Introduction to Physics 311

The goals of this course are:
- to learn the basic physical principles of motion, force, and energy
- to acquire skills in solving problems
You will need to know and use quite a bit of mathematics.
Be sure to use your textbook wisely: read a section before we cover the topic in class.
Yes, it's true: some of the situations described in this course are oversimplifications, and we ignore a lot of important factors (such as air resistance). But the idea is to show you the simple principles which can be learned in just 10 weeks, and which permit you to figure out "what happens next?" most of the time.