Class Schedule

 

Week

Date

Reading Assignment

Mastering Physics

Problem Session Topic

Subjects and Lecture Links

Lecture Demonstrations

1

T Jan. 13

Sections 1.1 - 1.6

 

Units and Vectors

Class Policies, Introduction to iClickers, Units and Uncertainties 

Meter stick

1

Th Jan. 15

Sections 1.7 – 1.9

#1

Vectors

Vectors and Trigonometry Review

Coordinate System and Arrows (1A 40.10)

2

T Jan. 20

Sections 1.10, 2.1

#2

Vectors

Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

Coordinate System and Arrows (1A 40.10)

2

Th Jan. 22

Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

#3

Vectors

Speed and Velocity, Acceleration and Motion in 1D

 

3

T Jan. 27

Sections 2.5, 2.6, 3.1

#4

1D & 2D Motion

Acceleration,  Motion in 1D and 2D

 

3

Th Jan. 29

Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

#5

1D & 2D Motion

2-D Motion, Relative Motion, Projectile Motion

 

4

T Feb. 3

Sections 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

#6

Forces

Circular Motion and NewtonÕs 1st and 2nd Laws

 

4

Th. Feb 5

All material through Chap 3

 

EXAM 1

 

 

5

T Feb. 10

Sections 4.1-4.5

See MP for assignments

Forces, NÕs Laws

Dynamics: Forces, NewtonÕs Laws

 

5

Th Feb 12

Sections 4.6, 5.1, 5.2

See MP for assignments

Forces, NÕs Laws

Dynamics: Forces, NewtonÕs Laws

 

6

T Feb 17

Sections 5.3 5.4, 5.5

See MP for assignments

Forces, NÕs Laws

Dynamics (cont.): friction, circular motion

 

6

Th Feb 19

Sections 6.1 6.2, 6.3

See MP for assignments

Work and Kinetic Energy

Kinetic Energy and Work

 

7

T Feb 24

Sections 6.4 7.1, 7.2

See MP for assignments

Work, KE and Power

KE, Work, Gravitation and Elastic Potential Energy

 

7

Th Feb 26

Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

See MP for assignments

Conservation of energy

Conservation of energy

 

8

T Mar 3

Finish Chap 7

 

 

 

 

8

Th Mar 5

Chapters 4 – 7

 

EXAM 2

 

 

9

T Mar 10

SPRING BREAK

 

 

 

 

9

Th Mar 12

SPRING BREAK

 

 

 

 

10

T Mar 17

Sections 8.1 – 8.4

 

Conservation of Momentum

 

 

10

Th Mar 19

Sections 8.5-8.6, 9.1 – 9.2

 

Conservation of Momentum

Angular Velocity and Acceleration

 

11

T Mar 24

Sections 9.3 – 9.6

 

Center of Mass, Rocket Equation, Angular Mom.

Equations of Angular Motion

 

12

Th Mar 26

Sections 10.1 – 10.2

 

Angular Momentum, Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

Energy in Rotational Motion & Moments of Inertia, Torque

 

13

T Mar 31

Sections 10.3 – 10.6

 

Dynamics of Rigid Bodies, Conservation of Angular Momentum

Newtons Second Law Redux

 

13

Th Apr 2

Sections 10.7,

 

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Angular Momentum

 

14

T Apr 7

Sections 11.1-11.3

 

Static equilibrium

Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

 

14

Th Apr 9

Chapters 8-10

 

EXAM 3

 

 

15

T Apr 14

Chapter 13.1-13.4

 

NewtonÕs Law of Gravity

Gravitation

 

15

Th Apr 16

Sections 13.5-13.6

 

Gravitation

KeplerÕs Law

 

16

T Apr 21

Sections 14.1-14.4

 

Simple Harmonic Motion

Periodic Motion

 

16

Th Apr 23

Sections 14.5-14.6

Sections 12.1-12.2

 

Pendula, damped and forced Oscillations

Pendula and Oscillations, Start Fluids

 

17

T Apr 28

Sections 12.3 – 12.5

 

Fluids

Pressure, PascalÕs law, Buoyancy

 

17

Th Apr 30

12.6

 

Fluids

Flow, Bernoulli, Viscosity

 

18

Su May 3

REVIEW

 

REVIEW noon - 2

REVIEW noon - 2

 

18

Th May 7

FINAL

 

FINAL

FINAL 5:30 – 7:30