Syllabus Spring 2011

 

Interesting and fun:

• Reading suggestions

• Web site suggestions (my sites):

Math Demonstrations some difficult-to-envision mathematical concepts, including gradients, vector and scalar fields, total differential, convolution, the relation between the unit circle and sine and cosine functions, and oscillating circuits.
The Dance of Math and Physics Look at math with new eyes. Written for the non-scientist, but it has something for everyone.
Out with a BANG! Black Holes a trip through the life and death of stars, general relativity, and animations of a trip to a black hole.

 Things you should already know:

• How to do physics problems
• How to do physics derivations
• Calculus Review Par I
• It's all Greek to me!
• Plagiarism -- A Student's Guide to Recognizing it and Avoiding it!