University of Virginia Department of Physics

Physics 631

Classical and Modern Physics I  —  4 Credits
A Summer Residency Course for Teachers of Physics

July 6 – July 29, 2005

Syllabus & Problem Assignments

Problem numbers in black are assigned and will be graded. The problems numbers refer to the 7th edition of the text.

Problem numbers in red are for extra practice and will not be graded.


Date

Lecture 10:00 AM


Lecture No.


Demos


Reading


Problems



Wed, July 6

Motion along a straight line


1




2-1 thru 2-10


2-41, 2-43, 2-6, 2-25 : 2-104, 2-56, 2-97, 2-4



Thu, July 7

Vectors and Motion in Two- and Three- Dimensions


2




3-1 thru 3-8 and 4-1 to 4-7


4-14, 4-28, 4-115 : 4-87, 4-32, 4-108, 4-53



Fri, July 8

Force and Motion I


3




5-1 thru 5-9


5-9, 5-20, 5-40 : 5-19, 5-49, 5-43, 5-33, 5-41



Mon, July 11


Force and Motion II


4




 
6-1 thru 6-9


6-26, 6-32 : 6-13, 6-28, 6-18, 6-26, 6-45



Tue, July 12

Quiz 1






Chaps 2 thru 6





Wed, July 13

Kinetic Energy and Work


5




7-1 thru 7-9

7-8, 7-22, 7-50 : 7-63, 7-33, 7-77



Thu, July 14

Potential Energy/Conservation of Energy


6




8-1 thru 8-8


8-5, 8-28, 8-71 : 8-29, 8-34, 8-40, 8-66



Fri, July 15

Systems of Particles/Collisions


7




9-1 thru 9-12


9-3, 9-18, 9-24, 9-29, 9-60:  9-10, 9-48, 9-63, 9-71, 9-101



Mon, July 18

Rotation, Torque and Angular Momentum


      8



10-1 thru10-10
11-1 thru 11-12
 



10-1, 10-16, 11-64, 11-34 : 10-27, 10-55, 11-2, 11-15, 11-41

Tue, July 19

Quiz 2







Chaps 7 thru 11





Wed, July 20

Equilibrium and Elasticity


9




12-1 Thru 12-7


12-10, 12-15, 12-22, 12-40 : 12-27, 12-31



Thu, July 21

Gravitation


10




13-1 Thru 13-9


13-104, 13-32, 13-46 : 13-6, 13-14, 13-21



Fri, July 22

Fluids


11




14-1 thru 14-10
14-9, 14-26, 14-44 : 14-1, 14-92, 14-49

Mon, July 25

Oscillations and Waves I


     12



15-1 thru 15-9
16-1 thru 16-13


15-76, 15-20, 16-40 : 16-1, 16-41, 16-53


Tue, July 26

Quiz 3






Chaps 12 thru 16





Wed, July 27

Waves II and Sound



13





17-1 thru 17-10

17-14, 17-42, 17-50 : 17-17, 17-39, 17-97

Thu, July 28
Temperature, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics


14




18-1 thru 18-12


18-4, 18-9, 18-28 : 18-21, 18-43, 18-52



Fri, July 29

Kinetic Theory of Gases, Entropy and the Second Law of Thermo Dynamics


15




19-1 thru 19-11 and
20-1 thru 20-8


19-12, 19-19: 19-23
20-2, 20-14 : 20-14, 20-20, 20-21