Tentative PHY 141 Course Schedule: Fall 2007

Week	Lecture (MWF 11:45-12:40) IN P-123	Recitation / Problem solving sessions (Th 2:20- 3:15) in P-123	Lab (Th 3:20-5:20) IN A-117	mastering Physics: NormalLY Due Th 2:00	Reading from TexT
Sept 3	Wed: Intro to Physics Fri: Length, Time, Mass, Motion in 1D	No Recitation	No Lab, Read Lab 0: Uncertainty and Error Analysis	No HW	1,2
Sept 10	Mon: Motion in 1D, Vectors Wed: Motion in 2D and 3D Fri: No Lecture	No Recitation	No Lab, Rosh Hashanah	HW 0: Introduction to Mastering Physics (DUE TU 2:00)	3
Sept 17	Mon: Relative Motion, Projectile Motion Wed: Monkey and Hunter Demo, Circular Motion Fri: Force, Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws, Inertial Reference Frames	PSS 1: Kinematics	Lab 1: Measuring Area and Error Analysis	HW 1: Kinematics (DUE FRI 2:00)	4
Sept 24	Mon: Gravitational Force, Normal Force, Free-Body Diagrams, Newton's 3rd Law Wed: Using Newton's Laws, Friction, Drag Fri: Work	PSS 2: Force and Newton's Laws	Lab 2: Acceleration	HW 2: 2D Motion, Force, and Newton's Laws	5,6
Oct 1	Mon: Kinetic and Potential Energy, Power, Conservative and Nonconservative Forces Wed: Midterm #1 Review, Conservation of Energy Fri: Pendulum Demo, Potential Energy Curves	Midterm Exam 1: Thursday Oct 4 in Recitation	No Lab, Lab Make-up Day	No HW	7
Oct 8	Mon: Go over Midterm #1, Systems of Particles, Center of Mass Wed: Conservation of Momentum Fri: Collisions	PSS 3: Energy and Momentum	Lab 3: Projectile Motion	HW 3: Applying Newton's Laws, Work, Energy, Power, Conservation of Energy	9
Oct 15	Mon: Rotational Motion, Torque Wed: Moment of Inertia, Rotational Energy, Rolling Fri: Vector Properties of Rotational Motion, Angular Momentum	PSS 4: Collisions	Lab 4: Energy Conservation	HW 4: Momentum, Collisions	10,11
Oct 22	Mon: Angular Momentum Conservation, Precession, Gyroscope Demo Wed: Equilibrium Fri: Stability, Gravitational Force	PSS 5: Rotational Motion	Lab 5: Linear Momentum Conservation	HW 5: Rotational Motion, Angular Momentum	12,8
Oct 29	Mon: Gravitational Potential Wed: Spherical Mass Distributions, Oscillatory Motion Thurs: Examples of Oscillators Fri: Sample Midterm Review	Extra Lecture in Lieu of PSS	Lab 7: Simple Harmonic Motion	HW 6: Equilibrium and Gravity	13
Nov 5	Mon: Damped and Driven Oscillations, Resonance Wed: Waves, Review for Midterm #2 Fri: Wave Motion	Midterm Exam 2: Thursday Nov 8 in Recitation	No Lab, Lab Make-up Day	No HW	14
Nov 12	Mon: Go over Midterm #2, Interference, Standing Waves Wed: Doppler Effect, Fluids Fri: Fluids	PSS 6: Gravity	Lab 6: Angular Momentum Conservation	HW 7: Oscillatory Motion and Waves	15
Nov 19	Mon: Hydrostatic Equilibrium Wed: Fluid Dynamics Fri: No Lecture	PSS 7 (Tuesday): Oscillatory Motion	No Lab, Thanksgiving	No HW	16
Nov 26	Mon: Temperature, Heat Capacity Wed: Heat Transfer Fri: Ideal Gases, Phase Changes	PSS 8: Waves and Fluids	Lab 8: Standing Waves	HW 8: Fluids, Temperature and Heat	17
Dec 3	Mon: Thermal Expansion, 1st Law of Thermodynamics Wed: Thermodynamic Processes Fri: 2nd Law of Thermodynamics	PSS 9: Thermal Properties of Matter	Lab 9: Absolute Zero	HW 9: Thermal Properties of Matter	18
Dec 10	Mon: Applications of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Wed: Entropy Fri: Review for Final	PSS 10: Thermodynamics	No Lab, Lab Make-up Day	HW 10: Thermodynamics	19