Welcome to Physics 1110: General Physics 1!

Week 5

Congratulations on completing Physics 1110. Letter grades are posted on MyCuInfo. Enjoy your summer break!

The Final Exam is complete! Solutions are available on D2L. Scores are posted on D2L. Average: 142+/-33 out of 200 points.


The Final Exam is Friday 9:15A-11:45A in the Helproom.
Exam 4 is complete. Exam average was 66+/-16 of 100 points possible. Solutions are on the exam page.
Exam 4 is on Monday July 22, 11A-12:10P in G1B39.

This week we study thermodynamics.

Reading: Chapters 18, and 19 in Wolfson.
Homework: Tutorial HWK, pages HW-183 to HW-184, due Thursday by 9AM. CAPA HWK10 due Thursday at 9PM.

Week 4

Exam 3 is complete. Exam average was 70+/-17 of 100 points possible. Solutions are on the exam page.
Exam 3 is on Monday June 25, 11A-12:10P in G1B39.

This week we study conservation of angular momentum, statics, harmonic motion, waves, and start heat.

Reading: Chapters 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17 in Wolfson.
Homework: Tutorial HWK, pages HW-77 to HW-78, due Wednesday by 5PM. CAPA HWK8 due Wed. at 9PM.

Week 3

Exam 2 is complete. Find Exam 2 Solutions on the exams page.

This week we begin investigating conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, and rotational motion.

Reading: Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 in Wolfson.
Homework: Tutorial HWK5, pages HW-53 to HW-56, due Wednesday by 5PM. CAPA HWK6 due Wed. at 9PM.

Week 2

Exam 1 is complete. Find Exam 1 Solutions on the exams page.

This week we start with learning how to solve problems with Newton's Laws and then move on to the concepts of energy and conservation of energy.

Reading: Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in Wolfson.
Homework: Tutorial HWK3, pages HW-33 to HW-37, due Wednesday by 5PM. CAPA HWK4 due Wed. at 9PM.

Week 1

Have a look at the course syllabus

Summary of things to do during the first week: Buy the text (Richard Wolfson's Essential University Physics,Vol. 1), and purchase the Tutorials workbook and homework. Buy a clicker if you don’t have one already. Register your clicker if necessary. Buy a SmartPhysics login packet and get registered on the SmartPhysics website. Our course key is "CUphys1110_sm12".

Reading: Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in Wolfson.
Homework: Tutorial HWK2, pages HW-19 to HW-25, due Friday by 5PM. CAPA HWK3 due Fri. at 9PM.

Week 0

First lecture is Monday, June 4, 9:15-10:25AM, in room Duane G1B20.
First recitation, Monday, June 4, 11:00-12:10PM, Duane G2B77.

Have a look at the course syllabus

Summary of things to do during or before the first week: Buy the text (Richard Wolfson's Essential University Physics,Vol. 1), and purchase the Tutorials workbook and homework. Buy a clicker if you don’t have one already. Follow the instructions on the syllabus for registering the clicker. Buy a SmartPhysics login packet and get registered on the SmartPhysics website. Go to the lectures and your recitation. Lectures are in Duane G1B-20, at street level on the east end of Duane that faces toward Engineering.

Reading: Start reading Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in Wolfson.
Homework: CAPA online HWK1 will be handed out in class Monday, due Tuesday evening at 9PM. Tutorial HWK1, pages from the Tutorial Homework book, HW-7 through HW-11, due Wed by 5PM.