Physics for Scientists and Engineers 1  
Tentative Schedule   Fall 2008
Date     Topic Reading Assignment
Mon   Aug 18 Introduction Chapter 1: 1.1-1.6 Worksheet 1-1
Tue   Aug 19 Velocity and acceleration Chapter 2:  2.1-2.3 HW 2-1
Wed   Aug 20 Graphical kinematics   HW 2-2
Fri   Aug 22 Free fall in 1D 2.4-2.5 HW 2-3
Mon   Aug 25 Non-uniform 1-D Motion   HW 2-4
Tue   Aug 26 Drill -- Motion in 1-D   Worksheet 2-5
Wed   Aug 27 Vectors Chapter 1: 1.7-1.9 HW 3-1
Fri   Aug 29 Addition of vectors   HW 3-2
Mon   Sep 1 No School - Labor Day    
Tue   Sep 2 Drill -- Vectors   Worksheet 3-3
Wed   Sep 3 Motion in 2-D/3-D; Projectile motion Chapter 3:  3.1-3-3 HW 3-4
Fri   Sep 5 More projectile motion   HW 3-5
Mon   Sep 8 Circular motion 3.4 HW 3-6
Tue   Sep 9 Newton's Laws Chapter 4:  4.1-4.5 HW 4-1
Wed   Sep 10 Exam 1 -- Chapters 1 - 3    
Fri   Sep 12 Free body diagrams 4.6 HW 4-2
Mon   Sep 15 Inclined planes Chapter 5: 5.1-5.2 HW 5-1
Tue   Sep 16 Drill - Newton's Laws   Worksheet 5-2
Wed   Sep 17 Two-objects   HW 5-3
Fri   Sep 19 Friction 5.3 HW 5-4
Mon   Sep 22 Work Chapter 6: 6.1 HW 6-1
Tue   Sep 23 Work-energy theorem 6.2 HW 6-2
Wed   Sep 24 Drill - Work-energy Thm   Worksheet 6-3
Fri   Sep 26 Vector multiplication: the dot product Chaper1: 1.9 HW 6-4
Mon   Sep 29 Work done by variable forces (spring); power 6.3-6.4 HW 6-5
Tue   Sep 30 Conservative forces; Potential energy Chapter 7: 7.1-7.3 HW 7-1
Wed   Oct 1 Exam 2 -- Chapters 4 - 6    
Fri   Oct 3 Conservation of energy   HW 7-2
Mon   Oct 6 More conservation of energy; non-conserv forces   HW 7-3
Tue   Oct 7 Drill - conservation of energy   Worksheet 7-4
Wed   Oct 8 Impulse and momentum Chapter 8: 8.1-8.2 HW 8-1
Fri   Oct 10 Collisions in 1D 8.3-8.4 HW 8-2
Mon   Oct 13 Bullet and block problems   HW 8-3
Tue   Oct 14 Drill - collisions   Worksheet 8-4
Wed   Oct 15 Collisions in 2D   HW 8-5
Fri   Oct 17 FALL BREAK    
Mon   Oct 20 Rotational motion Chapter 9: 9.1- 9.2 HW 9-1
Tue   Oct 21 Relating angular and linear variables 9.3 HW 9-2
Wed   Oct 22 Rotational energy; rotational inertia 9.4 HW 9-3
Fri   Oct 24 Drill -- rotational energy   Worksheet 9-4
Mon   Oct 27 Calculating rotational inertia 9.5 HW 9-5
Tue   Oct 28 Rotational 2nd Law; torque Chapter 10: 10.1-10.2 HW 10-1
Wed   Oct 29 Exam 3 -- Chapters 7-9    
Fri   Oct 31 Rolling motion; rotational work and power (Last Drop Day) 10.3-10.4 HW 10-2
Mon   Nov 3 Multiplication of vectors: cross-product (Clocks "Fall Back") Chapter 1: 1.7-1.9 HW 10-3
Tue   Nov 4 Drill -- dot products and cross products   Worksheet 10-4
Wed   Nov 5 Angular momentum 10.5-10.6 HW 10-5
Fri   Nov 7 Static equilibrium Chapter 11:11.1-11.3 HW 11-1
Mon   Nov 10 More static equilibrium   HW 11-2
Tue   Nov 11 Drill - Static Equilibrium   Worksheet 11-3
Wed   Nov 12 Temperature, heat, and thermal expansion Chapter 17:17.1-17.4 HW 17-1
Fri   Nov 14 Heat Transfer 17.7 HW 17-2
Mon   Nov 17 Calorimetry and phase changes 17.5-17.6 HW 17-3
Tue   Nov 18 Drill - Calorimetry   Worksheet 17-4
Wed   Nov 19 Ideal gases Chapter 18: 18.1-18.2 HW 18-1
Fri   Nov 21 Exam 4 -- Chapters 10,11,17    
Mon   Nov 24 Kinetic theory of gases 18.3-18.4 HW 18-2
Tue   Nov 25 Work and PV diagrams Chapter 19: 19.1-19.3 HW 19-1
Wed   Nov 26 Thanksgiving Break    
Fri   Nov 28 Thanksgiving Break    
Mon   Dec 1 1st Law 19.4-19.6 HW 19-2
Tue   Dec 2 Molar specific heats 19.7-19.8 HW 19-3
Wed   Dec 3 In class worksheet - ideal gas processes   Worksheet 19-4
Fri   Dec 5 2nd Law    
Mon   Dec 8 FINAL EXAM 7:00 - 8:50 AM  HOH101