One and two dimensional motion of particles in gravitational
and electric fields. Calculation of fields from the underlying
force laws. Concepts of energy and potential. Laboratory studies
of kinematics, dynamics, and field distributions.
The laboratory component is integrated with the lectures. For
most lecture topics there is an experiment which illustrates the
subject with a quantitative measurement. Extensive use will be
made of computers for data recording and analysis. In selected
cases, the computer is used to provide a simulation of a phenomenon
which is not amenable to simple experimental study (e.g., gravitation
and planetary orbits).
Text: At the level of Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Fundamentals
of Physics.