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Introduction to Physics - Summer 2023

Started Jun 20, 2023

$300 Enroll

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Introduction to Physics

  • Schedule: 2:30-3:30 PM, Monday through Thursday
    • May be taken either in-person or remotely for the benefit of incoming students who have yet to relocate to the area.
  • Enrichment Session: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Friday
    • Career panels with STEM professionals in industry
    • Meeting with STEM faculty from Florida Tech & Undergraduate Program Expo
    • Student Support and Academic Recourses
    • Student Life and Residence Life @Florida Tech
  • Faculty Supervisor: Dr. David Fleming, Department Head, Aerospace, Physics & Space Sciences
  • Instructor: Keefe Kamp, kkamp2015@my.fit.edu
  • Course Description: A basic introduction to Newton's laws, kinematics, energy, and momentum, in preparation for college level Physics 1.
  • Course Outline:
    • Units, dimensions, and vectors
    • 1- and 2-D kinematics, Rotational kinematics
    • Newton's Laws
    • Energy and momentum
    • Equilibrium