2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science First-Year Courses
School of Science Basic Course
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yuichiro Ueno / Toru Hirahara / Satoshi Okuzumi / Makiko Haba / Shintaro Azuma / Shohei Ma
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- XIP.A102
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this omnibus lecture course, students learn what basics are required to understand the cutting-edge researches in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences
Course description and aims
The target is to know how the advanced science has been developed
Keywords
Mathematics：
Physics：
Chemistry：
Earth and Planetary Sciences：
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Mathematics：Lectures and discussion
Physics： Lectures
Chemistry： Lecture using slides
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Lecture using PPT slides
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Physics |
oscillations and waves |
| Class 2 | Physics |
wave equation |
| Class 3 | Physics |
electric magnetic waves |
| Class 4 | Physics |
On waves in modern physics |
| Class 5 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Planet Formation Theory |
| Class 6 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Seismology/Volcanology/Tectonics |
| Class 7 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Biogeochemistry |
| Class 8 | Chemistry |
Learn about the development of projective geometry and understand some of its theorems, such as duality. |
| Class 9 | Chemistry |
Investigate the structure of the projective plane over finite fields and the real numbers. |
| Class 10 | Chemistry |
Understand the limitations in visualizing the real projective plane, such as Banchoff's theorem. |
| Class 11 | Chemistry |
Explain the relationship between the coupled oscilator and the wave equation. |
| Class 12 | Mathematics |
holomorphic functions |
| Class 13 | Mathematics |
Cauchy's integral theorem |
| Class 14 | Mathematics |
Lemniscate |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Mathematics：None
Physics：None
Chemistry：None
Earth and Planetary Sciences：None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Mathematics： Not required
Physics： Supplementary materials are distributed at class if needed
Chemistry： Supplementary materials are given if needed
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Supplementary materials are distributed at class if needed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Mathematics： to be determined
Physics： Assignments and attendance
Chemistry： Reports
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Reports
Related courses
- LAS.P101 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 1
- LAS.P102 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 2
- LAS.P103 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
- LAS.P104 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 2
- LAS.A101 ： Earth and Space Sciences A
- LAS.A102 ： Earth and Space Sciences B
Prerequisites
None.
Other
None.