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Re: General Physics

Tina wrote:
Next semester I am teaching a general physics class to people in
the trades. It is a one semester course that is supposed to cover
everything. How do I decide what to cover? What do you all cover?

If it was totally up to me (what to cover in one semester for
those "in the trades") I would start with calorimetry. Then I
would select topics from geometrical optics and would use the
rest of time on practical electricity. After two weeks or so I
would know students and adjust my original plan, if necessary.
Ludwik Kowalski