Physics 123, Fall 2011 
Syllabus

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Week Date Homework
Due 11:59 PM of date indicated
Minilab Reading for Lecture
1 1 - 2 Sep. DO MASTERING PHYSICS DEMO
Attend Friday Lecture
Thurs. Section Meetings only,
Do Mast. Phys. DEMO
Lecture: Sept. 2
1.1 - 1.6; 2.1, 2.2
Measurement and 1D Motion
2 5 - 9 Sept. Assignment 1; Due: Sept. 8
Q: 1.10, 1.11
Ex: 1.2, 1.11, 1.15, 1.17, 1.21, 1.23,
2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.11
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration Lecture: Sept. 9
2.3- 2.5
1D Motion
3 12 - 16 Sept. Assignment 2; Due: Sept. 15
Q: 2.8, 2.10, 2.17
Ex: 2.14, 2.18, 2.20, 2.27, 2.31, 2.35, 2.58, 2.67, 2.70
Free Fall Lecture: Sept. 16
1.7 - 1.9; 3.1, 3.2
Vector Algebra; Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
4 19 - 23 Sept. Assignment 3; Due: Sept. 22
Q: 1.12, 1.14, 3.11, 3.14
Ex: 1.27, 1.35, 1.42, 1.71,
3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7
Force Vectors Lecture: Sept. 23
3.3, 3.5
2D Motion, Relative Velocity
5 26 Sept.- 30 Sept. Assignment 4; Due: Sept. 29
Q: 3.13, 3.17
Ex: 3.12, 3.15, 3.18, 3.21, 3.32, 3.34, 3.37, 3.39
REVIEW for
EXAM 1, Monday 3-Oct.
9:40PM - 11PM
Ch. 1.1 - 3.2
Lecture: Sept. 30
4.1 - 4.6
Newton's Laws of Motion
6 3 - 7 Oct. Assignment 5; Due: Oct. 6
Q: 4.8, 4.24, 4.37
Ex: 4.2, 4.3, 4.10, 4.14, 4.19, 4.23, 4.24, 4.28, 4.37, 4.39
Projectile Motion Lecture: Oct. 7
5.1 - 5.2
Application of Newton's Laws
7 10 - 14 Oct. Assignment 6; Due: Oct.13
Q: 5.1, 5.6
Ex: 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 5.15, 5.16, 5.23, 5.76, 5.80
Newton's Laws - I Lecture: Oct. 14
3.4,  5.3,  5.4
Circular Motion, Resistive Forces
8 17 - 21 Oct. Assignment 7; Due: Oct. 20
Q: 3.13, 5.11, 5.21
Ex: 3.24, 3.25,
5.27, 5.31, 5.34, 5.42, 5.47, 5.113
Newton's Laws - II Lecture: Oct. 21
1.10; 6.1 - 6.3
Vector Products; Work and Kinetic Energy
9 24 - 28 Oct. Assignment 8; Due: Oct. 27
Q: 1.23, 6.12, 6.16
Ex: 1.45, 1.51, 1.87
6.2, 6.7, 6.10, 6.13, 6.20, 6.30
Work and Kinetic Energy Lecture: Oct. 28
6.3, 6.4; 7.1
Variable Forces; Power; Gravitational Potential Energy
10 31 Oct. - 4 Nov. Assignment 9; Due: Nov. 3
Q: 6.20, 6.21, 7.4, 7.10
Ex: 6.34, 6.45, 6.52, 6.56
7.3, 7.7, 7.9
REVIEW for
EXAM 2, Monday 7-Nov.
9:40PM - 11PM
Ch. 3.3 - 6.3
Lecture: Nov. 4
7.2 - 7.5
Conservation of Energy
11 7 - 11 Nov Assignment 10; Due: Nov.10
Q: 7.17, 7.20
Ex: 7.15, 7.23, 7.25, 7.32, 7.33, 7.35, 7.45, 7.47
Atwood's Machine Lecture: Nov. 11
8.1 - 8.4
Linear Momentum
12 14 - 18 Nov Assignment 11; Due: Nov. 17
Q: 8.5, 8.10
Ex: 8.5, 8.6, 8.12, 8.20, 8.40, 8.43, 8.44, 8.50
Inelastic Collisions Lecture: Nov. 18
8.5;  9.1 - 9.5
Center of Mass; Rigid Body Rotation
13 21 - 25 Nov Thanksgiving:
NO PROBLEMS
Thanksgiving:
NO RECITATIONS
Thanksgiving:
NO LECTURE
14 28 Nov - 2 Dec. Assignment 12; Due: Dec. 1
Q: 9.2, 9.9, 9.18
Ex: 8.51, 8.52, 8.57,
9.2, 9.4, 9.10, 9.20, 9.30, 9.36
Elastic Collisions Lecture: Dec. 2
10.1 - 10.4
Torque and Angular Acceleration
15 5 - 9 Dec. Assignment 13; Due: Dec. 8
Q: 10.7, 10.18
Ex: 9.46, 9.51, 9.54,
10.1, 10.4, 10.8, 10.17, 10.57
FINAL RECITATION MEETING FINAL EXAM
Tuesday 20-Dec.
4PM - 7PM
Cumulative

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