Tentative PHY 141 Course Schedule: Fall
2008
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Week |
Lecture (MWF
11:45-12:40) IN P-128 |
Recitation
/ Problem solving sessions (Th
2:20- 3:15) in P-129 |
Lab (Th
3:20-5:20) IN A-117 |
mastering
Physics: NormalLY Due Th 2:00 |
Reading
from TexT |
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Sept 1 |
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 |
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Sept 8 |
Mon: Motion in 1D,
Vectors Wed: Motion in 2D and 3D Thurs: Relative Motion,
Projectile Motion Fri: Monkey and Hunter
Demo, Circular Motion |
Lecture on Thursday in
Lieu of PSS |
HW 0: Introduction to Mastering
Physics |
3 |
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Sept 15 |
Mon: Force, Newton's 1st
and 2nd Laws, Inertial Reference Frames Wed: Gravitational Force,
Normal Force, Free-Body Diagrams, Newton's 3rd Law Fri: Using Newton's Laws,
Friction, Drag |
PSS 1: Kinematics |
HW 1: Kinematics |
4,5 |
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Sept 22 |
Mon: Work Wed: Kinetic and
Potential Energy, Power, Conservative and Nonconservative Forces Fri: Conservation of
Energy |
PSS 2:
Force and Newton's Laws |
HW 2: 2D Motion, Force, and Newton's
Laws |
7 |
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Sept 29 |
Mon: Pendulum Demo,
Potential Energy Curves Wed: No Lecture, Rosh
Hashanah Fri: Systems of Particles, Center of
Mass, Linear Momentum |
PSS 3: Energy and Momentum |
No Lab, Lab Make-up Day |
HW 3: Applying Newton's Laws, Work, Energy,
Power, Conservation of Energy |
8 |
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Oct 6 |
Mon: Review for Midterm #1 Wed: No Lecture, Midterm #1 in Class Fri: Collisions |
Midterm Exam 1: Wednesday Oct 8 in Class No Recitation, Yom Kippur |
No Lab, Yom Kippur |
No HW |
9 |
|
Oct 13 |
Mon: Go over Midterm #1,
Rotational Motion, Torque Wed: Moment of Inertia, Rotational
Energy, Rolling Fri: Vector Properties of
Rotational Motion, Angular Momentum |
PSS 4:
Collisions |
HW 4:
Momentum, Collisions |
10,11 |
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Oct 20 |
Mon: Angular Momentum Conservation,
Precession, Gyroscope Demo Wed: Equilibrium Fri: Stability,
Gravitational Force |
PSS 5:
Rotational Motion |
HW 5:
Rotational Motion, Angular Momentum |
12 |
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Oct 27 |
Mon: Gravitational
Potential Wed: Spherical Mass
Distributions Fri: Oscillatory Motion |
PSS 6: Gravity |
HW 6:
Equilibrium and Gravity |
6 |
|
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Nov 3 |
Mon: Examples of
Oscillators Wed: Damped and Driven
Oscillations, Resonance Thurs: Waves Fri: Review for Midterm
#2 |
Lecture on Thursday in Lieu of PSS Midterm Exam 2: NEXT MONDAY Nov 10 in
Lecture |
No Lab,
Lab Make-up Day |
No HW |
14,15 |
|
Nov 10 |
Mon: MIDTERM #2 IN CLASS Wed: Wave Motion,
Interference, Beats Thurs: Standing Waves,
Doppler Effect Fri: Go over Midterm #2 |
Lecture on Thursday in Lieu of PSS |
No HW |
16,13 |
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Nov 17 |
Mon: Fluids, Hydrostatic
Equilibrium Wed: Fluid Dynamics Thurs: Temperature, Heat
Capacity Fri: Heat Transfer |
Lecture on Thursday in Lieu of PSS |
HW 7: Oscillatory Motion and Waves (Due Tuesday at 2pm) |
17 |
|
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Nov 24 |
Mon: Ideal Gases Wed: Phase Changes Fri: No Lecture,
Thanksgiving |
No Recitation, Thanksgiving |
No Lab, Thanksgiving |
HW 8:
Fluids, Temperature and Heat (Due Tuesday at 2pm) |
18 |
|
Dec 1 |
Mon: Thermal Expansion,
1st Law of Thermodynamics Wed: Thermodynamic
Processes Fri: 2nd Law of
Thermodynamics |
PSS 7: Waves and Fluids |
HW 9: Thermal Properties of Matter |
19 |
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Dec 8 |
Mon: Applications of the
2nd Law of Thermodynamics Wed: Entropy Fri: |
PSS 8: Temperature and Heat |
No Lab, Lab Make-up Day |
HW 10: Thermodynamics |
20 |
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Dec 15 |
Mon: Review for Final |
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