Physics 131 Physics for Biologists I

2.1.2 Measurement
2.1.3 Dimensions and units
2.1.3.1 Complex dimensions and dimensional analysis
2.1.3.2 Changing units

2.1.4.3 Useful numbers
2.2.3 The idea of algebra: unknowns and relationships
2.2.3.1 Symbols in science
2.2.3.2 Variables, constants, and parameters

2.1.4 Estimation (RQ)
2.1.4.3 Useful numbers
2.1.5 Approximations
2.2.1 Significant (and insignificant) figures
2.2.2 Scientific notation

3.1.1 Coordinates
3.1.2 Vectors
3.1.3 Time 
2.2.5.1 Derivatives
2.2.5.1.1 What is a derivative, anyway? (RQ)

3.1.4 Kinematics Graphs
2.2.5 Values, change, and rates of change

3.2 Kinematic Variables (RQ)
3.2.1 Velocity
3.2.1.1 Average velocity
3.2.1.2 Instantaneous velocity
3.2.1.3 Calculating with average velocity

3.2.2 Acceleration
3.2.2.1 Average acceleration
3.2.2.2 Instantaneous acceleration
3.2.2.3 Calculating with constant acceleration (RQ)

3.2.3 Kinematics graphs and consistency
3.2.3.2 Reading the content in the kinematics equations
4.1 Newton's Laws
4.1.1 Physical content of Newton's Laws

4.1.1.1 Object egotism:

4.1.1.2 Inertia
4.1.1.3 Interactions
4.1.1.4 Superposition:
4.1.1.5 Mass
4.1.1.6 Reciprocity
4.1.2 Formulation of Newton's laws as foothold principles
4.1.2.2 Newton 0
4.1.2.2.2 System Schema Introduction
4.1.2.2.1 Free-body diagrams (RQ)

4.1.2.3 Newton's 1st law
4.1.2.4 Newton's 2nd law  (RQ)
4.1.2.4.2 Newton 2 as a stepping rule

4.2.2 Resistive forces
4.2.2.1 Friction
(RQ)
4.2.2.2 Viscosity
4.2.2.3 Drag

4.2.3 Gravitational forces
4.2.3.1 Flat-earth gravity
4.2.3.1.1 Free-fall in flat-earth gravity
4.2.3.3 The gravitational field

3.1.2.1 Adding vectors
3.1.2.1.1 Vector addition
3.1.2.1.2 Vector subtraction

4.2.4 Electric forces
4.2.4.1 Charge and the structure of matter
4.2.4.2 Polarization (RQ)
4.2.4.3 Coulomb's law 
4.2.4.3.1 Coulomb's law -- vector character

Quiz 6

Go over Exam 1

HW 5

4.3.1.2 Momentum conservation (RQ)
1.1.3 Reductionism and emergence
4.3.2 The role of randomness: Biological implications

4.3.3 Diffusion and random walks (RQ)
4.3.3.1 Fick's law
4.3.3.1.1 Reading the content in Fick's fist law

HW 6

5.2 Fluids
5.2.1 Pressure (RQ)
I-2 The micro-macro connection
7.1 Kinetic theory: the ideal gas law

5.2.2 Archimedes' Principle (RQ)
5.2.3 Buoyancy

HW 7

5.2.5.2.1 Surface tension
5.2.5.2.1.1 Example:
The Laplace Bubble Law

5.2.6 Fluid flow
5.2.6.1 Quantifying fluid flow (RQ)
5.2.6.2 The continuity equation

HW 8

6. Energy: The Quantity of Motion
6.1 Kinetic energy and the work-energy theorem

6.1.1 Reading the content in the Work-Energy theorem

6.2 Energy of place -- potential energy
6.2.1 Gravitational potential energy

6.3 The conservation of mechanical energy (RQ)
6.3.1 Interpreting mechanical energy graphs

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Quiz 11

6.3.2 Mechanical energy loss -- thermal energy
6.3.3 Forces from potential energy
3.1.2.3 The gradient: a vector derivative

6.4.1 Energy at the sub-molecular level
6.4.2 Atomic and Molecular forces
6.4.2.1 Interatomic forces (RQ)
6.4.2.1.1 The Lennard-Jones potential
6.4.2.2 Chemical bonding

HW 10

5.3.2.2 Heat capacity (RQ)
7. Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
7.2.3 Thermodynamic equilibrium and equipartition
7.3 The 1st law of thermodynamics

HW 11