The reading assignments in the table below are all from our textbook
Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker.
You are encouraged to complete the reading assignment for each lecture
before the lecture takes place.
| WEEK | DATES | LECTURE TOPICS | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 9/7 |
Introduction to the course |
1.1-1.7 |
| 2 | Mon 9/12 Wed 9/14 |
One Dimensional Motion Vectors |
2.1-2.10 3.1-3.8 |
| 3 | Mon 9/19 Wed 9/21 |
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions Newton Laws |
4.1-4.9 5.1-5.6 |
| 4 | Mon 9/26 Wed 9/28 |
Newton Laws Application of Newton Laws |
5.7-5.9 6.1-6.5 |
| 5 | Mon 10/3 Wed 10/5 |
Energy Energy Conservation |
7.1-7.9 8.1-8.5 |
| 6 | Mon 10/10 Wed 10/12 |
Energy Conservation Momentum |
8.6-8.8 9.1-9.7 |
| 7 | Mon 10/17 Wed 10/19 |
Momentum Rotation |
9.8-9.12 10.1-10.10 |
| 8 | Mon 10/24 Wed 10/26 |
Review for Exam I Exam I |
|
| 9 | Mon 10/31 Wed 11/2 |
Rolling and Torque Angular Momentum |
11.1-11.6 11.7-11.12 |
| 10 | Mon 11/7 Wed 11/9 |
Equilibrium and Elasticity Oscillation |
12.1-12.5, 12.7 15.1-15.8 |
| 11 | Mon 11/14 Wed 11/16 |
Review for Exam II Exam II |
|
| 12 | Mon 11/21 Wed 11/23 |
Gravitation pre-Thanksgiving celebrations |
13.1-13.9 |
| 13 | Mon 11/28 Wed 11/30 |
First Law of Thermodynamics Kinetic Theory of Gases |
18.1-18.12 19.1-19.9 |
| 14 | Mon 12/5 Wed 12/7 |
Second Law of Thermodynamics Review for the Final Exam |
20.1-20.7 |
| 15 | Mon 12/12 Wed 12/14 |
Extra class period Reading days |
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