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Schedule (tentative! Subject to change, check back often)
(Some sections of the text are "skipped" meaning that you will not be responsible for this material on exams.
However, I encourage you to skim over the skipped sections!)
Also see the "Lecture Info" tab above for more...
Chapter 01: Introduction, read the online notes. (Wolfson Ch 1 is optional but recommended for this week)
Chapter 02: 1D Motion
Chapter 03: Vectors and 2D Motion
Chapter 04: Newton's Laws
Chapter 05: Using Newton's Laws
Chapter 06: Work and Energy
Chapter 07: Conservation of Energy
Chapter 08: Gravity
Chapter 09: Systems of particles, Momentum and Collisions
Chapter 10: Rotational Motion
Chapter 11: Angular Momentum
Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium
Chapter 13: Simple Harmonic Motion, skip 13.6, 13.7
Note the order change - Chapter 15: Static Fluids, but we will skip 15.4, 15.5, 15.6
Chapter 14: Waves, skip 14.8
If we have time, we may cover Chapter 16: Temperature and Heat
(And, even less likely, but useful to look at especially for its connection to other classes like Chemistry and Thermo - Chapter 17: Online notes "A little heat")
Mastering Physics is due every Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM
Tutorial homework and special homework are due every Monday evening at 8:00 PM at D2L's dropbox (The first set due on September 10).
The first FlipIt prelecture video is due 1 PM Thursday.
This schedule is still quite tentative - it may change as we go along! Stay tuned
Week |
Dates |
Material |
| 1 | Aug 27-31 |
Units, Intro to Kinematics (1D motion) Wolfson Textbook |
| 2 | Sep 3- 7 |
Chapters 2, start 3 (Wolfson) (Vectors and Motion in 2-D) |
| 3 | Sep 10-14 |
Chapter 3 (2-D motion, projectiles) |
| 4 | Sep 17-21 |
Chapter 4, 5 (Forces, using Newton's laws) Exam #1 on Thursday evening. |
| 5 | Sep 24-28 |
Chapter 5 (applying Newton's laws) |
6 | Oct 1 - 5 |
Chapter 6 (work, energy) |
| 7 | Oct 8 - Oct 12 |
Chapter 7, 8 (Power, Conservation of energy, and Gravity) |
| 8 | Oct 15 - Oct 19 |
Chapter 8, 9 (Gravity, and Systems of particles. Momentum and conservation of momentum) Exam #2 on Thursday evening |
| 9 | Oct 22 - Oct 26 |
Chapter 9 (Momentum) |
| 10 | Oct 29 - Nov 02 |
Chapter 10, 11.(Rotational motion and angular momentum) |
| 11 | Nov 5 - 10 |
Chapters 11, 12. (Conservation of angular momentum) |
| 12 | Nov 12 - Nov 16 |
Ch.12 and 13 (Equilibrium, then Simple Harmonic motion) Exam #3 on Thursday evening |
| 13 | Nov 19 - Nov 23 |
Fall Break week , enjoy. |
| 14 | Nov 26 - Nov 30 |
Ch.13, 15. (SHM, and an intro to Fluids on Friday) |
| 15 | Dec 3 - Dec 7 |
Ch.15, 14 (Fluids, and Waves) |
| 16 | Dec 10 - Dec 12 |
Wrapping up waves. Course Review and "overview of physics" |