Written Materials:

1. The Textbook: College Physics, Vol. 1, 2nd edition by Giambattista, Richardson, Richardson (McGraw-Hill)

Physics 101 uses Volume 1 and Physics 102 uses Volume 2.  If you plan on taking Physics 102 as well, you can save some money by buying both volumes bundled together.
2. Our Laboratory Manual: Physics 101 Laboratory Experiments, latest

Calculator:

To help solve homework and exam problems you will need some kind of scientific calculator (i.e. one that can calculate sines, cosines, tangents, find square roots, etc, in addition to having the usual arithmetic functions).

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