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Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

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5.012/8/2025

Pak Heru won’t use the book, he’ll only use it if we’re lacking points. MAKE SURE TO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS AND TAKE NOTES. The quizzes come from his materials, and most of his classes focus on how we derive the equations. As long as you can form the equation from the basics, you’ll get points. PLEASE MAKE THE FREE-BODY DIAGRAM ON. EVERY. SINGLE. ANSWER. Pak Heru rarely comes late, so be early. Make sure to sit in the front row because you won’t see anything if you sit in the back. Follow along when he explains, because he gives a lot of explanations while writing on the board, but he doesn’t write those explanations down. Half of the semester (the early part) he uses Halliday & Resnick 10th ed for practice questions, and for the rest he focuses on helping us understand how the equations work. My second quiz didn’t even have numbers. But he’s great—as long as you submit your notes every class and submit the assignments. Also make sure to be active in class; he helps a lot. Don’t be shy. I know it can be a bit intimidating, but just ask. Don’t ever leave the class without understanding anything, or you’ll be doomed. Physics 1 is the foundation, so please understand it fully. And don’t go home if you don’t understand the material. Go to the library, CCWS, café, anywhere but your bed. Because in my case, I never studied when I got back to my kost, and I had to learn it the hard way. Fighting y’all.

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About Heru

Dr. Heru Sukamto, M.Si., is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Data Analytics, at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in Surabaya, Indonesia. He earned his S.Si. degree in Theoretical Physics from ITS in 2007 and his M.Si. degree in Theoretical Physics from the same institution in 2010. Since 2012, he has served as a lecturer in the Department of Physics, contributing to undergraduate and master's level education. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Statistical Physics, Quantum Physics, Physics I and II, Group Theory, Introduction to Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Physics I, II, and III, Advanced Mathematical Physics, Nuclear Physics, Relativistic Quantum Theory, Special Topics on Quantum Physics, and Quantum Physics for matriculation in the master's program. Affiliated with ITS since his undergraduate studies, Sukamto has been actively engaged in research within the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Natural Philosophy from 2018 to 2025, focusing on foundational aspects of theoretical physics.