COURSE SCHEDULE PHYSICS 160

DATE SUBJECT READ

Jan 19 Review of mathematics. Philosophy of class. Learn to swim.

Jan 21 Measurements in physics. Scales, units, zeros. Significant figures. Chapt 1

Errors in measurements.

Jan 24 Position, displacement, velocity, speed. Orders of ten. Chapt 2

Jan 26 Acceleration, Constant acceleration, free fall, Chapt 2

Jan28 Vectors: components, adding, subtracting, graphical methods Chapt 3

Jan 31 Vector multiplication: dot and cross products Chapt 3

Feb 2 Motion in 2 and 3 dimensions, position, displacement, Chapt 4

velocity, acceleration

Feb 4 Projectile motion, uniform circular motion Chapt 4

Feb 7 Relative motions, Introduction to Force Chapt 5

Feb 9 Newton’s first law, second law, third law Chapt 5

Feb 11 Applications of Newton’s laws, Force and Motion Chapt 5

Feb 14 TEST

Feb 16 Force due to friction and drag Chapt 6

Feb 18 Applications Chapt 6

Feb 21 Circular motions, centripetal acceleration Chapt 6

Feb 23 Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Work Chapt 7

Feb 25 Force and Work Chapt 7

Feb 28 Power, Conservation of Energy Chapt 7, 8

Mar 2 Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy Chapt 8

Mar 4 Systems of Particles, Center of Mass Chapt 9

Mar 7 Mass loss/gain systems Chapt 9

Mar 9 Collisions, Impulse, Momentum Chapt 10

Mar 11 Conservation of Momentum and Energy in Collisions Chapt 10

SPRING BREAK MARCH 14,16,18

Mar 21 TEST

Mar 23 2-D collisions, Rotational Motion Chapt 10, 11

Mar 25 Forces and Torques Chapt 11

Mar 28 Moments of Inertia, Torque Chapt 11

Mar 30 Rotational energy Chapt 11, 12

Apr 1 Rolling, Torque Chapt 12

Apr 4 Angular momentum Chapt 12

Apr 6 Rotational systems Chapt 12

Apr 8 Equilibrium systems Chapt 13

Apr 11 Elasticity, tension, compression Chapt 13

Apr 13 Gravitation Chapt 14

Apr 15 Planetary orbits, Kepler’s laws Chapt 14

Apr 18 Test three—chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Apr 20 Fluids—density and pressure Chapt 15

Apr 22 Archimedes, Pascal, Bernoulli Chapt 15

Apr 25 Oscillations Chapt 16

Apr 27 Simple Harmonic Motion Chapt 16

Apr 29 Waves Chapt 17

May 2 Sound waves and Music Chapt 18

May 4 Sound waves, interference, Doppler effect Chapt 18

May 6 Review and wrap up Chapt 1-18

May 11 10 –12 noon in Lecture Hall FINAL EXAMINATION Chapt 1-18

Happy Summer with your newfound knowledge.

Keep observing, asking questions, and thinking!

J