PHY211 - General Physics I

Calendar

  • Week 1
    Tuesday August 26: Lecture #1.1 Course overview, motion in 1D (Reading: Knight ch. 1)
    Wednesday August 27: Workshop #1.1 Velocity (Homework due: none)
    Thursday August 28: Lecture #1.2 Kinematics and graphs (Reading: Knight ch. 1)
    Friday August 31: Workshop #1.2 Motion with graphs

Week  2
Tuesday September 2: Lecture #2.1 Course overview, motion in 1D (Reading: Knight ch. 2 pp 34-48)
Wednesday September 3: Workshop #2.1 (Homework due: Text: CQ 7, 8. E & P 3, 17, 21, 36)
Thursday September 4: Lecture #2.2 Kinematics and graphs (Reading: Knight ch. 2 pp 48-64)
Friday September 5: Workshop #2.2

Week 3
Tuesday September 9: Lecture 3.1 Straight line motion, graphs, Knight ch. 2 cont.

Wednesday September 10: Workshop 3.1 Printed worksheet on average and instantaneous velocity, student workbook ch. 3 if time allows

Thursday September 11: Lecture 3.2 Equations of motion for constant acceleration, freefall, inclined planes

Friday September 12: Student Workbook ch. 3, review current and past HW problems (Homework due: Problem from in-class notes)

Week 4

  • Tuesday September 16 Lecture 4.1 Knight ch. 3 (Reading: Knight ch. 3 – ALL of it, please!)
  • Wednesday September 17 Workshop 4.1 Kinematics in 2-D through question 17. (Homework due: Text  ch.2 CQ 11, 14 E & P 19, 26, 29, 34, 45, extra credit 69. Must include MD!)
  • Thursday September 18 Lecture 4.2  Kinematics in 2-D Projectile Motion
  • Friday September 19 Workshop 4.2  Student Workbook ch. 4 Relative and Circular Motions (Homework due Text ch.3  E & P  - 3, 10, 23, 37)

Week 5

·        Tuesday September 23 Lecture 5.1 Relative Motion, Circular Motion

·        Wednesday September 24, Workshop 5.1 Review for Exam #1 (Come with questions, please.)(Not to be collected, but you should have finished ch. 4 E & P 5, 6, 11, 12, 45, 21, 22, 27, 36, 63)
Thursday September 25 Exam #1 Yaaaaa! Good luck!

·        Friday Workshop Frames of Reference, Exam review

Week 6 Ch. 5 Forces (please read Ch. 5)

  • Tuesday (no class)
  • Wednesday October 1 Workshop 6.1 Student Workbook ch. 5 Q1 – 12, projectile motion problems as assigned by TAs
  • Thursday October 2 Lecture 6.2 Forces, Newton’s 1st and 2nd Laws, Free body diagrams (WHW7 assigned, due W 10/8, Ch. 4 text E&P 45, 63  Ch. 5 text E&P 6, 13, 14, 18, 26, 27, 30, 43, 46, 47, 53, 56)
  • Friday Workshop Student Workbook ch. 5 Q13 - 29

Week 7

  • Tuesday October 7 Chapter 6 text, please read through section 6.4
  • Wednesday October 8 WHW7 due, Workshop 7.1 Student workbook ch. 6 Q1 -18
  • Thursday October 9 No classes, Yom Kippur
  • Friday October 10 Workshop 7.2 Student workbook ch. 6 Q19 – 24, ch 7 Q1 - 7

Week 8

  • Tuesday October 14 Finish Ch. 6, Chapter 7 text, please read!
  • Wednesday October 15 WHW8 due: Ch.6 E&P 1, 5, 18, 20, 21 Workshop 8.1 Student workbook ch. 7 Q1 - 16
  • Thursday October 16
  • Friday October 17 FHW8 due: Ch.6 E&P 29, 37, 46  Ch. 7 CQ 12 Workshop 8.2 Student workbook ch. 7 Q 17 to end.

Week 9

  • Tuesday October 21
  • Wednesday October 22 Review for Exam 2
  • Thursday October 23 Exam #2
  • Friday October 24

Week 10

·         Tuesday October 28

·         Wednesday October 29 Workshop 10.1 Student Workbook ch. 8 Q1-9, text CQ 9, 10, E&P 1, 6, 8

·         Thursday October 30 (please read through 9.4 in text before class)

·         Friday October 31 FHW10 due ch. 8 text 10, 13, 20, 44 Workshop 10.2 Student Workbook ch. 8 Q10-16, text E&P 18, 32, 41

·         Happy Halloween!

Week 11

  • Tuesday November 4
  • Wednesday November 5
  • Thursday November 6
  • Friday November 7

Week 12

  • Tuesday November 11
  • Wednesday November 12
  • Thursday November 13
  • Friday November 14
     

Week 13

  • Tuesday November 18
  • Wednesday November 19
  • Thursday November 20 Exam #3
  • Friday November 21

Week 14

  • Tuesday November 25   Please read ch.12 before class! Yes, we have class!!
  • Wednesday November 26 NO CLASSES Happy Thanksgiving
  • Thursday November 27 NO CLASSES Happy Thanksgiving
  • Friday November 28 NO CLASSES Happy Thanksgiving

Week 15

  • Tuesday December 2 Ch. 12
  • Wednesday December 3 WHW15 Due: Ch 12 E & P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 22, 31, 39, 51, 52
  • Thursday December 4 
  • Friday December 5 FHW15 Due: Ch. 12 E & P: 11, 13, 29, 44, 45, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71

Final Exam: Monday December 8,    10:15 am – 12:15 pm

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