PHY 2053 - Physics I - SPRING 2010
Course Schedule
| week | reading | topic | lecturer | homework |
| 5-Jan | 1.1 - 1.9 | Introduction | Hirschfeld | |
| 7 | 2.1 - 2.4 | Distance, Velocity, Acceleration | Hirschfeld | |
| 12 | 2.5 - 2.6 | Motion with constant acceleration, free fall | Hirschfeld | |
| 14 | 3.1 - 3.2 | Vectors | Chan | |
| 19 | 3.3 - 3.5 | Motion in 2 D, Relative velocity | Chan | |
| 21 | 4.1 - 4.3 | Force's, Newton's 1st and 2nd laws | Hirschfeld | |
| 26 | 4.3 - 4.4 | Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws | Hirschfeld | |
| 28 | 4.5 | Newton's laws applications | Hirschfeld | |
| 2-Feb | 4.6,5.1 - 5.2 | Friction, Work, Kinetic Energy | Chan | |
| 4 | 5.3 - 5.4 | Potential Energy | Chan | |
| 9 | 5.5 | Energy conservation | Chan | |
| 11 | 5.6 - 5.7 | Power, Work done by a varying force | Chan | |
| 16 | Review before exam (1-5.7) | Chan | ||
| 17 | Exam I | |||
| 18 | 6.1 - 6.2 | Momentum, Impulse, Momentum conservation | Chan | |
| 23 | 6.3 - 6.4 | Collisions | Chan | |
| 25 | 6.4 - 6.5 | Collisions and Rocket Motion | Chan | |
| 2-Mar | 7.1 - 7.3 | Rotational motion | Hirschfeld | |
| 4 | 7.4 | Centripetal acceleration, force | Hirschfeld | |
| 9 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| 11 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| 16 | 7.5, 8.1 - 8.3 | Gravitation, Torque and Center of Gravity | Prof. S. Detweiler | |
| 18 | 8.4 - 8.5 | Equilibrium, Torque and Angular acceleration | Prof. S. Detweiler | |
| 23 | 8.6 - 8.7 | Rotational K. E., Angular momentum | Hirschfeld | |
| 25 | Review before Exam II | Hirschfeld | ||
| 25 | Exam II | |||
| 30 | 9.1 - 9.2 | Properties of matter | Hirschfeld | |
| 1-Apr | 9.3 - 9.5 | Density, Pressure | Hirschfeld | |
| 6 | 9.6 - 9.8 | Archimedes' principle, Fluid dynamics | Hirschfeld | |
| 8 | 13.1 - 13.5 | Simple Harmonic Motion | Chan | |
| 13 | 13.7-13.8 | Waves | Chan | |
| 15 | 14.1-14.3, 14.6 | Sound, Doppler effect | Chan | |
| 20 | Review before final | Hirschfeld | ||
| 24 | Final exam 8-10pm. |