What is physics?

Physics is the study of how the world works.

The world is a big place, and in PY211 we try to cover way too much. The key concepts are forces and motion; conservation of momentum and energy; rotation; waves; and thermodynamics.

Much of this material you're familiar with, both from seeing it before in other courses and from living in the world for many years. This course builds on what you already know, but it will also challenge the way you view the world.

Keys to success in this course:

• show up (to class, discussion, lab, office hours) and turn things in
• keep up (very important in the summer)
• work hard (and turn in work that is your own)
• think positive (as of right now you all have the potential to get 100% in this course)