PH105-002 Class Schedule - Spring, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Topic

Activities

Assignment

8-Jan

Introduction

 

 

9-Jan

Recitation

Intro to WebAssign

 

13-Jan

CH 2 - 1D Motion

 

 

15-Jan

CH 2 - 1D Motion

Errors 

 

16-Jan

Recitation

Quiz

 

20-Jan

CH 4 - 2D Motion

Exercise on 2d motion 

Homework 1 due 

22-Jan

CH 5 - Newton's Laws

Free fall lab

 

23-Jan

Recitation

Quiz

 

27-Jan

CH 5 - Newton's Laws

Force balance exercise

Homework 2 due

29-Jan

CH 5 - Newton's Laws

Newton’s 2nd law exp. 

 

30-Jan

Recitation

Quiz

 

3-Feb

CH 6 - Circular Motion and Other Applications

Exercise: motion against a variable force

Homework 3 due

5-Feb

CH 7 & 8 - Energy

Coefficient of friction lab. 

 

6-Feb

Recitation

Quiz

 

10-Feb

CH 7 & 8 - Energy

Problem solving  

Homework 4 due

12-Feb

Exam 1 (CH 1-8)

 

13-Feb

Lab

Conservation of energy lab.

 

17-Feb

CH 7 & 8 - Energy

Conservation of energy simulation 

Click here for simulation 

19-Feb

CH 9 - Momentum and Collisions

Momentum lab 

 

20-Feb

Recitation

Quiz

24-Feb

CH 9 - Momentum and Collisions

Problem solving

Homework 5 due

26-Feb

CH 10 & 11 – Rotation & Angular Momentum

 

27-Feb

Recitation

Quiz

3-Mar

CH 10 & 11 – Rotation & Angular Momentum

Homework 6 due

5-Mar

CH 13 - Universal Gravitation

Rotational dynamics lab

6-Mar

Recitation

Quiz

10-Mar

CH 13 - Universal Gravitation

Homework 7 due

12-Mar

CH 15 - Oscillatory Motion

Keppler’s laws description, simulation  

13-Mar

Recitation

Quiz

17-Mar

Spring break

No class

19-Mar

Spring break

 No class

20-Mar

Spring break

No class

24-Mar

Exam 2 (CH 9-15) 

 

26-Mar

CH 15 - Oscillatory Motion

Simple harmonic motion lab

27-Mar

Recitation

Quiz

31-Mar

CH 16 - Wave Motion

 

Homework 8 due

2-Apr

CH 17 - Sound Waves

Standing waves lab 

3-Apr

Recitation

Quiz

7-Apr

CH 19 - Temperature

 

Homework 9 due

9-Apr

CH 20 - First Law of Thermodynamics

Boyle’s law  

10-Apr

No classes, honors day

 

14-Apr

CH 20 - First Law of Thermodynamics

Thermal problems

Homework 10 due

16-Apr

CH 21 - Kinetic Theory of Gases

Calorimetry experiment 

17-Apr

Recitation

Quiz

21-Apr

CH 21 - Kinetic Theory of Gases

 

Homework 11 due

23-Apr

CH 22 - Heat Engines, Second

Law, and Entropy

Exercise on heat engine

24-Apr

Recitation

Quiz

28-Apr

CH 22 - Heat Engines, Second

Law, and Entropy

 

30-Apr

Open

 

1-May

No classes

 

7-May

 Final Exam (11:30 am - 2:00 pm)