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Highlights: A free set of readings for a one year IPLS course. Available as a PDF file or as free webpages. (version 0.8)

Abstract: NEXUS Physics is an IPLS course designed to articulate with a biology major. It assumes some exposure to calculus, biology, and chemistry. It focuses on modeling and use of math in science and includes discussions of relevant biological topics such as diffusion, fluid flow. It includes a treatment chemical energy and the chemical bond, as well as careful discussions of entropy, thermodynamic fluctuations, and free energy.

Resource Types: Pre-class assignment, Student reading, Instructor supplement

Remote Learning Ready: This resource has been designed or adapted for use in remote learning.

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Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

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Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics > Applications of Newton's Laws, Linear Momentum, Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Work and Energy

Electricity & Magnetism > Capacitance, DC Circuits, Electric Fields and Potential, Electrostatics, Resistance

Fluid Mechanics > Statics of Fluids, Surface Tension

Optics > Geometrical Optics, Interference

Oscillations & Waves > Oscillations, Wave Motion

Thermo & Stat Mech > Ensembles

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

Thermo & Stat Mech > Probability, Second and Third Law

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Life Sciences Topics:

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts

Chemistry Topics:

Bond Lengths and Energies

DNA and RNA

Entropy

Free Energy

Ideal Gas Law

Proteins

Math Topics:

Algebra; Differential Calculus; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Integral Calculus; Probability; Trigonometry

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