Physics 124 Schedule for Spring, 2012

HW solutions in pdf format are posted after the due dates.

Week Dates Mastering Physics Homework Workshop, Lab writeup Lecture date, reading, notes

1

17-20 Jan

Do "Introduction to Mastering Physics" to learn how Mastering Physics works. (not counted towards grade, but highly recommended to improve it)

no workshops

10.1 - 10.7

Review of Torque; Angular Momentum; Gyroscope; Highlights

2

23-27 Jan

Assignment 1
Available 1/10, Due 1/23, 11:59 PM

Rotation

11.1 - 11.4

Static Equilibrium; Center of Gravity; Capstan Equation; Stress; Rope Walker; Highlights

3

30 Jan - 3 Feb

Assignment 2
Available 1/17, Due 2/2, 11:59 PM

Angular Momentum

12.1 - 12.5

Fluid Mechanics; Pascal's Law; Archimedes' principle; Bernoulli's principle; Torricelli's law; Highlights

4

6-10 Feb

Assignment 3
Available 1/23, Due 2/9, 11:59 PM

Bernoulli's Principle

13.1 - 13.5; (13.8)

Gravitation; Newton's law of universal gravitation; Weight; Gravitational potential energy; Kepler's laws; Black Holes

lecture on Feb 10

5

13-17 Feb

Assignment 4
Available 1/30, Due 2/16, 11:59 PM

review for CH1

CH1 EXAM (Monday Feb. 20, 9:40 - 11:00 PM, rooms :see announcement) includes all material through lecture of 2/10)

14.1 - 14.5; (14.6 - 14.8)

  Periodic Motion
; Harmonic oscillator

Highlights

6

20-24 Feb

Assignment 5
Available 2/6, Due 2/23, 11:59 PM

Elasticity

15.1 - 15.5

Mechanical Waves;
Wave; Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion; Reflection of Waves from Boundaries; Tacoma Narrows Bridge;

Highlights

7

27 Feb - 2 Mar

Assignment 6
Available 2/13, Due 3/1, 11:59 PM

Simple Harmonic Motion

16.1 - 16.3; 16.8 - 16.9

Sound Waves;
Highlights

8

5-9 Mar

Assignment 7
Available 2/20, Due 3/8, 11:59 PM

Traveling Waves

No lecture -
optional 1 hour review sessions

9

12-16 Mar

No homework (Spring Break)

No workshop

No lecture - spring break

10

19-23 Mar

Assignment 8
Available 3/5, Due 3/26, 11:59 PM

Problem session

15.6 - 15.8; 16.4 - 16.6

Standing Waves & Interference;
Highlights

11

26-30 Mar

No home work due to exam

review for CH2

CH2 EXAM (Monday Apr. 2, 9:40 - 11:00 PM, rooms:see announcement) includes all material through lecture of 3/23)

17.1 - 17.7

Heat and Temperature;
Highlights

12

2-6 Apr

Assignment 9
Available 3/19, Due 4/5, 11:59 PM


Standing Waves

18.1 - 18.6

Thermal Properties; Kinetic Theory of Gases;
Highlights

13

9-13 Apr

Assignment 10
Available 3/26, Due 4/12, 11:59 PM

Absolute Zero

19.1 - 19.8

First Law of Thermodynamics;
Highlights

14

16-20 Apr

Assignment 11
Available 4/2, Due 4/19, 11:59 PM

Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

20.1 - 20.8

Second Law of Thermodynamics
Highlights

15

23-27 Apr

Assignment 12
Available 4/9, Due 4/26, 11:59 PM

review for final exam in workshop

No lecture -
We expect to schedule reviews  on dates to be decided
in the MSLC, 3rd floor of ARC.

16

30 Apr -4 May

Monday April 30 is the last day of classes.

No workshop

(FINAL EXAM, Tuesday May 8, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, College Ave gym, includes all materical covered in class)