Physics 117 Fall 2011 Syllabus/Schedule
Lecture #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Day
Date
HW #
Assign
TUES
30-­‐Aug
1
THUR
1-­‐Sep
Monday, September 5 - Labor Day
TUES
6-­‐Sep
2
WED
7-­‐Sep
THUR
8-­‐Sep
TUES
13-­‐Sep
3
WED
14-­‐Sep
THUR
15-­‐Sep
TUES
20-­‐Sep
4
WED
21-­‐Sep
THUR
22-­‐Sep
TUES
WED
THUR
TUES
27-­‐Sep
28-­‐Sep
29-­‐Sep
4-­‐Oct
WED
5-­‐Oct
THUR
6-­‐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
5
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 January Hall Room 110
No lecture. Pause for Exam #1
4
6
5 posted
Thursday, October 6 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) - Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5)
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
TUES
WED
THUR
TUES
WED
18-Oct
8
WED
16-­‐Nov
THUR
17-­‐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
19-Oct
TUES
TUES
WED
THUR
WED
22
23
7
20-­‐Oct
25-­‐Oct
26-­‐Oct
27-­‐Oct
1-­‐Nov
2-­‐Nov
3-­‐Nov
8-­‐Nov
9-­‐Nov
10-­‐Nov
15-­‐Nov
THUR
WED
20
21
11-­‐Oct
12-­‐Oct
13-­‐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 #2 (5:30 - 7:00pm,) Location McMillan Room 149
No lecture. Pause for Exam #2
Thursday, November 17 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) - Exam #2 (Chapters 6-10, 13 and Chapter 11 sections 1-3)
24
25
26
27
28
TUES
22-­‐Nov
Ch. 14
13
12
Discussion of Exam #2, Periodic Motion
Wednesday, November 23 to Sunday, November 27 -­‐ Thanksgiving Break (No Lecture, No Lab)
TUES
Ch. 15
Mechanical Waves
29-­‐Nov
14
WED
30-­‐Nov
13
Ch. 16
Sound and Hearing
THUR
1-­‐Dec
TUES
Ch. 12
Fluids
6-­‐Dec
15
WED
7-­‐Dec
14
Ch. 12
Fluids
THUR
8-­‐Dec
TUES
13-­‐Dec
WED
14-­‐Dec
Review Session for Exam #3 (4:30 - 6:00 pm), Location Crow Hall Room 201
15 posted
Monday, December 19 (6:00 - 8:00 pm) - Exam #3 (Chapters 12, 14-16 and 37)