CALENDAR SYLLABUS (Tentative!!), FALL
2007, Physics
1230 (revised 11/28/07)
TEXT: University
Physics, 11th
Edition by Young & Freedman ISBN 0-8053-8684-X
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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3
September 07 No Class |
5 Sept 07 Chap. 1 (all): Physical Quantities, Sig.
Figs., Approximations |
6 LAB Calculus & PreTest |
7 No Class –
Faculty/Staff convocation |
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10 Chap. 1: Trig Review;
Displace-ment Vectors and Vector Addition |
12 Review & Practice
(PS 1 Due) Chap. 2: Kinematics: Speed and Velocity |
13 LAB |
14 Kinematics, Variable & Constant
Accel. |
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17 Chap. 2: Review &
Practice (PS 2 Due) |
19 Chap. 3: Motion in a
Plane Finish |
20 LAB, |
21 Chap. 3 Centripetal Accel. & Relative Velocity |
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24 Review
& Practice (PS 3 Due) |
26 TEST
1 |
27 LAB |
28 Chap. 4.1,2,6: Forces,
Net Force, |
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1
Oct 07 Equilibrium Free Body Diagrams, Problem Example,
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3 Review & Practice
(PS 4 Due)Chap. 4.3,4; Chap. 5.2,4: Friction; |
4 LAB |
5 Friction example,
pulley example, and Inclined Planes |
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8 Review & Practice
(PS 5 Due) Chap. 5.1,3: Apparent Weight & Circular Motion |
10 Chap.
5.4,5:Centripetal Acceleration & Force Examples |
11 LAB |
12 Review & Practice
(PS 6 Due) |
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15 TEST
2 |
17 Chap. 6: Work &
Kinetic Energy |
18 LAB |
19 Chap.
6: Work Done by a Variable Force; Power |
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22 Chap. 7: (PS 7 Due)
Gravitational Pot. Energy & Elastic Potential Energy |
24 Chap. 7: Conservation
of Energy. Review & Practice |
25 LAB |
26 MID TERM BREAK (NO
CLASS TODAY!) |
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29 Chap.
8.1-5: Momentum, Conservation & Collisions (PS 8 Due) |
31 Chap. 8 Cont’d |
1
Nov 07 LAB |
2 Review & Practice
(PS 9 Due) |
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5 Chap. 9: Rotation |
7 Chap. 9.4,5: Moment of
Inertia, || Axis Theorem |
8 LAB
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9 Review & Practice
(PS 10 Due) |
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12 TEST
3 |
14 Chap. 10.1 &
11.1,2,3: Torques and Rotational Dynamics Cont’d |
15 LAB |
16 Chap. 10: |
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19 Chap. 10: Work &
Energy Review & Practice (PS 11 Due) |
21 Chap. 10: Angular
Momentum (Guest Lecturer) |
22,23 THANKSGIVING RECESS |
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26 Chap. 11 Center of
Gravity (Guest Lecturer) |
28 Rotational Equilibrium |
29 LAB |
30 Review & Practice
(PS 12 Due) |
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3
Dec 07 Chap. 11.4,5 Stress & Strain |
5 Chap. 12.1-5:
Gravitation (PS 13 Due) |
6 LAB |
7 Chap. 12.8: Gravitation
– Black Holes |
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10 Review & Practice
(PS 14 Due)
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12 TEST
4 |
13 Course/Lab Evaluations
& Post Test |
14 Last day of class
FINAL DISCUSSION |
FINAL
EXAM
– 10 TO 12 NOON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 19, 2007, DSC 119