近年來，普通物理的課本越長越厚。老師怎麼教？學生如何讀？物理系專業的課程，教科書也沒長到這般怪獸的厚度，這真的是最有效率的學習方法嗎？我不以為然。在99學年，我決意進行一項普物教學的改革：每個學期我只教十個問題。In recent years, the text book is becoming thicker and thicker. And this is also becoming a problem for both teachers and students. Even for the professional courses in department of Physics, the text book is not that thick. Is this really the most effective way of learning? I don’t think so. 

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      近年來，普通物理的課本越長越厚。老師怎麼教？學生如何讀？物理系專業的課程，教科書也沒長到這般怪獸的厚度，這真的是最有效率的學習方法嗎？我不以為然。

   在99學年，我決意進行一項普物教學的改革：每個學期，我只教十個問題。介紹學生瞭解這些問題，引導課堂上適度的討論，並輔以紮實而系統化的背景知識。希望開創雙向溝通的課堂，將傳統授課與課堂討論結合，讓學生藉由參與課程進行，窺見科學知識的前沿，並培養分析、解決問題的能力。

    此段的開放式課程，是這項改革的第一步。希望在102學年，我們能夠以更成熟的方式，呈現完整的普物課程(上下學期各10個問題)，提供學生與教師另一個學習普通物理的途徑。  

     In recent years, the text book is becoming thicker and thicker. And this is also becoming a problem for both teachers and students. Even for the professional courses in department of Physics, the text book is not that thick. Is this really the most effective way of learning? I don’t think so.

    In Academic Year 99, I was determined to reform the way of teaching General Physics. In each semester, I only teach ten questions. I will help students understand those questions, guide the proper discussion in class, and teach them with solid and systematic background information. I hope the class will be in two-way communication. And I will combine the teaching and discussion together in order to enable the students to cultivate the ability of analyzing and solving problems, and catch a glimpse of the edge of the science by participating in class.

     This course is the first step of the reformation. I hope that in Academic Year 102, we can present the General Physics class in a much more mature way (10 questions for each semester), and provide the teachers and the students another way of learning General Physics.

◆ 課程大綱
General Physics  (II) (Spring, 2011)
For updated information, please go to http://hsiuhau.wikispaces.com/
Lecturer: Prof. Hsiu-Hau Lin
Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics (8th edition) by J. W. Jewett and R. A. Serway.
Ten Questions for General Physics II
(Spring, 2011)

Q1 (Week 2-3, Chap 23-24)
Why are most materials charge neutral?

Q2 (Week 4, Chap 25)
What causes lightning?

Q3 (Week 5, Chap 29)
How does the Earth’s magnetism arise?

Q4 (Week 6, Chap 30)
Can magnetic forces do work?

Q5 (Week 7-8, Chap 31, Chap34)
Why can light propagate in vacuum?

Week 9 Midterm on April 21, 2011 

Q6 (Week 10-11, Chap 37-38)
What is the secret to appreciate impressionist paintings?

Q7 (Week 12-13, Chap 40)
What is the nature of light?

Q8 (Week 14-15, Chap 41-42)
Why are atoms stable?

Q9 (Week 16, Chap 43)
How can superconductors superconduct?

Q10 (Week 17, Chap 44)
How can we date fossils?

Week 18 Final on June 23, 2011