Albany State University
K. C. Chan & Samuel Masih
Project Summary
1. Target Audience:
Pre-calculus and Introductory Physics Students (Parallel courses)
2.Goal:
Physics-Mathematics Connections
3.Course Description:
Pre-calculus: Transcendental functions and their applications
Introductory physics: Physical concepts of matter, motions, energy and fundamental forces.
A Multimedia Interactive Math book will be used in both courses to connect math and physics.
4.Project Description:
The topics outlined below are topics to be connected in the parallel courses to be offered in the near future. Whenever physics is taught, the Multimedia Interactive Math book will be used as a means to review basic math concepts such as function and trigonometry. On the other hand, the Multimedia Interactive Math book will incorporate Introductory Physics examples when it is used in the pre-calculus course. The linkages above are topics to be connected and to be worked on.
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Syllabi of topics to be connected:Physics Topics |
Pre-Calculus Topics |
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| Units & measurement | Review of Algebraic functions and their graphs. | |
| Kinematics | Review of solutions of polynomial equations. Modeling with Polynomial functions. |
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| Newton’s Laws | Trigonometric Ratios. Problem solving using
solutions of Right Triangles Vector concepts |
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| Momentum | Circular functions. Trigonometric function values | |
| Work-energy | Periodic functions. Amplitude, period and
Phase shift Modeling using Trigonometric functions |
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| SHM, waves and energy propagation |
Trigonometric Equations | |
| Heat & thermodynamics | Inverse Trigonometric functions | |
| Rotational dynamics | Problem solving using Sine cosine formulas | |
| optics | Polar representation of complex numbers | |
| Demoivre’s theorem and its applications | ||
| Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | ||
| Models involving exponential and logarithmic functions. |
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