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Physics is the study of what Newton called “the System of the World.” To know the System of the World is to know what forces are out there and how those forces operate on things. These forces explain the dynamics of the world around us: from the path of a falling apple to the motion of a car down the highway to the flight of a rocket from the Earth. Careful analysis of the forces that govern these motions reveal countless insights about the world around you and enable you to look at that world with new eyes.

We will be using the Bennington Physics Slack Workspace to communicate this term. Please make sure you join both of the Fall 2021 Physics I channel (#fall2021-physicsi).

Our textbook for the class is: Essentials of College Physics by Serway and Vuille

We will meet:
Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30am – 12:20pm for Lecture and Discussion (Dickinson 232)
Wednesdays from 9am – 12:10pm for Lab (Dickinson 238)

Week of	Topic	Reading	Problem Set	Lab
August 30	Foundations	Ch. 1	Week 1 Problems	First Week – No Lab
September 6	Motion in One Dimension	Ch. 2	Problem Set 1	Lab Tools / Falling Bodies
September 13	Vectors	Ch. 3.1 – 3.2		Motion Lab
September 20	Two-Dimensional Motion	Ch. 3.3 – 3.5	Problem Set 2	Projectiles
September 27	Newton’s Laws of Motion	Ch. 4	Problem Set 3	Newton’s Laws
October 4	Newton’s Laws, cont.	Ch. 4		Friction & Forces
October 11	Midterm Exam (No Friday Class)
October 18	Work & Energy	Ch. 5	Problem Set 4	Conservation of Energy
October 25	Momentum	Ch. 6 & 7	Problem Set 5	Ballistic Motion
November 1	Momentum + Angular Motion	Ch. 7		Plan Day – No Lab
November 8	Angular Motion  (No Tues. Class)	Ch. 8	Problem Set 6	No Lab
November 15	Angular Dynamics	Ch. 8		Lab Project
November 22	Angular Dynamics (cont.) No Lab or Friday Class)	Ch. 8		Thanksgiving – No Lab
November 29	Angular Dynamics	Ch. 8		Lab Project
December 6	Review: December 7 Final Exam: December 8			Final Exam During Lab Period