Physics 1110,
General Physics 1
If this sign doesn't make you at least crack a smile, take another
look. I took this up in Gold Hill, a quirky little town just west of
Boulder up Sunshine Canyon. (There's a nice restaurant there too!)
Any measured quantities involve UNITS. E.g., you measure
length in meters (or feet, or miles, that's your choice), but the
standard, the unit, is essential. That's where the physics is! If the
story of units (metric units in particular) is not familiar to you,
please take the time to read Chapter 1 of Halliday and Resnick (or,
watch Thinkwell 1.2) right away. That's "background" material
for this course - we won't cover it in class, but I'll assume you know
it right from the start.
Week 1 Highlights:
Welcome to Physics 1!
This week: Kinematics (motion, velocity, and acceleration)
First lecture:
Mon Jan 12 at 9 am (section 100) or 11 am (sect. 200)
in Duane Physics G-1B30.
Recitation sections
will meet Thursday the first week of classes! Don't miss it...
ROOM CHANGE:
Most 9 AM students (those in recitations sections
101-110, EXCEPT for 104) will meet this week (and every week) in room
2B77 which is hard to find (see below) (People in section 104 stick to their original assignment, which is 11 AM in room 2B21 in the basement)
Please buy the required textbooks as soon as you can.
Note: We've gotten a good deal from the
publishers to produce a "bundle". That's
(1) Halliday, Resnick, Walker, "Fundamentals
of Physics", 6th ed, paperback, Part 1/2.
2) Thinkwell Physics CD.
3) Tutorials in Physics (2 volumes, paperback)
and don't forget, 4) a "clicker". ( buy one ASAP, they
may run out in the bookstore due to other classes using them
too!)
All of those are required for the class, and will be used
regularly.
As soon as you buy it,
you'll have to
register your clicker
(If you don't, you will miss out on your classroom participation points!)
Due this week:
There are always several things due each week:
Pre-tests (due Wed before lecture),
CAPA (Wed evening), Long answer
problems AND tutorial homeworks (due at the start of your recitation on Thurs).
Sometimes
we will also have an online "participation" question for you.
If you lose
track, just go to the weekly assignment page
Reading for this week:
Please read the syllabus (see the link
over on the left of the screen) carefully
Chapter 1 of HRW (Halliday, Resnick,
Walker) and/or Thinkwell 1.2 is important background material.
Look it over - study it if it doesn't look
familiar to you!
Chapter 2.1-2.6 of HRW
and/or
Thinkwell Physics 2.1 (6 segments, they're 10 min each)
Reading before lecture is very important in this class. I will not
simply repeat what's in the book or on Thinkwell. Lecture is for
consolidating your understanding.
Special notes: