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Acknowldegements
Introduction
Brokk Toggerson
Syllabus
A Note about Significant Figures
J. Denker
1. Why Probability Matters
E.F. Redish
2. Probability
3. Probability, Means, and Standard Deviations
4. The Meaning of "And" and "Or" in Probability
5. Statistical Distributions
6. Factorials
7. Combinations
8. Factorials and Combinations in a Spreadsheet
9. Introduction to Entropy
10. Why Entropy is Logarithmic
Unit I Homework
11. What is Energy?
12. Overview of the Types of Energy and Its Conservation
Brokk Toggerson and OpenStax
13. Basics of Matter
14. Energy Associated with Motion - Kinetic Energy
15. Energy Associated with Motion at the Molecular Scale - Temperature
16. From Temperature to Thermal Energy
17. Potential Energy
18. Do All Interactions Have a Potential Energy?
OpenStax
19. Conservation of Energy - Closed Systems
20. Open Systems and Transferring Energy
Unit II Homework
21. Introduction to Motion
22. Dimensions: Space and Time
23. Displacement
24. Time, Velocity, and Speed
OpenStax and Brokk Toggerson
25. Acceleration
26. What you can learn from a graph
27. Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion
Unit III Homework
28. Starting to Think in Multiple Dimensions
29. Components of Vectors
OpenStax and Heath Hatch
30. Adding Vectors Analytically
31. Introduction to Vectors and Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods
32. Development of Force Concept
33. Object Egoism
34. Newton’s Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
35. How Many Different Kinds of Forces are There?
36. Weight and Gravity
37. Normal Force
38. Tension
39. Friction
40. Drag Forces
41. Viscous Force
E.F. Redish and 2-Minute Classroom
42. Reynolds Number
43. Springs
Unit IV Homework
44. Dataset 1: How Physics Impacts Evolution - Barracuda vs. Brine Shrimp
45. Dataset 2: The forces involved in running
46. Dataset 3: How does your brain know you are eating a fatty food?
47. Dataset 4: Swimming Bacteria
Appendix A: Means/Averages and Other Measures of Center
Adapted by John Morgan Russell
Appendix B: Standard Deviation and Spread of Data
Appendix C: Overview of Microsoft Excel
Jeffrey Barry; The American Women's College; and Megan Piccus
Appendix D: Spreadsheet Formulas
The American Women's College; Megan Piccus; and Jeffrey Barry
Appendix E: Entering, Editing, and Managing Data
Appendix F: Converting Units
Karine Hamm
Appendix G: Algebra Review
Izabela Mazur
Appendix H: Using the Language of Algebra
Appendix I: Identify Terms, Coefficients, and Like Terms
Appendix J: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Appendix K: Quadratic Formula
Appendix L: Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem
Appendix M: The Angles Between Quantities
Appendix N: Trigonometry
Appendix O: How to Trigonometry in a Spreadsheet
Anmar Kamil
Appendix P: Signs of Sine and Cosine
Appendix Q: The Periodic Table
Appendix R: Moles and Avogadro's Number
Appendix S: What You Can Learn from a Graph
Appendix T: Fundamental Relationships from Geometry
Appendix U: Systems of Equations
Appendix V: Making Graphs in Plotly Chart Studio
Aidan Philbin
Appendix W: Absolute References
Jeffrey Barry; Megan Piccus; and The American Women's College
Appendix X: Properties of Logarithms
Mike LePine
List of Spreadsheet Functions Used in This Class
Glossary
Homework
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