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