授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | Goals of the Course
This is a companion course to Fundamentals of Physics III, and offers practical exercises for mastering the concepts introduced in those lectures. Students enrolled in Fundamentals of Physics III are strongly urged to enroll this tutorial course. Students who wish to take this course even though it is not compulsory for them, in order to learn the ideas, are very welcome to do so. It's good for you!
The aims of this course are to deepen students’ understanding of basic Physics of
electricity and magnetism and to cultivate their ability to apply Physics knowledge to problem-solving.
Advice
1. It is strongly recommended that students enrolled in Fundamentals of Physics III also enroll in this tutorial course.
2. Students must be willing to work hard if they wish to achieve a good, internationally competitive level.
3. If you want to get really good, then you must read the textbook regularly and understand absolutely everything in it.
WARNING ABOUT THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI
• Assignment exercises are an essential part of both the lecture course and the associated tutorial course. Students are thereby given the opportunity to master a wide variety of technical variations encountered in solving concrete examples of the basic theory, as well as a variety of simple extensions of the basic theory, and simple analytical techniques related to the lecture content but not mentioned in lectures, that extend the scope of problems that students can solve. Mastery of these aspects makes students more attractive to employers or future research labs.
• Reliance on generative AI is harmful to learning. In view of the importance of mastering the assignment exercises, measures will be put in place to ensure that students who rely on generative AI and group discussions to attain high assignment scores without mastering the content will not achieve an inflated final grade: inflated grades are unfair to students who take learning seriously and achieve scholarly independence by genuine hard work. After completing this course, if they do use AI to help with study, students should aim to be capable of critiquing the output from generative AI and evaluating its correctness -- in other words, they must be capable of solving the exercises as well as creative variations of the exercises and lecture content with no help. No employer wants employees who are unable to do this.
Face-to-face lectures, tutorials and exams are opportunities to demonstrate your scholarly independence. Even students who find mathematics difficult can attain at least a "B" grade by engaging in good study habits and learning the lecture content well, and by being honest with themselves and others.
All lecture course exams (Midsemester, End of Semester) are in-class. Students who rely on generative AI and do not master the content will reveal themselves when they are unable to make any meaningful progress with exam questions that are simple repetitions of assignment questions with minor changes or simple creative variations. Even students who have difficulty with mathematics can master such questions if they have good study habits and perseverence. Excessive reliance on generative AI and group discussions wastes time, harms your learning and affects your grades. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | The overriding objective of this course (and all lecture and tutorial courses that JW teaches) is to foster the student's scholarly independence. In order to succeed in this course, students must understand the content sufficiently to have the ability to potentially critique and evaluate the correctness of the output from group work, and generative AI if they use it, relevant to the lecture and assignment content. This is a transferable, real-world skill and, more importantly, mindset: the habit of checking before believing, while possessing the knowledge and technical ability to make the judgement.
If they desire to do so, students will significantly improve their understanding of the elementary Electricity and Magnetism introduced in the FPIII course, as well as their proficiency in solving simple related problems. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | Course Content / Plan
Students must solve problems and present their solutions during the tutorial. Topics covered include (Chapter references are to the textbook by Resnick, Halliday and Walker):
Chapter 21: Electric Charge
Chapter 22: Electric Fields
Chapter 23: Gauss’ Law
Chapter 24: Electric Potential
Chapter 25: Capacitance
Chapter 26: Current and Resistance
Chapter 27: Circuits
Chapter 28: Magnetic Fields
Chapter 29: Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
Chapter 30: Induction and Inductance |
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履修条件
Course Prerequisites | | | Fundamentals of Physics 1 and 2; concurrent enrolment in Fundamentals of Physics III. |
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関連する科目
Related Courses | | | Fundamentals of Physics III |
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「履修取り下げ届」提出の要・不要
Necessity / Unnecessity to submit "Course Withdrawal Request Form" | | | A formal withdrawal form must be signed by the lecturer and submitted to the Student Office by the official withdrawal deadline in May. |
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履修取り下げの条件等
Conditions for Course Withdrawal | | A withdrawal request made after the official withdrawal deadline in May will be rejected unless the circumstances are very exceptional.
If FPT2a is NOT A COMPULSORY SUBJECT and the student plans never to take FPT2a in the future, then a late withdrawal request will be considered.
Students who wish to take this course -- even though it is not compulsory for them -- in order to learn the ideas are welcome. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Class attendance is required. Absentee must give a valid reason.
Class Attendance, performance and attitude: 10%; Assignments 45%; Tutorial reports, quizzes 45%. |
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不可(F)と欠席(W)の基準
Criteria for "Fail (F)" & "Absent (W)" grades | | The "Absent (W)" grade is reserved for students who withdraw by the official deadline in May. After that day, a letter grade will be awarded based on marks earned from all assessment during the semester.
If FPT2a is NOT A COMPULSORY SUBJECT and the student plans never to take FPT2a in the future, then a late withdrawal request will be considered. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | Reference Book
Leighton, R.B. & Feynman, R.P., Feynman Lectures on Physics (Volume 2), Pearson.
This is a Year 2 level textbook, but even in Year 1 it is very useful. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | Textbook
Resnick, Halliday and Walker, Wiley. Or WILEYPLUS Online.
The WileyPlus website has many useful videos and worked examples. You should explore the resources available on that website |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | Study Load (Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours)
You are expected to revise the lecture notes, read and work through the textbook, and solve assignment problems outside FPIII lecture and FPT2a tutorial hours. You cannot learn physics by only attending lectures and listening in tutorials: you must play an active role. The FPIII lecture course exams will consist of questions covering both lecture notes and assignments.
Students must be willing to work hard if they want to achieve a good, internationally competitive level.
Consultation with, or help from, the tutor (JW) is available at anytime online using MS Teams. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | Notice to Students
1. WARNING ABOUT THE USE OF AI
Despite any rules and better ethical judgment, many of you will rely on AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Sonnet, Claude etc.) to solve your assignment problems. Be aware that besides constituting academic misconduct and dishonesty, such use of AI is detrimental to your learning: among other things, you will lack the experience of getting stuck and digging your way out of a problem using your own knowledge, tenacity, ingenuity and creativity. You will not learn resilience in the field of study. The examinations are designed to test the quality of your learning, your ability to bring together multiple threads dealt with in lectures and assignments, your ability to interpret the equations and unify your understanding, to seek connections and dig your way out of a seeming dead end when solving a problem. You will not learn this by relying on AI. You will do very well in assignments but very poorly in the exams.
2. PLAGIARISM and other forms of cheating.
Plagiarism (e.g. copying solutions that you have found on the Internet) is an act of academic dishonesty. Cheating in exams (e.g. having lecture notes, assignment solutions or online references open on your computer screen during an online exam) is a serious offence. Copying other people's solutions and claiming them as your own is also an act of academic dishonesty. Nagoya University has a strict policy towards academic dishonesty:
"Acts of academic dishonesty are prohibited during exams, for reports and assignments. If acts of academic dishonesty are discovered, you may be subject to discipline, which may affect your ability to graduate on time."
The punishment for serious breaches (such as cheating in an exam or repeated plagiarism despite a warning) is the loss of all grades from all subjects during the semester and cancellation of any scholarships received.
Even if your course is difficult and it is to be expected that you'll find it hard to finish assignments, it is far better that you submit an honest effort than take the dishonest path. Remember, to be on course for a "B" you only need to score over 70% in the assignments -- and if you paid attention in the tutorials, you would have seen nearly all the problems done for you (in my subjects, at least).
There's no excuse for cheating. |
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他学科聴講の可否
Propriety of Other department student's attendance | | |
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他学科聴講の条件
Conditions for Other department student's attendance | | | Students from any department are welcome as long as they have the necessary grounding in mathematics and physics. |
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履修の際のアドバイス
Advice | | Advice
1. It is strongly advised that students enrolled in Fundamentals of Physics III also enroll in this tutorial course.
2. Students must be willing to work hard if they wish to achieve a good, internationally competitive level.
3. If you want to get really good, then you must read the textbook regularly and understand absolutely everything in it. |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | Face to face lectures and tutorials are compulsory (other than in exceptional circumstances; e.g. COVID infection). However, in order to record a video of the lecture -- including student interaction with each other and with the lecturer -- the lectures will simultaneously be carried out online using MS Teams. Students are therefore requested to bring their laptop or tablet to the lecture room. Make sure it has a microphone. Bring an electrical cord. For many G30 students, English is a 2nd or even 3rd language, so video recordings are an invaluable learning aid.
Live lectures via MS Teams (face-to-face and online). Before the start of semester students should ensure that they have correctly installed MS Teams using their THERS (国立大学法人東海国立大学機構 ) email account.
NUPACE students should contact Professor John Wojdylo before the start of semester for assistance with installing Teams correctly. |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class)
All lectures will be live face-to-face and online via MS Teams. Face-to-face attendance is compulsory (barring exceptional circumstances such as COVID infection).
A lecture video will be available immediately after each lecture to help with student revision.
The lecturer will be available to answer questions via Teams chat. |
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