Hamline University Summer Session 2, Tentative Schedule

Physics 1130, PHYSICS FOR POETS, JULY, 2009

 

Monday, 13 July

Introduction and Vote of Topics.

Phys. Quantities I;

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

[10:30 – 12:20 PM; Lab 1: Pendulum Lab]

 

Tuesday, 14 July

 

Phys. Quantities II

CHAP. 2: Speed, Acceleration, Unit Conversion

[Conversion Practice]

 

Wednesday, 15 July

CHAP. 2 Continued. Start Chap. 3 Newtons Laws

[10:30 – 12:20 PM; Lab 1 Cont’d: Excel Data Format & Graphing]

 

Thursday, 16 July

 

Lab I Discussion, CHAP. 3 Concluded

 

TEST 1

 

Monday, 20 July

CHAP. 4 Projectiles, Circles, Planetary Motion (briefly)

[10:30 – 12 Noon: Lab 2: Free Fall & Measurement of g]

 

 

LAB 1 DUE

 

Tuesday, 21 July

 

CHAP. 5, Gravity; Introduction to Astronomy

 

Wednesday, 22 July

 

Astronomy Continued; Does Life Exist Elsewhere??? [10:30-12 Noon; Lab 3: Using Light Spectra from Stars to Identify Elements]

LAB 2 DUE

 

Thursday, 23 July

 

CHAP. 9, 10 Classical Relativity; Einstein’s Relativity

 

Decision: TP or LP.

TEST 2

 

Monday, 27 July

CHAP. 11 Atoms & Periodic Table (briefly)

CHAP. 15 Vibrations & Waves

[10:30 – 12:20 PM:

Lab 4: Measurement of Speed of Sound in Air]

 

Tuesday, 28 July

 

CHAP. 16 Sound and Music

 

Wednesday, 29 July

 

Mystery of Light:

CHAP. 17: Reflection and CHAP. 18 Refraction

[10:30 – 12 noon:

Lab 5: Lens Lab]

LAB 4 DUE

 

Thursday, 30 July

Lab 5 Discussion

TOPIC D’LINE: TERM PAPER OR LABORATORY PROJECT

 

TEST 3

 

Monday, 3 August

 

CHAP 18 Refraction, Vision and Color

LAB 5 DUE

 

Tuesday, 4 August

CHAP. 25, 26 Radioactivity & Nuclear Energy

 

 

Wednesday, 5 August

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

 

Thursday, 6 August

 

 

TEST 4