College Physics

Dr. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy and has been a pioneer in the use of classroom response systems and the “flipped” classroom model at UCSB. Todd Ruskell focuses on teaching at the introductory level, and continually develops more effective ways to help students learn. One method used in large enrollment introductory courses is Studio Physics. This collaborative, hands-on environment helps students develop better intuition about, and conceptual models of, physical phenomena through an active learning approach. Dr. Philip Kesten, Associate Professor of Physics and Associate Provost for Residential Learning Communities at Santa Clara University, holds a B.S. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in high energy particle physics from the University of Michigan.  Dr. David Tauck, Associate Professor of Biology, holds both a B.A. in biology and an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College. He earned his Ph.D. in physiology at Duke University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford University and Harvard University in anesthesia and neuroscience, respectively. 

1. Introduction to Physics.- 2. Linear Motion.- 3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.- 4. Forces and Motion I: Newton’s Laws.- 5. Forces and Motion II: Applications.- 6. Work and Energy.- 7. Momentum, Collisions, and Center of Mass.- 8. Rotational Motion.- 9. Elastic Properties of Matter: Stress and Strain.- 10. Gravitation.- 11. Fluids.- 12. Oscillations.- 13. Waves.- 14. Thermodynamics I.- 15. Thermodynamics II.- 16. Electrostatics I: Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields.- 17. Electrostatics II: Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential.- 18. Electric Charges in Motion.- 19. Magnetism.- 20. Electromagnetic Induction.- 21. Alternating-Current Circuits.- 22. Electromagnetic Waves.- 23. Wave Properties of Light.- 24. Geometrical Optics.- 25. Relativity.- 26. Quantum Physics and Atomic Structure.- 27. Nuclear Physics.- 28. Particle Physics