This course begins with mechanics, including linear kinematics, Newton's laws, statics, work, power, conservation of energy, collisions, conservation of momentum, uniform circular motion and rotational dynamics. Mechanical properties of matter in the solid, liquid and gaseous states are introduced. The study of wave motion includes transverse and longitudinal waves, sound and the Doppler effect. The course concludes with a study of heat, including kinetic theory, thermal properties of matter and the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Laboratory exercises reinforce the concepts studied in class. Problems will often use calculus.
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