ASSIGNMENTS
WEB SITES
This is the first semester of a two-semester, algebra-based physics sequence. The second semester is PS 104, Technical Physics II. We will cover the first eight chapters of the main text College Physics, 7th edition, by Serway, Faugh and Vuille. See the syllabus for more detailed information.
LIBRARY - Suggested
items
at the Jack R. Hunt Library are the following items:
Anything in the QB section (third floor).
Understanding
Physics, by Isaac Asimov - a great science fiction writer
explains
physics.
Cartoon Guide
to Physics, by Huffman - physical principles in a visual
format.
Recommended Hypertext: Hyperphysics
Recommended Print Texts: Physics by
Tipler (ERAU library QC 21.2 .T548), Light and Matter
by Crowell (online), The Physics of
Waves by Howard Georgi (Harvard)
Techniques for success:
How
to Read Textbooks
Recommendations
for study
test-taking strategies
problem
solving
suggestions
PHYSICS HANDOUTS
Feynman on energy
Study
Aids
How to Solve Problems
French
on Mechanics
Smolin on Unsolved Problems
Links
Lunar
Laser
Ranging
Apache
Point
"Near-Earth
object" NASA orbital
simulations