RSS FeedsPHYS17200 (PHYS172) Fall 2008
09/03/2008
Modern Mechanics
Current session: Fall 2008
Offering: Summer, Fall, Spring, Credits 4
Prerequisites: Corequisite: MA 161. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
Description: Introductory calculus-based physics course using fundamental interactions between atoms to describe Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, energy quantization, entropy, the kinetic theory of gases, and related topics in mechanics and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on using only a few fundamental principles to describe physical phenomena extending from nuclei to galaxies. 3-D graphical simulations and numerical problem solving by computer are employed by the student from the very beginning.
Instructor(s):
RITCHIE, KEN - PETERSON, JOHN
Email:
kpritchie@purdue.edu, peters11@purdue.edu
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| Course | Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS172 | Matter & Interactions | Chabay & Sherwood | 2nd, Vol. 1 w/WebAssign Set | 0-470-14362-2 | Wiley & Sons |
| PHYS172 | i>Clicker (The registration for the i>Clicker ID's must be done on CHIP in the Student Gradebook, NOT on the i>Clicker web site. Please register your i>clicker by Aug. 24, 2008) | 0-7167-7939-0 | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ||
| PHYS172 | WebAssign | Location for WebAssign (http://webassign.net/info/signup) | |||
| PHYS172 | Physics 172 Laboratory Manual | John Yeazell | 5th | 978-0-7380-2992-4 | Hayden-McNeil |
