Section II Class Outline Spring 1997

Note: Reading assignments are in parentheses following the outline item. All refer to Tippens, `Basic Technical Physics'.

II. Mathematical Background (Lectures 2 - 9)

• A. Physical Quantities and Units (Ch. 1, sections 3,4, Ch. 2, sections 1,2,3,4,6,10)

Lecture 3 (F 1/17): (`Mechanical Universe' Video: Introduction)

• A. Physical Quantities and Units (cont.)

Lecture 4 (W 1/22):

• B. Importance of Math in Physics (1, 2)
• C. Some Algebra (1, 2, 3) (Ch. 1, section 2)
• D. Graphing (1) (Ch. 1, section 5)

Lecture 5 (F 1/24):

• D. Graphing (cont.) (1, 2)

Lecture 6 (M 1/27):

• D. Graphing (cont.) (1)
• E. Right Triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem, and Trigonometry (Ch. 1, section 6; Ch. 3, sections 5, 7)

Lecture 7 (W 1/29):

• F. Vectors (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (Ch. 3, section 1,2,6)

Lecture 8 (F 1/31):

• G. Vectors (cont.) Vectors on the `Physics at Work' laser disk.

Lecture 9 (M 2/3):

• H. Review. (More images from the `Physics at Work' laser disk.)

 Go to Physics 1000 Home Page.