Schedule

The following is a very tentative schedule! I reserve the right to change or add requirements at anytime. These changes will be announced/discussed in class and you can find them on the class web page.

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Date Reading Due Comments
August      M 21
Session 1		 Course Overview, Chapter 1 - 1.8 HW #1 First day of class. Intro to the web- based HW service.

W 23
Session 2

 1 Dimensional Motion
Chapter 2 - 2.6		  
You might want to freshen up on your math skills, if necessary.
F 25
Lab.		 Lab 2 Students in Motion   How to write a Lab Report
M 28
Session 3

Falling Objects
(Mean Mr. Gravity)
Chapter 2.7 - 2.8

  

Looks like a good day for a short
quiz.
W 30
Session 4
 Vectors
Chapter 3 - 3.4		 HW #2  
September F 1
Lab.		 Vectors (continuation)    
M 4
No Class 		Labor Day    
W 6
Session 5		 Projectiles
Chapter 3.5 - 3.7		   Remember the policy about late labs.
F 8
Lab.		 Lab 1 "Measurements" Lab Report "Students in Motion"  
M 11
Session 6

Newton's Laws
Chapter 4 - 4.6

 HW #3  

W 13
Session 7

Vector Resolution
Chapter 4.7-4.9

    
F 15
Lab.

Lab 3: Projectile Motion

Lab Report "Measurements"  

M 18
Session 8

 Review Chapters
1-4		 HW #4  

W 20
Session 9

1st EXAM
Circular Motion
Chapter 5-5.2

   Don't forget to bring your own calculator!
F 22
Lab.

Lab 4: Force Table

 Lab Report "Projectile Motion"  

M 25
Session 10

Applications
Chapter 5.3, 5.6-5.8

    

W 27
Session 11

 Work and Energy
Chapter 6-6.7		 HW #5 Finally it's time that we did some work!
F 29
Lab.

Lab 5: Centripetal Force

 Lab Report "Force Table"  
October   M 2
Session 12		 Conservation of Energy, Power
Chapters 6.8-6.10		    

W 4
Session 13

 Linear Momentum and Collisions
Chapters 7- 7.5		 HW #6   
F 6
Lab.		 Lab 6: Conservation of Momentum Lab Report "Centripetal Force"  
October 9 Fall Break No Classes  
Tuesday 10
Lab.		 Special Lab Day
Lab 7 Constant Acceleration		    

W 11
Session 14

Inelastic Collisions
Center of Mass
Chapter 7.6 - 7.10

    
F 13
Lab.		      
M 16
Session 15

 Rotational Motion
Chapter 8 - 8.6		 HW #7 Now we put a little twist on physics.

W 18
Session 16

 Rotational Kinetic Energy Conservation of Angular Momentum
Chapter 8.7 - 8.8		    
F 20
Lab.		   Lab Report "Conservation of Momentum"  

M 23
Session 17

Review for 2nd Exam

 HW #8  

W 25
Session 18

2nd EXAM
Equilibrium
Chapter 9 - 9.2

   Don't forget to bring your own calculator!
F 27
Lab.		 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
Lab 8: Conservation of Energy 		Lab Report "Constant Acceleration"  

M 30
Session 19

 Muscles and Joints
Stress and Strain
Chapters 9.3-9.7		   Sound familiar?
November
W 1
Session 20

Fluids
Paschal and Archimedes
Chapter 10 - 10.7

 HW # 9  
F 3
Lab.		 Lab 9: Dishwasher Economics Lab Report "Conservation of Energy"  
M 6
Session 21

 Waves
Chapter 11 - 11.4
11.7 - 11.8
    
W 8
Session 22

 Wave Interference
Sound
Chapters
11.11 - 11.13
12 - 12.2
12.4 - 12.7		 HW #10  

M 13
Session 23

 Temperature
Chapter 13 - 13.4 		   HW #11  

W 15
Session 24

 3rd EXAM
Chapter 13.6 - 13.10		   Don't forget to bring your own calculator!
F 17
Lab.		      

M 20
Session 25

 Heat
Chapter 14 - 14.5		    
W 22
No Class 		Thanksgiving Holiday    

M 27
Session 26

More Heat
Chapter 14.6 - 14.8

    

W 29
Session 27

 Thermodynamics
Chapter 15 - 15.5

HW # 12
Saturday

 
December F 1
Lab.

Lab 10: Heat of Fusion

 Lab Report "Dishwasher Economics"  
December
M 4
Session 28

 4th Exam
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 15.7 - 15.9		   Don't forget to bring your own calculator!
Tuesday 5
Lab.		 No Real Lab
Just Return of Lab Report
Put please on my shelf		 Lab Report "Heat of Fusion"  
10:30 AM - 1:15 PM   Monday December 11 Final Exam


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