Syllabus for Physics 160

PHYSICS 160

Spring 2002 MWF 11:00-11:50 Daniel Finley

Text:     Fundamentals of Physics , Halliday, Resnick, and Walker;
6th Edition, Parts I and II [Chapters 1-16 (skipping 13)]
  (paperback, in a total of 5 parts, for the 3 semester sequence)

Intended Syllabus/Schedule for the Class

Any changes will be posted as soon as known
Please use this as a Reading List for Each Week
Please divide up your reading, section by section,
appropriately BEFORE coming to EACH class

Week beginning Chapters/Sections Content/Comments
14 January Chapters 1 and 2 (first half) Measurement, Dimensions, Units
Location, Displacement, Motion
21 January
    a Short Week
Chapter 2 (continuing) Motion in one Dimension,
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration
graphs and slopes
28 January Chapter 3, but with
first applications
to Chapter 4, simultaneously
Vector Arithmetic !!    Use of Trigonometry and Pictures;
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration as Vectors
4 February
Chapter 4 (continuing)
 
and Sections 8, 9, & 10 [Relative Motion]
Projectile Motion & other Vector Problems; Circular Motion;
Relative Motion [incl. relativistic]
11 February
Exam I on Friday:
Chapters 1-4
Chapter 5-1,2,3,4,5,6 Newton's First and Second Laws
Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
18 February Chapter 5-5,6,7
Chapter 6
Newton's Third Law
Friction; Lift and Drag;
Forces that cause Circular Motion
25 February
Chapter 6 (finishing)
Chapter 7-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Centripetal Forces and Others;
Kinetic Energy and Work
4 March Chapter 7-7,8 ;
Chapter 8-1,2,3,4
Relativistic Kinetic Energy;
Potential Energy: Gravity and Springs
Spring Break
18 March Chapter 8-5, 6, 7, 8
 
Chapter 9-1, 2
Potential Energy via Graphs;
When is Energy Conserved?
Center of Mass
25 March
EXAM II on Monday:
Chapters 5-8
Chapter 9-3, 4, 5, 6 (Linear) Momentum
When is Momentum Conserved?
1 April
Chapter 10 Collisions: Elastic & Inelastic
8 April Chapter 11 (Angular) Variables, for Rotations;
Moment of Inertia
Angular Momentum and Torque;
15 April Chapter 12;
 
Chapter 14-7 [Kepler's Laws]
Newton's Laws for Rotation
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Kepler's Laws for Planetary Motion
22 April
Exam III Monday,
on Rotations;
Chapters 9-12.
Chapter 14 (continuing);
 
 
Chapter 15 (briefly)
Newton's Law for Gravity
Escape Velocity and Black Holes
Shell Theorems and Potential Energy
Simple Fluid Behavior
29 April Chapter 16-1,2,3,4,6; also some of Chapter 17. Simple Harmonic Motion; Wave Motion
(Cumulative) Final Exam
half on Chapters 14-16;       half on Chapters 1-12
Wednesday, 8 May, 10-12 AM



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