Description
From the course catalog:
Introduction to mechanics and thermodynamics. Designed for life and health science majors.
From the syllabus:
In this course, you will learn about some topics in elementary physics. Physics is a way of learning about the world through measurements. In this course, we will primarily focus on the branch of physics called mechanics, which is concerned with motion: how and why things move. The end of the course will also include a small amount of thermodynamics (physics related to measurements of temperature). You will learn physical concepts, how these fundamental concepts apply to real-world situations, and how to use the physical concepts you will learn to solve problems. You will also gain hands-on understanding of the physical concepts you learn in the corequisite lab course, Physics 211L.
In this course, we won’t just use mathematics to talk about physical ideas—many of the ideas themselves are mathematical. So to master these ideas (and thus to succeed in this course), you will need to be familiar with some mathematics, especially algebra and trigonometry. This is why, to take this course, you must either i) have completed MATH 125 “Precalculus,” or ii) be currently enrolled in either MATH 130 “A Short Course in Calculus” or MATH 150a “Calculus.” (For a review, see Appendix I of Wilson, Buffa, and Lou.)
The course schedule is available on the course page under "Resources - General Resources."
Introduction to mechanics and thermodynamics. Designed for life and health science majors.
From the syllabus:
In this course, you will learn about some topics in elementary physics. Physics is a way of learning about the world through measurements. In this course, we will primarily focus on the branch of physics called mechanics, which is concerned with motion: how and why things move. The end of the course will also include a small amount of thermodynamics (physics related to measurements of temperature). You will learn physical concepts, how these fundamental concepts apply to real-world situations, and how to use the physical concepts you will learn to solve problems. You will also gain hands-on understanding of the physical concepts you learn in the corequisite lab course, Physics 211L.
In this course, we won’t just use mathematics to talk about physical ideas—many of the ideas themselves are mathematical. So to master these ideas (and thus to succeed in this course), you will need to be familiar with some mathematics, especially algebra and trigonometry. This is why, to take this course, you must either i) have completed MATH 125 “Precalculus,” or ii) be currently enrolled in either MATH 130 “A Short Course in Calculus” or MATH 150a “Calculus.” (For a review, see Appendix I of Wilson, Buffa, and Lou.)
The course schedule is available on the course page under "Resources - General Resources."
General Information
Course meeting location
MH-682
Course meeting times
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30AM - 9:45AM
| Name | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Lovelace | When? Where? |
Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
Lecture Date
Dec 27, 2012
Dec 13, 2012
Dec 11, 2012
Dec 6, 2012
Dec 4, 2012
Nov 29, 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Nov 13, 2012
Nov 13, 2012
11/08/2012
11/06/2012
11/01/2012
10/30/2012
10/25/2012
10/19/2012
10/17/2012
10/16/2012
10/11/2012
10/09/2012
10/09/2012
10/09/2012
10/04/2012
10/04/2012
10/02/2012
10/02/2012
09/27/2012
09/27/2012
09/24/2012
09/20/2012
09/18/2012
09/13/2012
09/11/2012
09/06/2012
09/04/2012
08/30/2012
08/28/2012
09/06/2012
08/28/2012
08/30/2012
09/04/2012
09/06/2012
09/11/2012
09/13/2012
09/18/2012
09/20/2012
General Resources
General Resources