Instructor: Dr. John Olson
Office: 110 NSCI
Office Phone: x7559 (GI), x6793 (NSCI)
Email: jvo@gi.alaska.edu
Office Hours: Monday 8:30-10:00 AM, Rm 108 NSCI
In this course you will learn the basic language of physics including measurements, units and the description of motion. We will then move on to an analysis of the motion of bodies which will lead us to Newton's three laws of motion. You will begin to see their application to a wide range of problems. Then we will explore energy and momentum, two of the most important and powerful concepts in the physics of motion. This will be followed by an introduction to gravitation followed by fluid mechanics. This course, based upon the language of calculus, is the first in a sequence of courses that introduces you to classical physics where you will begin to appreciate the unity underlying the complicated physical world around you.
Prerequisites: Calculus (Math 200, 201) and high school physics. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus will be used extensively.
Required Text: Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday, Resnick & Walker