Hamline University Summer Session 1, Tentative Schedule

                                      Physics 1130, PHYSICS FOR POETS, JUNE, 2009

 

 

Monday, 8 June

Introduction and Vote of Topics.

Phys. Quantities I;

Text: Chap. 1 & Preface (if time).

[2:30 – 4:20 PM; Lab 1: Pendulum Lab]

 

Tuesday, 9 June

 

Phys. Quantities II

CHAP. 2: Speed, Acceleration, Unit Conversion

[Conversion Practice]

 

Wednesday, 10 June

CHAP. 2 Continued. Start Chap. 3 Newtons Laws

[2:30 – 4:20 PM; Lab 1 Cont’d: Excel Data Format & Graphing]

 

Thursday, 11 June

 

Lab I Discussion, CHAP. 3 Concluded

 

TEST 1

 

Monday, 15 June

CHAP. 4 Projectiles, Circles, Planetary Motion.

[2:30 – 4:20 PM: Lab 2: Free Fall & Measurement of g]

 

 

LAB 1 DUE

 

Tuesday, 16 June

 

CHAP. 5, Gravity; Introduction to Astronomy

 

Wednesday, 17 June

 

Astronomy Continued; Does Life Exist Elsewhere??? [2:30 – 4:20 PM; Lab 3: Using Light Spectra from Stars to Identify Elements]

LAB 2 DUE

 

Thursday, 18 June

 

Atoms, Molecules, & the Periodic Table

 

Decision: TP or LP.

TEST 2

 

Monday, 22 June

CHAP. 15 Vibrations & Waves

[2:30 – 4:20 PM:

Lab 4: Measurement of Speed of Sound in Air]

 

Tuesday, 23 June

 

CHAP. 16 Sound and Music

 

Wednesday, 24 June

 

Mystery of Light:

CHAP. 17: Reflection and CHAP. 18 Refraction

[2:30 – 4:20 PM:

Lab 5: Lens Lab]

LAB 4 DUE

 

 

Thursday, 25 June

Chap. 18 (Cont’d)

Lab 5 Discussion

TOPIC D’LINE: TERM PAPER OR LABORATORY PROJECT

 

TEST 3

 

Monday, 29 June

 

CHAP 18 Vision and Color

LAB 5 DUE

 

Tuesday, 30 June

CHAP. 9,10 Relativity

 

 

Wednesday, 1 July

CHAP. 28 Cosmology & Frontiers of Physics LABORATORY PROJ. OR TERM PAPER DUE

 

Thursday, 2 July

 

 

TEST 4