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 * INTRODUCTION: **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Experimental design, control of variables, measurement, underlying assumptions Data collection Mathematical modeling (data analysis, interpreting graphs) Evaluation of the pendulum model Lab Report: presentation and defense of findings LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Pendulum Lab, Types of Graphs Suite of Labs STUDENT MATERIALS: Graphical methods Significant figures
 * UNIT I: SCIENTIFIC THINKING in EXPERIMENTAL SETTINGS **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Reference system, position and trajectory What is a particle model? Vectorial vs scalar concepts What is a free particle (FP)? What is its domain? FP’s kinematical properties and law of motion Motion map Multiple representations (graphical, algebraic, diagrammatic) Dimensions and units LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS : Battery-Powered Vehicle Lab STUDENT MATERIALS - Motion Maps
 * KINEMATICS: DESCRIPTIVE PARTICLE MODELS **
 * UNIT II: CONSTANT VELOCITY PARTICLE MODEL **
 * Objects in Translation With Constant Velocity **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Average vs instantaneous rate of change: the case of velocity Acceleration vs. velocity What is a Constant Force Particle (CFP)? What is its domain? CFP’s kinematical properties and laws of motion Motion map Multiple representations (graphical, algebraic, diagrammatic) Free fall LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Inclined rail lab, Free fall with picket fence
 * UNIT III: PARTICLE UNDERGOING UNIFORM ACCELERATION **
 * Objects in Linear Translation with Constant Acceleration **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Newton's 1st law (Galileo's thought experiment) Inertial reference frames Interaction and force Newton's 3rd law Superposition principle FP’s dynamical property, force diagrams and motion maps Statics: equilibrium of a particle LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Dry ice, the normal force, weight vs mass, statics, paired forces, STUDENT MATERIALS - Force diagrams
 * DYNAMICS: EXPLANATORY PARTICLE MODELS **
 * UNIT IV: FREE PARTICLE MODEL **
 * Inertia and interactions **

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Trigonometric approach to vector analysis Spreadsheets and vector analysis

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Newton's 2nd law CFP’s dynamical properties, force diagrams and motion maps Friction Modeling in paradigm problems LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Modified Atwood's Machine Lab, Friction Lab STUDENT MATERIALS - Types of friction
 * UNIT V: CONSTANT FORCE PARTICLE MODEL **
 * Force as Cause of Acceleration in Linear Translation **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Superposition principle FP in different inertial reference systems (FP + FP) CFP in a non-inertial reference system (CFP + CFP) CFP in different inertial reference systems (CFP + FP) Application of CFP in two dimensions: the case of a projectile Kinematical and dynamical properties, force diagrams and motion maps LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Behavior of a Projectile
 * UNIT VI: PARTICLE MODELS IN TWO DIMENSIONS **
 * Describing and Explaining Translation in a Plane by Combining FP and One-Dimensional CFP models **

=ELECTRICITY= •Unit I - Charge Behavior and Interactions –Charge produces and responds to an electric field •Unit II - Electric Potential –An electric field can store energy •Unit III - Circuits –The electric field can cause bulk charge flow in conducting materials

=Kinematics and Dynamics Applications=

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Revisit paradigm labs- view from energy perspective Energy Storage modes (potential, kinetic, dissipated) and representational tools Energy Transfer mechanisms (via working heating, radiating) Conservation of energy Conservative vs non-conservative forces More on mathematical modeling in paradigm problems LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Stretched Spring Lab
 * UNIT VII: ENERGY **
 * Explaining Particle Translation via Conservation of Energy **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Particle in translation with variable acceleration, centripetal and tangential components Describing and explaining uniform circular translation: centripetal acceleration and force Describing and explaining uniformly accelerated circular translation //Angular vs linear expressions of kinematical laws of motion// // Explanatory laws compared: Newton’s laws vs conservation of energy principle // // Planetary motion: Universal gravitation and Kepler’s 3rd law // // Centrifugal force and acceleration: Pseudo-concepts and their risks // // Fundamental particle models in Newtonian theory: An overview // LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Circular Motion
 * UNIT VIII: CENTRAL FORCE PARTICLE MODELS **
 * Objects in Circular Translation **

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Interaction in two-particle systems, internal forces Linear momentum and impulse Newton’s 1st and 2nd laws revisited Elastic vs inelastic collisions: conservation of linear momentum vs conservation of energy LAB NOTES & INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS: Momentum Lab
 * UNIT IX: IMPULSIVE FORCE PARTICLE MODEL **
 * Conservation of Linear Momentum **