An Advanced Introduction to Calculus-Based Physics (Mechanics)
Chris McMullen is presently a physics instructor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.  He began his teaching career at Penn State Altoona, and has also taught advanced and gifted students at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.  Chris McMullen earned his Ph.D. in phenomenological high-energy physics at Oklahoma State University.  He has published several papers on the prospects for discovering large superstring-inspired extra dimensions at the Large Hadron Collider.  Dr. McMullen taught a special calculus-based physics course geared toward advanced students for seven years, which was unique in that it had a Calculus II corequisite in the first semester.  His unique experience with this Calculus II physics course showed him that advanced students are more engaged and learn the concepts at a much deeper level when a higher level of mathematics is incorporated (with a clear, precise presentation) into first-year physics, and it also makes for a smoother transition into the abstract, highly mathematical second-semester on electricity and magnetism.  From this, Dr. McMullen saw the need for a special calculus-based physics course geared toward advanced students, which incorporates a higher level of calculus, which could serve as a textbook or supplement for motivated independent learners or as a useful review of the fundamentals for physics or engineering students who have already completed their first year of physics.  Dr. McMullen presently teaches a calculus-based physics course that is unique in a different regard:  Most of the students are either math or math education majors, who catch on very quickly to the mathematical component of the course and are capable of learning new math skills as part of the course.