I intend to make this course as relevant as possible, consistent with the overall design philosophy of the course. Supplemental material will be heavy with current industrial and medical technology. 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 fine.
Communication is the essence of the classroom experience.
I am pleased to see you any time you can find me. Mathematics is the elegant shorthand of physics. We will use calculus and differential equations along the way to develop our view of the problem and to formulate simple, mathematical relationships among physical aspects of the universe. I also assume that you have computer skills, including email, using the web, word processing, Mathematica, spread sheets, and other generic, scientific computer tools. Mathematica Computational systems such as Mathematica are very common tools in many fields of science and engineering.