Physics 117 Fall 2013 Syllabus/Schedule
Lecture #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Day
Date
HW #
Assign
TUES
27(Aug
1
THUR
29(Aug
Monday,(September(2 - Labor Day
TUES
3(Sep
2
WED
4(Sep
THUR
5(Sep
TUES
10(Sep
3
WED
11(Sep
THUR
12(Sep
TUES
17(Sep
4
WED
18(Sep
THUR
19(Sep
TUES
24(Sep
5
WED
25(Sep
THUR
26(Sep
TUES
1(Oct
6
WED
2(Oct
THUR
3(Oct
HW # Due
Read Before Lecture
Topics
Ch./1,/2
Ch./2
Course/Overview,/Motion/in/One/Dimension
Motion/in/One/Dimension
Ch./2,/3
Motion/in/One/Dimension,/Motion/in/Two/Dimensions
1
Ch./3
Motion/in/Two/Dimensions
Motion/in/Two/Dimensions
Ch. 4
Newton's/Laws/of/Motion
Ch. 3
2
Ch. 4, 5
Newton's Laws of Motion, Applying Newton's Laws
3
Ch. 5
Applying Newton's Laws
Ch./5
Applying Newton's Laws
Ch. 6
Work/and/Kinetic/Energy
Ch./6
Work and Kinetic Energy
Review Session for Exam #1 (5:30 - 7:00 pm), Location Crow Hall Room 204
No lecture. Pause for Exam #1
4
5/posted
Thursday, October 3 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) - Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
TUES
WED
THUR
TUES
WED
15-Oct
8
WED
13(Nov
THUR
14(Nov
TUES
THUR
TUES
THUR
Ch./7
Discussion of Exam #1, Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
Ch. 8
Momentum,/Impulse,/and/Collisions
6
Ch. 8, 10.1, 11.1 - 11.3
Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions, Start Static Equilibrium
7
16-Oct
TUES
TUES
WED
THUR
WED
21
22
7
17(Oct
22(Oct
23(Oct
24(Oct
29(Oct
30(Oct
31(Oct
5(Nov
6(Nov
7(Nov
12(Nov
THUR
WED
19
20
8(Oct
9(Oct
10(Oct
Ch. 10.1, 11.1-11.3
9
Ch. 9
Torque, Static Equilibrium
Rigid/Body/Rotation
8
Ch. 9, 10
10
Ch. 10, 13
Rigid Body Rotation, Dynamics of Rotation
Dynamics of Rotation, Gravitation
9
Ch. 13
11
Ch. 13, 37
Gravitation
Gravitation, Special Relativity
10
Ch. 37
12
Ch. 37, 14
11/posted
Special Relativity
Special Relativity, Periodic Motion
Review Session for Exam #1 (5:30 - 7:00 pm), Location Crow Hall Room 204
No lecture. Pause for Exam #2
Thursday, November 14 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) - Exam #2 (Chapters 6-10, 13 and Chapter 11 sections 1-3)
23
19(Nov
Ch./14
13
Discussion/of/Exam/#2,/Periodic/Motion
20(Nov
12
THUR
21(Nov
Ch. 15
Mechanical Waves
TUES
Ch. 16
Sound and Hearing
26(Nov
14
13
Wednesday,(November(27(to(Sunday,(December(1(:(Thanksgiving(Break((No Lecture, No Lab)
TUES
Ch. 12
Fluids
3(Dec
15
WED
4(Dec
14
Ch./12
Fluids
THUR
5(Dec
TUES
WED
24
25
26
27
TUES
10(Dec
WED
11(Dec
Review Session for Exam #3 (5:30 - 7:00 pm), Location Crow Hall Room 201
15/posted
Monday, December 16 (6:00 - 8:00 pm) - Exam #3 (Chapters 12, 14-16 and 37)