Physics 101- Introduction to Mechanics
January 28- Acceleration & Free Fall
		Today: See how position, velocity and acceleration are related Algebraically Graphically Look at a few exercises One comment about Friday- Don't be concerned about taking derivatives or doing integrals at this point, but do strive to understand the concepts behind them and their roles in physics. A derivative is the rate of change. Instantaneous velocity is approximately equal to average velocity for short time intervals. For Wed: Work out exercises from the back of chapter 3: 3-10P, 3-28P, 3-44P (the text calls these "problems", but we know them as exercises) & write a short summary of chapter 3 (use your own words, try to avoid equations).  You can/ should also include any questions you still have about the material. You might consider trying other exercises from the end of the chapter (what is assigned can be considered the minimum).  Here are couple from chapter 3 that may be helpful to try: 3-7P, 3-27P, 3-49P, 3-55P.
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Jeff Phillips phillips@lmu.edu Loyola Marymount University Spring 2002