Readings

This week you are encouraged to skim Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook to (re-)familiarize yourself with some of the notation and conventions we will use in this course.

Pay particular attention to:

Section 3.1: Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity

Section 3.2: Instantaneous Velocity and Speed

Section 3.3: Average and Instantaneous Acceleration

Section 3.4: Motion with Constant Acceleration

Section 3.5: Free Fall

Section 3.6: Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Click here to access the Course Textbook, OpenStax University Physics Volume 1.

Additional Practice Problems

• Problem 31 (Helpful for “Position From Graph”)

• Problem 39 (Helpful for “Position From Graph”)

• Problem 101 (Helpful for “Throwing Stones”)

• Problem 89 (Helpful for “Electrons Accelerating”)

• Problem 19 (conceptual - Helpful for Eruption of Mount Etna)

• Problem 71 (Helpful for Eruption of Mount Etna)

• Problem 15 (conceptual - Helpful for Vehicle Speed)

• Problem 31 (graph - Helpful for “Label The Graph”)

• Problem 95 (Helpful for “Label The Graph”)

• Problem 113 (Challenge problem) (Helpful for “Velocity and Acceleration of an Object”)

• Problem 81 (Helpful for “Rocket”)

• Problem 95 (Helpful for “A Coyote and a Rat”)