PHYSICS
100- SPRING 2011-COURSE SCHEDULE
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Textbook
sections |
Active
Learning Labs |
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1 |
Fri, Jan 07 |
Introduction & course info |
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Mon, Jan 10 |
Position, time, velocity |
1.1-1.3 |
Lab1: Introduction to Motion |
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2 |
Wed, Jan 12 |
Units and vectors |
1.4-1.6 |
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Fri, Jan 14 |
Motion in one dimension |
2.1-2.3 |
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Mon, Jan 17 |
Acceleration |
2.4-2.5 |
Lab2: Changing Motion |
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Wed,
Jan 19 |
Free
fall |
2.6-2.7 |
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Fri,
Jan 21 |
Vectors |
3.1-3.2 |
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Mon,
Jan 24 |
Vector
components |
3.3 |
Lab
2-contd. |
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4 |
Wed,
Jan 26 |
Relative
motion |
3.4-3.5 |
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Fri,
Jan 28 |
Projectile
motion |
3.6 |
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Mon,
Jan 31 |
Projectile
motion |
3.7 |
Lab
3: Projectile motion |
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5 |
Wed,
Feb 02 |
Review-
Problem solving |
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Fri,
Feb 04 |
Midterm
1-Chapters 1, 2, 3 |
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Mon,
Feb 07 |
Forces |
4.1-4.4 |
Lab
4: Force & Motion |
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6 |
Wed,
Feb 09 |
NewtonÕs
second law |
4.5-4.6 |
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Fri,
Feb 11 |
Free
body diagrams |
4.7 |
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Mon,
Feb 14 |
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No
labs this week |
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7 |
Wed, Feb 16 |
No
classes this week |
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Fri,
Feb 18 |
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Mon,
Feb 21 |
NewtonÕs
third law |
4.8 |
Lab
5: Forces in Equilibrium |
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8 |
Wed,
Feb 23 |
Equilibrium |
5.1-5.4 |
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Fri,
Feb 25 |
Friction
& drag |
5.5-5.7 |
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Mon,
Feb 28 |
Ropes
& pulleys |
5.8 |
Lab
6: Harmonic motion |
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9 |
Wed,
Mar 02 |
Simple
harmonic motion |
8.3,
14.1-14.3 |
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Fri,
Mar 04 |
Impulse-momentum |
9.1-9.3 |
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Mon,
Mar 07 |
Momentum
conservation |
9.4-9.6 |
Lab
7: Explosions & Collisions |
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10 |
Wed,
Mar 09 |
Review-
Problem solving |
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Fri,
Mar 11 |
Midterm
2-Chapters 4,5,9,14 |
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Mon,
Mar 14 |
Energy
and work |
10.1-10.2 |
No
labs this week |
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11 |
Wed,
Mar 16 |
Kinetic
energy |
10.3-10.4 |
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Fri,
Mar 18 |
Potential
energy |
10.5-10.6 |
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Mon,
Mar 21 |
Ray
optics & reflection |
18.1-18.2 |
Lab
8: Reflection & refraction |
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12 |
Wed,
Mar 23 |
Refraction |
18.3 |
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Fri,
Mar 25 |
Electric
charges |
20.1 |
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Mon,
Mar 28 |
CoulombÕs
law |
20.3 |
Lab
9: Electrified objects |
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13 |
Wed,
Mar 30 |
Review-
Problem solving |
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Fri,
Apr 01 |
Midterm
3-Chapters 10,18,20 |
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Mon,
Apr 04 |
Circular
motion |
3.8,
6.1 |
Make
up |
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14 |
Wed,
Apr 06 |
Uniform
circular motion |
6.2-6.3 |
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Fri,
Apr 08 |
Universal
gravitation |
6.6-6.7 |
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Mon,
Apr 11 |
Course
review |
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