shyjohn
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Hi my name is SHY.John and I am a Physics student in UNSW Australia. Today I am showing you a future textbook called Physics Syllabus Stage Six (PSSSix). This is for the Australian Curriculum implementing in, say, NSW in probably in 2017. Today, you will have chance to be consulted for my chapter 2 - Thermal Physics. You might wonder why it is so early to let you see, well, writing a book costs time and effort. For instance, I am still writing the textbook and wanted for feedbacks as soon as possible.
Rundown of the book
Thermal Physics is the chapter 2 of PSSSix, it is about Thermal Physics and corresponds to Unit 1 in Australian Curriculum.
The book starts with a model that summarises the Thermal Physics, then start with the preliminaries where it defines Thermal Physics. The chapter has five parts as its contents,
I would rather say this chapter is the first chapter of the theories (Chapter 1 is Physics Inquiry Skills), but I started to link the topics by some optional concepts that does not appear in the exam. I also approached to the concepts through a deeper sense where you won't ask, but wanted to know.
The appendices collects the classroom and self experiments that I found interesting (You might call it activities if you want), the problems (workbook will be out after the implementation) and some notes are included.
The connection with Australian Curriculum and my approach
This is based on the unit one "Heating Processes" in Australian Curriculum, but I added so much materials that draws your attention. This is based on the curriculum requires some degree of connections to the society.
But I do think my book is very different to others. Rather than this, I tell the story (not the history) of Thermal Physics. Such as using (ideal gases as) "toys" to capture your conception to Thermal Physics and the real world. I tried to claim that the irreversible is the nature, and this is where the scientists and professionals are claiming for. You might find that I done this by adding lots of stuff that you don't want to see (or not bothered to look at all), but there are also some of the syllabus contents that draws to this conclusion. You might have to find in the chapter.
Consultation
There will be a forum in the Moodle, please fill it or tell me in here.
See attachment for further information.
What's next?
Only ACT and WA is using the new curriculum (but WA will change the syllabus again in 2016) and VIC will implement theirs in 2016 (syllabus out by this month), TAS is not doing anything with Heating Processes, others have no further information.
The next consultation will be planned in November, where the chapters are about mechanics.
The chapter is not completed and will never complete. I am findings ways to improve it and seek for a second consultation for this chapter. After this consultation, I am considering to publish this chapter by any possible means. But the basis is not-for-profit (if print) or free (online version is definite) because of the copyright restrictions. You may put suggestions on how to make the implementation looks nice and "delicious".
Rundown of the book
Thermal Physics is the chapter 2 of PSSSix, it is about Thermal Physics and corresponds to Unit 1 in Australian Curriculum.
The book starts with a model that summarises the Thermal Physics, then start with the preliminaries where it defines Thermal Physics. The chapter has five parts as its contents,
- Kinetic theory is talking about the ideal gas model. The syllabus just ignores and did not realise ideal gas is the "toy" that will be used in this course (and in uni as well). It also defines what is thermal motion, where implies the (classical) microscopic world is different to what we see.
- Temperature is talking about the definition of temperature, where it is a factor of heat. I also have make applications from the zeroth law, you will see in the part two.
- First law of thermodynamics is an introduction of heat and work. Latent heat is dicussed in here.
- Second law of thermodynamics in the syllabus contains only the heat efficiency. I added the definition of entropy (in the eye of physicists) where it will become clearer for the concepts in Thermal Physics.
- Heat transfer is stressed with the social and engineering applications, such as Global warming and energy security.
I would rather say this chapter is the first chapter of the theories (Chapter 1 is Physics Inquiry Skills), but I started to link the topics by some optional concepts that does not appear in the exam. I also approached to the concepts through a deeper sense where you won't ask, but wanted to know.
The appendices collects the classroom and self experiments that I found interesting (You might call it activities if you want), the problems (workbook will be out after the implementation) and some notes are included.
The connection with Australian Curriculum and my approach
This is based on the unit one "Heating Processes" in Australian Curriculum, but I added so much materials that draws your attention. This is based on the curriculum requires some degree of connections to the society.
But I do think my book is very different to others. Rather than this, I tell the story (not the history) of Thermal Physics. Such as using (ideal gases as) "toys" to capture your conception to Thermal Physics and the real world. I tried to claim that the irreversible is the nature, and this is where the scientists and professionals are claiming for. You might find that I done this by adding lots of stuff that you don't want to see (or not bothered to look at all), but there are also some of the syllabus contents that draws to this conclusion. You might have to find in the chapter.
Consultation
There will be a forum in the Moodle, please fill it or tell me in here.
See attachment for further information.
What's next?
Only ACT and WA is using the new curriculum (but WA will change the syllabus again in 2016) and VIC will implement theirs in 2016 (syllabus out by this month), TAS is not doing anything with Heating Processes, others have no further information.
The next consultation will be planned in November, where the chapters are about mechanics.
The chapter is not completed and will never complete. I am findings ways to improve it and seek for a second consultation for this chapter. After this consultation, I am considering to publish this chapter by any possible means. But the basis is not-for-profit (if print) or free (online version is definite) because of the copyright restrictions. You may put suggestions on how to make the implementation looks nice and "delicious".
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