Course Description and Objectives Physics 204 is the first of a three part calculus based sequence in introductory physics. Students study topics in classical mechanics, including kinematics in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, conservation of momentum and energy, gravitation, rotational motion, and simple harmonic motion. Course objectives include the learning of fundamental concepts of classical mechanics, and the development of problem-solving skills needed to apply those fundamentals. Other grades can only be curved up. This is an excellent resource, so if you are having trouble please contact the Physics Learning Center.
Lecture Read the scheduled material before attending lecture.
The material covered during each lecture is found here. A quick quiz designed to see if you read the material will be given at the end of each lecture, and will count toward your lecture grade. You can drop your lowest two lecture reading quizzes. Conceptual problems will also be posed during the lecture. Any properly recorded answer to these conceptual questions will count toward your lecture grade.