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Class number:
1648
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Title: Introductory Mechanics |
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Department: Physics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.25 |
| Enrollment limited to 36 |
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Current enrollment: 29 |
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Available seats: 7 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MWF: 1:30PM-3:20PM, MC - 219 |
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Instructor(s): Schwartz, Eyal |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Math 131, or concurrent enrollment. Students may not earn credit for both Physics 101L and Physics 141L. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
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Note: 20 seats are reserved for First-Year students. |
Course Description:
This course is the first part of a three-term calculus-based introduction to physics for students intending to major in physics or one of the physical sciences. It is taught in an interactive studio format, which emphasizes collaborative problem solving, hands-on experimentation, and data analysis. This course is designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the language and the analytical tools of Newtonian mechanics. Topics include kinematics, forces, conservation laws, work and energy, momentum, gravity, and rigid-body motion. Time permitting, the course will conclude with the study of the first two laws of thermodynamics and their application to the prototypical thermodynamics system, the ideal gas. Three two-hour class meetings per week. The laboratory is integrated into the course. |