Our simple mathematical statements of law become a vehicle for precisely predicting the behavior of the physical world we live in. It is also important to be able to use words to describe and predict the behavior of systems. If you have a question, please ask it. If you have a comment, please make it. Even an anonymous note under my door or in my mailbox is ne.
Communication is the essence of the classroom experience.
I am pleased to see you any time you can nd me. I encourage you to use email, although it is tough to give detailed help with problems via email. Assumed Knowledge You should be comfortable with math through algebra and trigonometry. A strong emphasis will be placed on graphs and their interpretation. Some of you are probably very good at math, but all of you are probably better than you think you are.