Physics Mathematics

This course will be a continuation from Justin Duffy's Welcome to Physics Fall 2011 class. It will focus on mathematics within physics and will review and reinforce concepts learned in the first semester. This course will survey a wide variety of topics within the realm of physics with an emphasis on strengthening math skills as we go. There are so many interesting things going on in this universe and with a little math and a little science, we can unravel many of their inner workings. Throughout the semester, we will attempt to answer questions like: How can figure skaters spin around so fast? How does a car stay on an icy road without flipping over? How much energy would be generated by everyone in China jumping off a folding chair at the same time? How much longer will the sun continue to burn before it runs out? Why can opera singers shatter wine glasses? Why does a ambulance siren change its tone as it drives past you? How much gravitational pull do you have on very small particles? Why is that things cannot travel faster than the speed of light and what happens if they could? Come join us for this journey into the hidden side of everything.