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This excellent video series will be integrated into Physics 222. You will be expected to watch and take notes on each film in the series. Access to the films will be provided two ways:

1. VCR tapes will be placed on reserve for viewing within the library.
2. Streaming video files will be available for viewing over the internet.

Option 2 requires that you have the appropriate software installed on the computer you are using.

Regardless of the viewing option you choose, be sure to watch each film in the series as each subject area is discussed in class. Expect to see questions relating to this material on quizzes and exams.

Here is the first film in the series:

Introduction to the Mechanical Universe: This introductory preview enters an Aristotelian world in conflict, introduces the revolutionary ideas and heroes from Copernicus through Newton, and, like a space shuttle from past to present, links the physics of the heavens to the physics of the Earth.