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Class #
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Date
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Day
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Text Sections
|
Topic
|
| 1 |
Jan 17 |
W |
1 |
Introduction, measurement, estimation |
| 2 |
Jan 19 |
F |
2(1-5) |
One-dimensional motion |
| 3 |
Jan 22 |
M |
2(6-9) |
One-dimensional motion |
| 4 |
Jan 24 |
W |
3(1-6) |
Vectors |
| 5 |
Jan 26 |
F |
3(7-9) |
Projectile motion |
| 6 |
Jan 29 |
M |
4(1-5) |
Newton's laws of motion |
| 7 |
Jan 31 |
W |
4(6-8) |
Weight, tension, free body diagrams |
| 8 |
Feb 2 |
F |
5(1) |
Friction |
| 9 |
Feb 5 |
M |
5(2-4) |
Circular motion |
| 10 |
Feb 7 |
W |
5(5-6),6(1-2) |
More complicated motion, gravitation |
| 11 |
Feb 9 |
F |
6(3-5) |
Special gravitational applications, Kepler's laws |
| 12 |
Feb 12 |
M |
6(5-8) |
Kepler's laws, gravitational fields |
| 13 |
Feb 14 |
W |
Review |
Exam I, Chs. 1-5 |
| 14 |
Feb 16 |
F |
7(1-3) |
Work |
| 15 |
Feb 19 |
M |
7(3-4) |
Work, work-energy principle |
| 16 |
Feb 21 |
W |
8(1-4) |
Conservative and non-conservative forces, potential and mechanical energy |
| 17 |
Feb 23 |
F |
8(5-9) |
Conservation of energy |
| 18 |
Feb 26 |
M |
9(1-5) |
Linear momentum, collisions |
| 19 |
Feb 28 |
W |
9(6-10) |
Collisions, center of mass, rockets |
| 20 |
Mar 2 |
F |
10(1-3) |
Rotational motion |
| |
Mar 3-11 |
Spring Break, no class |
| 21 |
Mar 12 |
M |
10(4-7) |
Torque, rotational dynamics |
| 22 |
Mar 14 |
W |
10(8-10) |
Rotational kinetic energy |
| 23 |
Mar 16 |
F |
11(1-3) |
Angular momentum |
| 24 |
Mar 19 |
M |
11(3-6) |
Angular momentum and torque for rigid objects and system of particles |
| 25 |
Mar 21 |
W |
Review |
Exam II, Chs. 6-10 |
| 26 |
Mar 23 |
F |
11(6-9) |
Conservation of angular momentum, tops, gyroscopes, rotating frames |
| 27 |
Mar 26 |
M |
14(1-4) |
Simple harmonic motion |
| 28 |
Mar 28 |
W |
14(5-8) |
Pendulum, damped and forced harmonic motion |
| 29 |
Mar 30 |
F |
12 |
Statics |
| 30 |
Apr 2 |
M |
12 |
Statics |
| 31 |
Apr 4 |
W |
13(1-7) |
Fluids |
| 32 |
Apr 6 |
F |
13(8-14) |
Bernoulli's equation, applications |
| 33 |
Apr 9 |
M |
17(1-5) |
Temperature |
| 34 |
Apr 11 |
W |
17(6-10) |
Ideal gas law |
| 35 |
Apr 13 |
F |
18(1-4) |
Kinetic theory of gases |
| 36 |
Apr 16 |
M |
18(5-7), 19(1-3) |
Van der Waals, heat |
| 37 |
Apr 18 |
W |
Review |
Exam III, Chs. 11-14, 17-18 |
| 38 |
Apr 20 |
F |
19(4-7) |
Specific and latent heat, first law of thermodynamics |
| 39 |
Apr 23 |
M |
19(8-10) |
Heat transfer |
| 40 |
Apr 25 |
W |
20(1-4) |
Second law of thermodynamics |
| 41 |
Apr 27 |
F |
20(5-8) |
Entropy |
| 42 |
April 30 |
M |
20(9-11) |
Statistical interpretation, thermal pollution, course review |
| |
May 5 |
S |
0900-1200 |
Final: Section 3 |
| |
May 8 |
T |
0900-1200 |
Final: Section 2 |
| |
May 10 |
R |
1400-1700 |
Final: Section 1 |
Revised: January 15, 2018