PHYSICS 121                                                 TERM SCHEDULE                                                 SUMMER 2007

Week

Date
(2007)

Chapter1

Demos

Pages/Source

Topics

Homework Due2

Lab Due3

Exams4

1

M Jun 25

Syllabus, 1.all

1-0,1

Syllabus, 1-17

 Measurement: standards, dimensions, units, accuracy

None

#1 Gravitational
Acceleration, g

 

 

 

 

W Jun 27

2.all

2-1,2

23-48

 One-dimensional motion: position, speed, velocity,
 acceleration; Motion diagrams, free-fall; Treatment using
 calculus

#1.Chap.1:1-2

F Jun 29

3.all

3-1

58-70

 Vectors:  coordinate systems, versus scalars, components,
 unit vectors

#2.Chap.1:3-5; Chap.2:
1-2; #3.Chap.2:3-8

2

M Jul  2

4.1-3

4-1,2, monkey hunter,
vertical cannon cart

77-91

 Two-dimensional motion:  position, velocity, acceleration;
 Projectiles

 #4.Chap.3:Vector Tutorial

 

W Jul  4

I N D E P E N D E N C E    D A Y   H O L I D A Y

F Jul  6

4.4-6; Review

4-3

91-100

 Uniform circular motion; Acceleration components;
 Relative velocity and acceleration

#5.Chap.4:1-3

#2 One-dimensional Motion

 

3

M Jul  9

5.1-5

5-1,2,3

111-120

 Newton's 1st and 2nd laws of motion; Inertial frames, force,
 mass and weight

#6.Chap.4:4-6

 #3 Projectile Motion;
#4 Elevator Acceleration

Exam #1
Chap.1-4
M Jul  9-
W Jul 11 

W Jul 11

5.6-8

5-4

120-138

 Newton's 3rd law; Applications of Newton's laws; Friction

#7.Chap.5:1-6
#8.Chap.5:13-18

F Jul 13

6.all

6-1,2,3

150-171

 Forces in circular motion; Non-uniform circular motion;
 Accelerated frames; Resistive forces

#9.Chap.5:7-12

 

 

4

M Jul 16

7.1-8

7-1,2

181-205, 208

 Work and energy; The scalar product; Kinetic energy; The
 work-kinetic energy theorem; Energy conservation; Power

#10.Chap.6:1-5

 #5 Force Vectors

W Jul 18

8.all; Review

8-1,2,3

217-239

 Potential energy; conservative and non-conservative
 forces; Energy diagrams; Equilibrium

#11.Chap.7:1-7

F Jul 20

9.1-2

9-1,2

251-260

 Linear momentum, p; p-conservation; Impulse and p

#12.Chap.8:1-5
#13.Chap.8:6-9

Exam #2
Chap.5-8
F Jul 20-
M Jul 23 

5

M Jul 23

9.3-7

9-2,3,4

260-281

 Collisions in 1 and 2 dimensions; Elastic and inelastic
 collisions; Center of mass; Particle systems; Rockets

#14.Chap.9:1-4

#6 Newton’s Laws and
       Frames of Reference;
#7 Nonconservative Work  (not accessible on
 Pioneer Day)

Tu Jul  24

P I O N E E R   D A Y   H O L I D A Y

 

 

 

 

 

W Jul 25

10.1-5

10-1,2

292-305

 Rigid-body rotation; Angular and linear quantities; Angular
 kinematics; Rotational kinetic energy; Moments of inertia

#15.Chap.9:5-7

F Jul 275

10.6-9; 11.1

10-2,3

306-321, 336-339

 Torque; Angular dynamics; Rolling; The vector cross
 product; The angular momentum, L

#16.Chap.10:1-4

6

M Jul 30

11.2-6

11-1,2

339-353

 L of rotating bodies; L-conservation; Tops and
 gyroscopes; L as a fundamental quantity

#17.Chap.10:5-9 #18.Chap.11:1-3

#8 Inelastic Collisions;
#9 Elastic Collisions

W Aug  1

12.1-3

12-1

362-373, 377

 Static equlibrium; The center of gravity; Examples

#19.Chap.11:4-6

F Aug  3

13.1-5

13-1

389-402

 Newton's law of gravitation; gravitational acceleration;
 Kepler's laws

#20.Chap.12:1-2

7

M Aug  6

13.6-7; Review

13-2

403-411

 The gravitational field; Gravitational potential energy;
 Escape velocity; Planetary and satellite motions

#21.Chap.13:1-3

#10 Rolling;
 #12 Angular Momentum

 

W Aug  8

15.1-4

15-1,2

451-467

 Oscillations; Springs and Hooke's Law, Simple Harmonic
 Motion; SHM and circular motion

#22.Chap.13:4-6

Exam #3
Chap.9-13
W Aug 8-
F Aug 10

F Aug 10

15.5-7; Review

15-3

468-475

 The pendulum; Damped and forced oscillations;
 Resonance

#23.Chap.15:1-5

8

M Aug 13

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 TBA

-

#11 Equilibrium;
#13 Harmonic Motion

 

T Aug 14

READING DAY

W-Θ Aug 15-16

 1-13,15

 

 1-411,468-475

FINAL EXAMINATION (Testing Center)

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 Final

1Each reading assignment, except that for the first day of class, should be completed prior to class time.  In-class quizzes will often include simple questions on the current reading
 assignment.

2Homework is due at 9:55 am on the given date.  Submit it in the Physics 121 homework slot on the other side of the hallway from N373 ESC.

3Your lab report is due at 9:00 pm on "your day."  "Your day" is determined by the first letter of your last name as follows:  A-E, Tuesday;   F-L, Wednesday;   M-P, Thursday;   Q-Z
 Friday.  You may do your lab experiment at any time the building is open except on Saturday mornings when the lab personnel are changing the available equipment.  Each lab
 experiment is set up on the Saturday preceding the week for which it is assigned and taken down on the Saturday at the end of that week.  You need not perform the experiments on
 "your day," but it is expected that you will submit your report on or before your assigned deadline. 

4All examinations, including the final, are in the Testing Center.  No time limits, save the closing of the Testing Center, are imposed.  Each test may be picked up after 12 noon on the
  beginning date for the test and must be picked up before 3 pm on the ending date for that test.

5Office hours will not be observed on Friday, July 27.