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Brief summary of lectures and readings | ||
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| (Click below for lecture notes) | Brief summary | Reading assignment for next class |
| Lecture 1: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Aug 23, 1999 |
Discussion of
administrative stuff.
Introduction - what is physics about? (And, why should you care!?) | For next time, read Ch. 1, and sections 2.1, 2.2 , and 2.3 |
| Lecture 2: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Aug 25, 1999 | Position, displacement, velocity | For next time, read: (2.3) 2.4 |
| Lecture 3: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Aug 27, 1999 | Instantaneous velocity, acceleration | For next, read 2.5, 2.6, 2.8 |
| Lecture 4: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Aug 30, 1999 | Acceleration problems | For next, read: 2.7 |
| Lecture 5: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Sept 01, 1999 | Gravity and Galileo. | For next, read: 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 |
| Lecture 6: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Sept 03, 1999 | Vectors in 2-D | For next, read: 3.4 and start 3.5 (Mon = holiday) |
| Lecture 7: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Sept 08, 1999 | Components of vectors, and projectiles. | For next, read: 3.5 and 3.6 (we basically finish Ch. 3 next time) |
| Lecture 8: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Sept 10, 1999 | Projectile problems, the monkey... | (For next CH. 4.1, 2, 3, you could start 4) |
| Lecture 9: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Sept 13, 1999 | Finish Ch. 3, review, more concept tests. Start forces: Newton's law I. | (No reading assignment for next time, exam tomorrow) |
| Lecture 10: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Sept 15, 1999 | Newtons 1st and 2nd law | For next Read CH. 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 |
| Lecture 11: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Sept 17, 1999 | Newton's III law. | For next Read CH. 4.7 |
| Lecture 12: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Sept 20, 1999 | More discussion of Newton III, introduce weight and normal forces, Problem solving- intro to free body diagrams. | (For next: Ch. 4.7) |
| Lecture 13: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Sept 22, 1999 | Problem solving, free body diagrams. (Pulleys, Atwood's machine, elevator problems, etc) | For next: finish reading Ch. 4 |
| Lecture 14: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Sept 24, 1999 | More examples of force diagrams, Static and Kinetic friction (Almost finished with Ch 4) | Read Ch. 5.1, 5.2 5.3) |
| Lecture 15: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Sept 27, 1999 | Friction examples, intro to Circular Motion. | For Next: Read Ch. 5.4 (5.5. is optional) |
| Lecture 16: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Sept 29, 1999 | Centripetal forces, examples and problems with circular motion. | For next Read Ch. 5.6, 7, (could start 5.8) |
| Lecture 17: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Oct 1, 1999 | More circular motion examples, Intro to Newtonian Gravity. | For next Read Ch. 5.8 (finish) and read 5.9 and 5.10 |
| Lecture 18: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Oct 4, 1999 | Gravity, Satellites, Weightlessness, Kepler. | For next: Read Ch. 6.1 (6.2 is optional), 6.3, 6.4 |
| Lecture 19: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Oct 6, 1999 | Finish up Kepler, start Work and energy | For next: Read 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 |
| Lecture 20: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Oct 8, 1999 | Work-energy theorem, kinetic energy. | For next: keep reading Ch. 6 (6.8-10) (We won't be finishing it in lecture until next Wed, though) |
| Lecture 21: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Oct 11, 1999 | Brief exam review, More on kinetic energy and work. | For next, no extra reading (exam) |
| Lecture 22: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Oct 13, 1999 | Potential energy, friction, and conservation of energy. | Finish reading Ch. 6 |
| Lecture 23: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Oct 15, 1999 | Finishing up Ch. 6 (Power, and springs) | For next Read Ch. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 |
| Lecture 24: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Oct 18, 1999 | Finish up power discussion. Momentum and impulse. | For next Read 7.4 and 7.5 |
| Lecture 25: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Oct 20, 1999 | Collisions, and examples. Conservation of momentum. | For next read 7.6 and 7.8. (7.7, and the rest of Ch7 is optional) |
| Lecture 26: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Oct 22, 1999 | Elastic and inelastic collisions. | For next Read Ch. 8.1 - 8.3 |
| Lecture 27: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Oct 25, 1999 | Center of mass (finishing up Ch. 7) Introduce Ch. 8 - rotational motion: angles, radians. | For next Read Ch. 8.4, 8.5 |
| Lecture 28: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Oct 27, 1999 | Rotational kinematics | For next, read 8.6 and 8.7 |
| Lecture 29: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Oct 29, 1999 | Rotational motion - torques, and moment of inertia. | For next: (8.8 and 8.9 are OPTIONAL) Get started on 9.1 and 9.2 |
| Lecture 30: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Nov 1 , 1999 | Angular kinetic energy and problem solving. | For next Read Ch. 9-2 |
| Lecture 31: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Nov 3, 1999 | Finish angular KE, starting Ch. 9 - Statics (Conditions for equilibrium) | For next, Read 9-3 (remainder of Ch. 9 is optional) |
| Lecture 32: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Nov 5, 1999 | Example problems, static equilibrium. | For next Read Ch. 10.1 and 10.2 |
| Lecture 33: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Nov 8, 1999 | Finish up statics, Exam review. | Prep for exam III. (Do get *started* reading CH. 10, if you haven't already) |
| Lecture 34: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Nov 10, 1999 | Fluids, density, pressure | For next Read Ch. 10.3-6 |
| Lecture 35: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Nov 12, 1999 | Overpressure, barometers, intro to archimedes | For next, Finish reading CH. 10.6, read 11.1 and 11.2 |
| Lecture 36: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Nov 15, 1999 | Archimedes, Intro to vibrations. | For next Read Ch. 11.3 , 11.4, and 11.6 (skip 11.5 if you want) |
| Lecture 37: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Nov 17, 1999 | Simple Harmonic Motion Examples of SHM | For next class Read Ch. 11.7, 8, and 11 (11.9 and 10 are optional for now, but we may still cover 11.9 soon!) |
| Lecture 38: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Nov 19, 1999 | Resonance, penduli, Intro to waves. | For next class Read Ch. 11.9, 11.12 |
| Lecture 39: (and in-class questions ) and avi movie files of waves (shown in class ) Mon, Nov 22, 1999 | Standing waves, and interference. | For next class (meaning, over the break) Catch up on Ch. 11 reading, and read Ch. 12.1 and 5 (3 and 4 will be optional, we'll do 12.2 after 12.5) |
| Lecture 40: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Nov 24, 1999 | "Lab day", trying to figure out a little physics on our own! (No new material) | For next class (over the break): Catch up! We'll be covering 12.1 and 5 after the break. |
| T-Giving break: Fri, Nov 26, 1999 | Enjoy your break. | (Catch up on your reading, we'll be starting Ch. 12 after the break) |
| Lecture 41: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Nov 29, 1999 | Standing waves. | For next class 12.1, and 12.5 (12.3, 4, and 6 are optional, but fun. We'll do 12.2 next) |
| Lecture 42: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Dec 1, 1999 | Intro to sound, and sources of sound. | For next, Read 12.2 (and 12.5) |
| Lecture 43: (and in-class questions ) Fri, Dec 3, 1999 | Sources of sound - wind instruments. Intro to Intensity of sound. FCQ's. | For next class read 12.2 and 12.7 , and appendix A-9. |
| Lecture 44: (and in-class questions ) Mon, Dec 6, 1999 | Intensity, Decibels, intro to beats. | For last lecture - Just try to catch up on all your reading! |
| Lecture 45: (and in-class questions ) Wed, Dec 8, 1999 | Last class - finish up material on CH. 12 (beats), a couple demos, and (Here are also some extra study questions for the final. | Good luck on the final, Fri Dec 17, 7:30 AM I've had a great time teaching you, hope you enjoyed this course! |
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