Physics 2210 - Tentative Schedule – Fall 2016
Tuesday
August 30
Class Introduction
September 06
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 04
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 01
November 08
November 15
November 22
November 29
December 06
December 13
NO CLASS
Thursday
Solving Physics Problems
Unit Systems / Conversions
Significant Figures
Dimensional Analysis
Order Of Magnitude Estimation
September 01
(No Class)
Coordinate Systems
Scalars vs Vectors
Properties of Vectors
Scalar and Vector Products
Displacement in 1D
Velocity in 1D
Acceleration in 1D
Kinematics in 1D
Freely Falling Objects
September 08
Homework Due (1,2)
Quiz 1
(Testing Center)
Displacement in 2D
Velocity in 2D
Acceleration in 2D
Kinematics in 2D
Projectile Motion
Uniform Circular Motion
Force and Motion
Newton's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Laws
Force Diagrams
September 15
Homework Due (3,4)
Quiz 2
(Testing Center)
Force Problems
More Force Problems
Friction Force
Circularly Constrained Motion
September 22
Homework Due (5,6)
Quiz 3
Work Done By A Constant Force
Work Done By A Varying Force
Hook's Law
Kinetic Energy
Work-Energy Theorem
Power
Potential Energy
Conservative Forces
Non-Conservative Forces
September 29
Exam 1
(Testing Center)
Covers Topics Through Quiz 3
Mechanical Energy
Kinetic Friction
Conservation of Energy
Momentum
October 06
Homework Due (7,8)
Quiz 4
Impulse
Perfectly Inelastic Collisions
Inelastic Collisions
Elastic Collisions
Rotational Kinematics
Moment of Inertia
Rotational Kinetic Energy
October 13
Homework Due (9)
Quiz 5
Torque
Rotational Dynamics
Rotational Dynamics Problems
Rolling Motion
Angular Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
October 20
Homework Due (10,11)
Quiz 6
Pressure
Pascal's Law
Buoyant Forces
Fluid Dynamics
Bernoulli's Equation
October 27
Exam 2
Covers Topics Through Quiz 6
Kepler's Laws
Newton's Law of Gravity
Gravitational Acceleration
Kepler's Third Law Revised
Gravitational Energy
November 03
Homework Due (12, 13)
Quiz 7
Oscillations
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
Mass Attached to a Spring
Energy of SHM
The Pendulum
SHM and Uniform Circular Motion
November 10
Homework Due (14)
Quiz 8
Mechanical Waves
Sinusoidal Waves
Energy and Power in Wave Motion
Superposition Principle
Sinusoidal Waves on Strings
Standing Waves
Sound Waves
Wave Intensity
November 17
Homework Due (15)
Quiz 9
Interference of Sound Waves
Beat Frequency
Phase Difference
Doppler Effect
Zeroth Law of Thermal Dynamics
Thermometers and Temperature Scales
Thermal Expansion
Specific Heat
November 24
NO CLASS
Thanksgiving Holiday
Latent Heat
The Ideal Gas Law
PV Diagrams
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Equipartition of Energy
December 01
Exam 3
Covers Topics Through Quiz 9
First Law of Thermodynamics
Compression Work
Types of Thermodynamic Processes
December 08
Homework Due
(16,17,18,19,20)
Quiz 10
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Engines and Refrigerators
Limits on Efficiency
Third Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy
FINALS WEEK
December 15
FINAL EXAM
4:30 PM - 6:20 PM