PHY 2020 schedule

PHY 2020
Department
of Physics

Tentative Schedule PHY 2020 for Fall 2012
Special Notes about the Syllabus: Please note that the projected dates for exams and chapter starts are TENTATIVE. The schedule will be finalized during the course and will be announced in class.

Week 01:
    Aug. 22,24    Class Starts. Introduction of Course. Ch. 3.
                   Extra-credit #1 (5 points): One double-spaced, typewritten page describing why you are taking this
                    course. Describe how you think this course will benefit you in your pursuit of your degree. List math
                    classes you had (Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus, etc.) and indicate your own
                    assessment from 1 to 5 of your understanding (5 highest).
                    Due at the start of class on Friday, Aug. 31. No late papers accepted.
Week 02:
    Aug. 27    Ch. 3.
                   Demo: Feather and Penny.

Aug. 29 Ch. 3 and 4.
  H-ITT remote test "TEST 1" (points not retained)
Demo: Car on Track, velocity and acceleration.

    Aug. 31    Extra-credit #1 due at the START of class. Ch. 4 and 5.
                  H-ITT Remote Test “TEST 2” (points not retained).
                  Demo: 1,4,9,… Drop. 1D Toss/Drop.
Week 03:
    Sept. 3    No Class.

    Sept. 5    Ch. 5. Finish 1D Toss/Drop. 2D Projectile.
                Demo: Monkey catches ball. Demo: Ball launch on cart.
                    H-ITT System for points begins.

    Sept. 7    Projectile Motion, Continued (Ch. 5).
Week 04:
    Sept. 10   Newton's Laws (Review, Ch. 4-5) and Equilibrium. Work and Energy (Ch. 7).
                      Distribute copy of Official Note Sheet for MTE1.

Sept. 12   Finish Work and Energy (Ch. 7). Work Problems of 2D Forces.

    Sept. 14   Finish 2D Problems. Answer Questions about problems for the Mid-term Exam.

Week 05:
    Sept. 17   In-class review for Mid-Term Exam 1 result, work on problems/questions from the students.
                   Mid-term Exam 1: Monday, Sept. 17, 6:15pm - 8:05pm, in NPB 1002.
                        Mid-term Exam will cover material from class and Chapters 3, 4, 5, 7.

Sept. 19 Start Ch. 8, Impulse and Momentum.

    Sept. 21   Conservation of Linear Momentum (continued, Ch. 8). 1D collisions.
                        Firecracker soda cans and air track collisions.
Week 06:
    Sept. 24   Conservation of Linear Momentum (finish, Ch. 8). Ballistic Pendulum and 2D collisions.

Sept. 26   Rotational Motion (Start Ch. 6)

    Sept. 28 Rotational Motion (Ch. 6) and Rotational Momentum (Ch. 9)
Week 07:
    Oct. 1 Fun with rotations.

    Oct. 3    Finish Rotational Topics (Ch. 6 and 9) and Start Bodies in Equilibrium (Ch. 10)

    Oct. 5    Finish Ch. 10, Bed of Nails (Theory and Experiment)
Week 08:
    Oct. 8      Ch. 11 (Sections 3 and 4) and Ch. 12. Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Hydrostatics/Hydrodynamics.

Oct. 10    Ch. 12 continued. Distribute Formula Sheets for MTE2.
                    Announce "On Aluminum Boats!" Extra Credit (5 pts) due Monday, OCT. 15, start of class. sample

    Oct. 12    Ch. 12 and 13.

Week 09:
   Oct. 15    "On Aluminum Boats!" Extra Credit due at start of class. Review for MTE2.

    Oct. 17    In-class review for Mid-Term Exam 2. Answer YOUR questions.

                   Mid-term Exam 2:  Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6:15pm - 8:05pm, in NPB 1002.
                        Material from MTE1 to end of Ch. 13 and lecture material.
                         (Chapters 8, 6, 9, 10, 11 (Sections 3-4), 12, 13).

    Oct. 19    No Class, Reading Day.

Week 10:
    Oct. 22 Continue Ch. 14 & 15.

    Oct. 24    Finish 14 & 15 and related material.

    Oct. 26    Start Ch. 16.

Week 11:
    Oct. 29   Ch. 16 and Ch. 17
    Oct. 31   Ch. 18
    Nov. 2    Ch. 18.

Week 12:
    Nov. 5    Finish Ch. 18 and Start Ch. 19.
    Nov. 7 Ch. 19.
    Nov. 9 NO Class
Week 13:
    Nov. 12 No Class
    Nov. 14 Ch. 19 and Start preparation for mid-term exam.
    Nov. 16   Putting it all together for mid-term exam.

Week 14:
    Nov. 19 In-class review for Mid-Term Exam 3 (MTE3). Answer YOUR questions.
           Mid-term Exam 3:   Monday, Nov. 19, 6:15pm - 8:05pm, in NPB 1002.
                      Material from Mid-term Exam 2 up to material on Nov.16, including Ch. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
    Nov. 21 No Class.

Week 14:
    Nov. 26 Ch. 22 & 23.
    Nov. 28   Refraction and Total Internal Reflection.
                   Moon Image 1: http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Greece/photo20198.htm
                   Moon Image 2: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-82066.html
    Nov. 30   Ch. 20 with parts of Ch. 21 (concepts)
                    Final Exam Formula Sheets distributed.
Week 15:
    Dec. 3 Ch. 20 with parts of Ch. 21 (concepts)
    Dec. 5    Last Class. Review for Final Exam.

Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 6:15pm-8:05pm, NPB 1002, All material covered.

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