P221 Spring 2001: Syllabus

Week Dates Topics and Reading Assignments Homework Lab
1 1/8-1/12 M: Intro, Preludes; Chap. 1
W: Vectors; Chap. 2.1-2.10
F: Vectors: Chap 2.11-2.19
Chap 1: P1,P26,P34,P40,P59,P76a-c
Chap 2: Q11,Q20,P4
"Using Your Lab Computer"
2 1/17-1/19 M: MLK jr day, no class
W: Kinematics I; Chap. 3.1-3.4
F: Kinematics I; Chap. 3.5-3.6
Chap 2: Q23,Q27,P10,P14,P15,P23,P43
Chap 3: Q16,P4,P10
"Vector Addition"
3 1/22-1/26 M: Kinematics I; Chap. 3.7-3.8
W: Kinematics II; Chap. 4.1-4.4
F: Kinematics II; Chap. 4.5-4.7
Chap 3: P12,P16,P18,P19,P20,
P22,P26,P36,P55,P60
"Introduction to Motion"
4 1/29-2/2 M: Kinematics II; Chap. 4.8-4.10
W: Kinematics II; Chap. 4.11-4.12
F: Newton's Laws; Chap. 5.1-5.6
Chap 4: P3,P10,P18,P22,P26,
P38,P54,P55,P70,P80
"Measuring Acceleration"
5 2/5-2/9 M: Newton's Laws; Chap. 5.7-5.10
W: Exam 1; Chapters 1-4
F: Newton's Laws; Chap. 5.11-5.14
Chap 5: P3,P4,P6,P7,P8,
P10,P15,P26
"Centripetal Force"
6 2/12-2/16 M: Gravitation; Chap. 6.1-6.5
W: Gravitation; Chap. 6.6-6.10
F: Gravitation; Chap. 6.11-6.15
Chap 5: P23,P34,P39,P64,P68,P78
Chap 6: P2,P4,P15,P19
"The Atwood Machine"
7 2/19-2/23 M: Harmonic Motion; Chap. 7.1-7.2
W: Harmonic Motion; Chap. 7.3-7.7
F: Harmonic Motion; Chap. 7.8-7.9
Chap 6: P31,P42,P48,P66
Chap 7: P2,P6,P14,P18,P30,P58,P67,P70
"Simple Harmonic Motion"
8 2/26-3/2 M: Work and Energy; Chap. 8.1-8.5
W: Exam 2; Chapters 5-7
F: Work and Energy; Chap. 8.6-8.8
Chap 8: P2,P4,P7,P10,P11,P13 "Conservation of Energy"
9 3/5-3/9 M: Work and Energy; Chap. 8.9-8.12
W: Work and Energy; Chap. 8.13-8.16
F: Work and Energy; Chap. 8.17-8.20
Chap 8: P19,P24,P34,P38,
P40,P43,P48,P63,P68
"Collisions on an Air Track"
... 3/12-3/16 Spring Break!
10 3/19-3/23 M: Impulse, Momentum, and Collisions ; Chap. 9.1-9.4
W: Impulse, Momentum, and Collisions ; Chap. 9.5-9.9
F: Impulse, Momentum, and Collisions ; Chap. 9.10-9.13
Chap 8: P76,P80
Chap 9: P6,P7,P14,P32,P34,P38,P47
"The Ballistic Pendulum"
11 3/26-3/30 M: Spin and Orbital Motion ; Chap. 10.1-10.5
W: Spin and Orbital Motion ; Chap. 10.6-10.13
F: Spin and Orbital Motion ; Chap. 10.14-10.19
Chap 9: P56,P66,P70
Chap 10: P3,P10,P12,P20,P30,
P36,P54,P76,P79
"Angular Momentum"
12 4/2-4/6 M: Solids and Fluids; Chap 11.1-11.5
W: Solids and Fluids; Chap 11.6-11.10
F: Solids and Fluids; Chap 11.11-11.14
Chap 10: P41,P72
Chap 11: P6,P8,P10,P24,P28,P56,P58
"Archimedes Principle"
13 4/9-4/13 M: Exam 3, Chapters 8-10
W: Waves; Chap 12.1-12.10
F: Waves; Chap 12.11-12.21
Chap 11: P60,P66,P70
Chap 12: P6,P11,P16
"Aspects of Wave Motion"
14 4/16-4/20 M: Thermodynamics; Chap 13.1-13.8
W: Thermodynamics; Chap 13.9-13.14
F: Thermodynamics; Chap 13.15-13.17
Chap 12: P24,P36,P44,P67
Chap 13: P6,P10,P11,P30,P39,P44
"Specific Heat"
15 4/23-4/27 M: Thermodynamics (cont)
W: Kinetic Theory; Chap 14.1-14.3
F: Kinetic Theory; Chap 14.4-14.6
Chap 13: P47,P48,P54,P56,P65,P71
Chap 14: P7,P23,P26,P44
no lab
Final 4/30 M: Final: 8am in SW007
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Rex Tayloe
Last modified: Thu Apr 19 17:53:27 EST 2001