASICS / ARCHIMEDE PRINCIPLE T0
(Make-up / THERMAL PHYSICS 1
Lessons) (National Day)

8 Aug 20 Basics, Units, Physical Quantities L01-02

10 Aug 20 Pressure, Archimedes Principle. L03

2 T1
THERMAL PHYSICS 1
MON 17 Aug 20 Thermometers, Ideal Gases, Thermal Expansion, L04-05

WED 19 Aug 20 E-lesson: Heat Capacities; Heat Transfer; L06

3 T2
MON 24 Aug 20 1D KINEMATICS L07-08
1-D Kinematics

WED 26 Aug 20 VECTORS AND PROJECTILE MOTION L09

Vectors and 2D Mechanics

4 T3

MON 31 Aug 20 NEWTON S LAWS, DYNAMICS L10-11

Newton s Laws of Motion

WED 2 Sep 20 2-D Mechanics L12 CE1113 /

5 Sep 20 (Sat) CZ1113 E-
Morning
Assessment
CE1113 / CZ1113 students completed PH1012 section Good-bye
5 T4
L13-14
MON 7 Sep 20 VECTORS and CIRCULAR MOTION
Circular Motion; Dynamics of Circular Motion

Other Forces (including Gravity)

Gravitation and other types of forces (Viscous,
Spring).
WED 9 Sep 20 L15
12 Sep 20 (Sat) Quiz 1 Tut 1 4, L01-15 Quiz 1
Afternoon
6 T5

MON 14 Sep 20 FORCES, IMPULSE and MOMENTUM

Impulse-Momentum Relation; L16-17
15 Sep 20 (Tue) Conservation of Momentum; Propulsion;
1030-1430
[Union Day]

WED 16 Sep 20 WORK, ENERGY, POWER L18

Work-Energy Theorem

7 T6

MON 21 Sep 20 WORK, ENERGY, POWER L19-20

Conservation of Energy

WED 23 Sep 20 Conservative forces and Potential energy L21

Recess Week (28 Sep 2 Oct) E lecture on Current of Electricity / Circuits?

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Week Date Contents Lect Tut
8 T7
MON 5 Oct 20 ELECTRIC FIELDS; POTENTIAL and L22-21
CIRCUITS
Coulomb s Law, Electric Field; Gauss s Law

WED 7 Oct 20 Electric Potential and Current of Electricity L24

9 T8

MON 12 Oct 20 CIRCUITS and CAPACITANCE L25-26

Electricity, Capacitors, Resistors and Circuits

WED 14 Oct 20 ELECTROMAGNETISM L27

Magnetic Force; Magnetic Fields from current

10 T9

MON 19 Oct 20 Magnetic Fields from current; L28-29

WED 21 Oct 20 Electromagnetic Induction L30 Quiz 2

24 Oct 20 (Sat) Quiz 2 Tut 5 9, L16-30
Afternoon
11 T10

MON 26 Oct 20 Electromagnetic Induction L31-32

TORQUE, EQUILIBRIUM
Torque and Static Equilibrium,

WED 28 Oct 20 System of Masses L33

12 T11

MON 1 Nov 20 ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS L34-35

Moment of Inertia

WED 3 Nov 20 Kinetic Theory of Gases L36

13 T12

THERMODYNAMICS and HEAT ENGINES

MON 9 Nov 20 Thermodynamics and Heat Engines L37-38

WED 11 Nov 20 Revision L39