PHYS 100.
CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS
Dr. Eduardo Sánchez Velasco
4 hours. (offered fall, spring, summer)
This course, presents an overview of our understanding of the
physical world, covering some of the main concepts, theories and
experimental techniques of physics. While the course focuses primarily
on the conceptual understanding of physics, it also explores some of
its historical, technological, philosophical, and aesthetic aspects,
and its place in the history of ideas. The range of possible topics
includes Newton's laws of motion, gravity, heat, sound, electricity,
magnetism, light, relativity, quantum theory, elementary particles and
nuclear physics. Basic algebra skills are expected of the students.
The course has a laboratory component that emphasizes quantitative
measurements.
Fall 2008. Sections 1 and 2
Lecture:
Magruder Hall 1096.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1:30 PM.-2:20 PM.
Labs:
Magruder Hall 1006
Section 1: Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM.
Section 2: Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM.
Texts:
Conceptual Physics (10th Edition) by Paul Hewitt, AND
Laboratory Notes (ver 2.8.2) by E. Velasco.
Syllabus (pdf format)
SOME CURIOUS LINKS
Ordinary language is totally unsuited
for expressing what physics really asserts,
since the words of everyday life are not
sufficiently abstract.
- Bertrand Russell
The book of nature is written in mathematics.
- Johannes Kepler
Nobel Prize