Syllabus

Handouts

Solutions

Grades

Software

Download the following software:

1. Python and VPython. Follow the isntructions at www.vpython.org. There are two installers. Be sure to install Python before you install VPython. Note that VPython is actually a collection of python packages, including the package visual.
2. Tracker. This is free video analysis software that is written in Java. It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Download and run the installer.

Tutoring

Randy Williams is our SI for the course.

Schedule

Day	Date	Chapter
1	1/8	Video: Introduction Video: Syllabus
2	1/10	Chapter 1: Coordinates Chapter 2: LAB: Coordinates
3	1/15	Chapter 3: PROGRAM: Introduction to VPython
4	1/17	Chapter 4: Vectors CH4 Solutions (password is vector=head-tail)
5	1/22	Chapter 5: Uniform Motion CH5 Solutions (password is physicsisPHUN)
6	1/24	Chapter 6: LAB: Video analysis of uniform motion CH6 Solutions (password is physicsisPHUN) Slower ball: uniform-motion-slow.mp4 Faster ball: uniform-motion-fast.mp4
7	1/29	Chapter 7: PROGRAM Uniform Motion
8	1/31	Chapter 8: PROGRAM Loops, Lists, and Ifs
9	2/5	Chapter 9: PROGRAM Keyboard Interactions
10	2/7	Chapter 10: PROGRAM Collision Detection
11	2/12	Quiz 1 Quiz 1 S12 | Solutions Study Guide for CH1-10
12	2/14	Chapter 11: Relative Motion Mythbusters - soccer ball shot from a truck ballistic cart Two Trains: which one is moving? Relative motion racing Begin Project 1. Due: 2/28/13. Present on 2/28/13
13	2/19	Chapter 12: Collisions with Rigid Barriers
14	2/21	Chapter 13: LAB: Coefficient of Restitution cue-ball.mov tennis-ball.mov | tennis-ball.flv puck.mov | puck.flv
15	2/26	Chapter 14: Pong (and work on projects)
16	2/28	Project Presentations
17	3/12	Chapter 15 LAB: Video analysis of a fancart SpeedAway.flv SpeedTo.flv SloToward.flv
18	3/14	Chapter 16 Newton's second law
19	3/19	Chapter 17: PROGRAM Modeling motion of a fancart
20	3/21	Chapter 18: GAME Lunar Lander Lunar Lander Game PHET: Lunar Lander
21	3/26	Chapter 19: LAB Projectile Motion Newton's 2nd Law with Controllable Net Force Spaceship with four thrusters in +x, -x, +y, -y directions VPython: Projectile Motion With Steps basketball.mov
22	3/28	Chapter 20: LAB Angry Birds Angry_Birds.mp4 Angry_Birds_projectile.trk
23	4/2	GAME: Tank Wars Play Tank Wars. Use up and down arrows to adjust the launch angle. Use A and Z to adjust the launch speed. Press spacebar to shoot. tank-wars-template.py. Right-click and save the file to your computer.
24	4/3	VPython: Modeling motion with friction GAME: mini-golf golf putt with friction and break
25	4/9	LAB: center-of-mass collision-pucks.flv collision-pucks.mov
26	4/11	GAME: Asteroids Play Asteroids asteroids-templatey.py
27	4/16	Projects Project Guide Example -- by Randall Williams
28	4/18	Projects
29	4/22	Quiz 2 Study Guide Quiz 2 S12 Quiz 2 S12 Key toy-car.mov colliding-carts