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PHYSICS 2211 B/C - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I

Schedule

 

Date 

Topic

Reading

Notes

Aug

21

Mon

Introduction & Course Policies

Website

 

 

23

Wed

Motion Diagrams

1.1–5

 

 

25

Fri

Using Motion Diagrams

1.6–9

 

 

28

Mon

1-D Uniform Motion

2.1–4

 

 

30

Wed

Constant Acceleration

2.5

 


Sep

1

Fri

Free Fall & Inclined Planes

2.6–7

Homework 1 Due

 

4

Mon

School Holiday

 

 

 

6

Wed

Non-Uniform Acceleration

2.8

 

 

8

Fri

Vectors,Vector Algebra

3.1–4

Homework 2 Due

 

11

Mon

Quiz #1
Ch 1–3

 

 

 

13

Wed

Forces,

4.1–4

 

 

15

Fri

Newton's Laws

4.5-7

Homework 3 Due

 

18

Mon

Equilibrium, Mass & Weight

5.1–3

 

 

20

Wed

Friction

5.4

 

 

22

Fri

Drag, Using Newton's 2nd Law

5.5–6

Homework 4 Due

 

25

Mon

Quiz #2
Ch 4–5

 

 

 

27

Wed

2-D Force & Motion, Projectile Motion

6.1-3

 

 

29

Fri

Relative Motion

6.4

Homework 5 Due


Oct

2

Mon

Uniform Circular Motion

7.1–2

 

 

4

Wed

Dynamics of Circular Motion

7.3

 

 

6

Fri

Orbits, Non-Uniform Circular Motion

7.4-6

 Homework 6 Due

 

9

Mon

Simple Harmonic Motion Dynamics

14.1-2,4

 

 

11

Wed

Vertical Oscillations, Simple Pendulums

14.5-6

 

 

13

Fri

Action/Reaction Force Pairs, Newton's 3rd Law

8.1–3

Homework 7 Due

 

16

Mon

Student Recess

 

 

 

18

Wed

Interacting Systems, Momentum & Impulse

8.4-5,9.1-2

 

 

20

Fri

Momentum Conservation

9.3

Homework 8

 

23

Mon

Quiz #3
Ch 6–7

 

 

 

25

Wed

7Inelastic Collisions

9.4–6

 

 

27

Fri

Work & Kinetic Energy

11.1–2

Homework 9 Due

 

30

Mon

Work & Force

11.3–4

 


Nov

1

Wed

Kinetic Energy & Energy Conservation,Elastic Potential Energy

10.1–3

 

 

3

Fri

Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion

10.4–5

 

 

6

Mon

Universal Gravitation Force

12.1-3

 

 

8

Wed

Gravitational Potential Energy

12.4-5

 

 

10

Fri

Elastic Collisions

10.6

Homework 10 Due

 

13

Mon

Quiz #4
Ch 8–9

 

 

 

15

Wed

Energy Diagrams

10.7

 

 

17

Fri

Work & Potential Energy

11.5-6

Homework 11 Due

 

20

Mon

Work & Nonconservative Forces, Power

11.7-9

 

 

22

Wed

Rotational Kinematics, Rotational Dynamics

13.1-2

 

 

24

Fri

School Holiday

 

 

 

27

Mon

Static Equilibrium

13.3-5

 

 

29

Wed

Quiz #5
Ch 10–11, 14,13

 

 


Dec

1

Fri

Rotational Energy

13.7-8

Homework 12 Due

 

4

Mon

Rolling

13.9-10

 

 

6

Wed

Angular Momentum

9.7,13.9-10

 

 

8

Fri

Concepts Diagnostic

 

Homework 13 Due


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