PHYSICS 121                                                 TERM SCHEDULE                                    SUMMER 2009

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Date0
(2008)

Chapter1

Demos

Pages/Source

Topics

Homework Due2

Lab Due3

Exams4

1

M Jun 22

Syllabus, 1.all

1-0,1

Syllabus, 1-13

 Measurement: standards, dimensions, units, accuracy

None

#1 Gravitational
Acceleration, g

 

W Jun 24

2.all

2-1,2

19-44

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

#1.Chap.1:1-2

F Jun 26

3.all

3-1

53-64

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

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

2

M Jun 29

4.1-3

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

71-83

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

 #4.Chap.3:Vector Tutorial

#2 One-dimensional Motion;

 

#3 Projectile Motion

W Jul  1

4.4-6; Review

4-3

84-91

 Uniform circular motion; Acceleration components;
 Relative velocity and acceleration

#5.Chap.4:1-3

F Jul  3

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

3

M Jul  6

5.1-5

5-1,2,3

100-107

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

#6.Chap.4:4-6

#4 Elevator
Acceleration;

#5 Force Vectors

Exam #1
Chap.1-4
M Jul  6-
W Jul  8

W Jul  8

5.6-8

5-4

107-125

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

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

F Jul 10

6.all

6-1,2,3

137-154

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

#9.Chap.5:7-12

 

 

4

M Jul 13

7.all

7-1,2

163-187

 Work and energy; The scalar product; Kinetic energy; The
 work-kinetic energy theorem; Potential energy; Conservative
 and non-conservative forces; Energy Diagrams and equilibrium

#10.Chap.6:1-5

#6 Newton’s Laws and Frames of  reference;

#7 Nonconservative Work

W Jul 15

8.all; Review

8-1,2,3

195-216

 Conservation of energy; Dissipative forces; Power

#11.Chap.7:1-7

F Jul 17

9.1-2

9-1,2

227-234

 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 17-
M Jul 20

5

M Jul 20

9.3-8

9-2,3,4

234-258

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

#14.Chap.9:1-4

#8 Inelastic Collisions;

#9 Elastic Collisions

W Jul 22

10.1-5

10-1,2

269-281

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

#15.Chap.9:5-7

 

 

F Jul 24

P I O N E E R   D A Y   H O L I D A Y

6

M Jul 27

10.6-9; 11.1-2

10-2,3

282-297, 311-318

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

#16.Chap.10:1-4

#10 Rolling;

 #11 Angular Momentum

W Jul 29

11.3-6

11-1,2

318-328

 L of rotating bodies; L-conservation; Tops and gyroscopes

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

F Jul 31

12.1-3

12-1

337-347, 352

 Static equlibrium; The center of gravity; Examples

#19.Chap.11:4-6

7

M Aug  3

13.1-3

13-1

362-372

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

#20.Chap.12:1-2

#12 Equilibrium;

#13 Harmonic Motion

W Aug  5

13.4-6; Review

13-2

372-381

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

#21.Chap.13:1-3

Exam #3
Chap.9-13 W Aug  5-
F Aug  7

F Aug  7

15.1-4

15-1,2

417-432

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

#22.Chap.13:4-6

8

M Aug 10

15.5-7; Review

15-3

432-439

 The pendulum; Damped oscillations; forced oscillations and
 resonance

#23.Chap.15:1-5

 

 

T Aug 11

EXAM  PREPARATION  DAY

W-Θ Aug 12-13

 1-13,15

 

 1-381,417-439

FINAL EXAMINATION (Testing Center)

 

 

Final

0Clicking on a date will open a list of sample problems used in that day’s lectures plus, in some cases, additional related problems.

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.  Homework assignments are found in
 your “Physics 121 Class Supplement.”

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-F, Tuesday;  G-K, Wednesday; L-Q, Thursday;  R-Z
 Friday (any day, on the two weeks with Friday holidays).  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.