純正地道美語 第271期(外教講解):物理

Prof. Brown:Good morning, ome to Physics 101. My name is Ed Brown, and I will be your professor for this semester. Since today is our first class, I wanted to give you an overview of what this course will look like, how you will be graded, and what we will cover this semester.

Matt: Will we be focusing more on theoretical physics or experimental physics, Professor?

Prof. Brown:This is an introductory course, and my aim is to give you a broad overview of the field of physics. The term “ physics” encompasses many different areas of research and study, and I hope this course will provide you with conceptual understanding of physics, which will prove useful whether or not you choose to further your study in this field.

Prof. Brown:We will begin the course by looking at the fundamental concepts of physics, then by the middle of the semester we will begin exploring the more theoretical side of physics. It is essential that you first have a firm grasp of the fundamentals, so that you can better understand the theoretical concepts when we get to them.

Matt: Will we learn about black holes, wormholes, and string theory?

Prof. Brown:We will learn about the general theory of relativity, including black holes. We will also explore developing theories in quantum mechanics, such as string theory. We will discuss some hypothetical features of space-time, like wormholes.

Prof. Brown:We will also explore some of the more influential developments in the fields of thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and nuclear physics, all of which have had significant impacts on modern life. Now, I am going to have the TAs pass out the syllabus for this class, so you can see how this course will be graded.

Matt: Oh man, looks like this isn’t gonna be the easy A I thought it’d be!

introductory adj.介紹性的

encompass v.包括

conceptual adj.概念上的

fundamental adj.基本的

grasp n.理解

relativity n.相對論

black hole n.黑洞

quantum mechanics n.量子力學

hypothetical adj.假設的, 假定的

thermodynamics n.熱力學

electromagnetism n.電磁; 電磁學

nuclear physics n.核子物理學

Prof. Brown: 大家早上好，歡迎來學習《物理101》課程，我叫Ed Brown，這學期是你們的老師。因爲今天是第一節課，我想給你們介紹下這門課程的概括，你們如何結業，以及這學期要學的內容。

Prof. Brown: 教授，我們會着重學理論物理還是實驗物理？

Prof. Brown: 這是門介紹性的課程，我的目標是給你們打開物理學領域的視野。“物理”這一術語包括許多不同領域的研究和學習，我希望這門課程會讓你從概念上明白物理，無論你們將來是否繼續學習這一領域，這都是很有用的。

Prof. Brown: 我們先來看下物理的基本概念，到期中的時候我們會拓展更多理論方面的知識。很有必要先理解物理學的基本知識，以便當我們學習理論知識時能更好地理解。

Matt:我們會學習黑洞，蛀洞和絃理論嗎？

Prof. Brown: 我們會學習相對論的大體理論，包括黑洞，也會學習量子力學的正在發展的理論，比如弦理論。也會談論到時空的猜想理論，比如蛀洞。

Prof. Brown: 我們也會探索熱力學，電磁學和核子物理學中有影響力的發展，這些對現代生活都有重要影響。現在我把課程提綱發給你們，以便你們能瞭解這門課程是如何結業的。

Matt: 喔，看上去這不是我原以爲輕易就能拿到A的課程。