Conceptos y Herramientas para la Física Universitaria from Coursera

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Introducción al movimiento

En estas sesiones daremos inicio al curso y hablaremos de conceptos importantes referentes a la cinemática y cómo es que estos se usan en la física. Te invitamos a revisar cuidadosamente el contenido de este módulo, realizar todas las actividades y a participar en los foros de discusión.

Velocidad instantánea y derivadas

En esta semana hablaremos de conceptos importantes referentes a la velocidad instantánea, las derivadas y cómo se usan en la física. Te invitamos a revisar cuidadosamente el contenido de esta semana, realizar todas las actividades y a participar en los foros de discusión.

Teorema del valor promedio e integrales

En este módulo nos enfocamos en la operación inversa de la derivada para calcular desplazamiento a partir de una función de velocidad; a dicha operación se le conoce como la integral definida y justificaremos su uso a partir de teorema del valor promedio. También usaremos la integral indefinida para obtener la función de posición a partir de una función de velocidad y una condición para la posición.

Interpretación de gráficas

En este módulo usaremos todos los conceptos vistos hasta el momento para dibujar el bosquejo o identificar la gráfica de velocidad de una partícula dada su gráfica de posición y vice versa.

Introducción a vectores

En este módulo estudiaremos los conceptos básicos de la representación gráfica de vectores así como de operaciones de suma, resta y multiplicación.

Vectores en el plano cartesiano

En este capítulo introducimos el concepto de vector unitario y componentes rectangulares de un vector, así como las operaciones básicas con vectores cuando están expresados en coordenadas rectangulares.

Vectores en el espacio

En este módulo extendemos los conceptos de vectores en el plano cartesiano al espacio en tres dimensiones, y se presentan los cosenos directores de un vector en coordenadas cartesianas.

Producto punto

En este módulo estudiamos el producto punto (o escalar) entre vectores y su interpretación gráfica, así como algunas aplicaciones en la física.

Producto cruz

En este módulo estudiamos el producto cruz (o producto vectorial) y su interpretación gráfica, así como algunas aplicaciones en la física.

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Este curso fortalece una base sólida para los estudiantes de nivel intermedio

Está creado por una mezcla de instructores con experiencia en la industria y el mundo académico

Tiene un enfoque práctico con laboratorios y material interactivo

Este curso cubre conceptos matemáticos fundamentales utilizados en física

Los estudiantes necesitan una base previa en cálculo para aprovechar al máximo este curso

Se centra en la cinemática de partículas y vectores en dos y tres dimensiones

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General physics course for university preparation

This university physics preparation course provides students with the mathematical tools and concepts they need to interpret the kinematics of a particle in one dimension. It also teaches students how to graphically and analytically handle vector physical quantities in two and three dimensions. Overall, this course has received positive feedback from students who found it to be well-organized and informative.

Knowledgeable and engaging instructors

"Los profesores son lo mejor del curso, con diferencia."

"Me encantaron las precisas explicaciones, lo didáctico que han sido los tutores sido al momento de explicar los temas y relacionarlos con la física"

Clear and comprehensive lectures

"Me gustaron muchísimo las exposiciones de los Profesores, te brindan todo lo que necesites para realizar el análisis de los ejercicios propuestos, y siempre te están instando a dar un paso más acerca de los temas en estudio."

Exams more difficult than course material

"Las actividades de evaluación eran bastante mas difíciles que el material enseñado"

Outdated activities

"Hay una actividad que no se puede hacer correctamente debido a que cambio el simulador que se usa en la misma."

"Hay una actividad desactualizada que no permite concluir el curso"

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Revisit Differential and Integral Calculus

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Refresh your memory when it comes to the basic principles of differential and integral calculus to build a strong foundation for this course.

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Review differential functions, derivatives, and their applications.
Practice working with integral functions, integrals, and their applications.
Solve practice problems involving differentiation and integration.

Explore online simulations in introductory physics

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Identify online resources that provide interactive simulations for introductory physics.
Explore various simulations and experiment with different parameters.
Analyze the results of the simulations and discuss them with peers or instructors.

Read 'Principles of Physics' by Serway and Jewett

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Supplement your understanding of the course material by reading a popular physics textbook for introductory students.

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Read through the chapters corresponding to the topics covered in the course.
Take notes and highlight important concepts.
Complete practice problems and exercises provided in the book.

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Meet regularly to discuss course material, solve problems, and clarify concepts.
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Identify the main concepts and subconcepts covered in the course.
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Practice solving physics problems

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Identify practice problems in textbooks, online resources, or problem sets provided by instructors.
Solve the problems step-by-step, showing all work and reasoning.
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Develop a physics experiment demonstration

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Design and conduct a physics experiment to demonstrate a concept learned in the course, and prepare a presentation to explain the experiment and its implications.

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Research and select a physics concept to demonstrate.
Design an experiment to test or illustrate the concept.
Conduct the experiment and collect data.
Analyze the data and draw conclusions.
Create a presentation that explains the experiment, its results, and the implications of the findings.

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