Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: explain the scientific method and apply it; to experiments; illustrate the basic concepts of motion, force and friction, including newton's laws of motion; distinguish between speed, velocity, and acceleration, and solve problems involving the three concepts; solve problems involving vectors, motion, slope, and linear momentum; summarize newton's law of gravitation and how; it affects motion and centripetal forces; differentiate between linear and rotational motion; articulate the properties and relationship of energy, work, and power; explain the properties of mechanical waves, including resonance, reflection, diffraction, and the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves; paraphrase Pascal's, Archimedes', and Bernoulli's principles; and discuss the principles of simple harmonic motion.