Physics 231: General Physics  

Schedule

 

EP=Exploring Physics, HW = Homework, L = Lab, RE = Reading Exercise (WebAssign),

CP = Computational Problem (WebAssign)

 

Chapter sections listed in parenthesis are recommended but not required.

Day          

Readings and Activities

Assignments Due

Tues. 9/2

Wed. 9/3

Lab
Fri. 9/5


1.1-.5 Matter, Interactions, & Vectors
L1: VPython Intro. 1-D Motion (VPython Reference) (tutorials)

1.6-.10 Velocity & Momentum

RE 0
RE 1.a
bring laptop and headphones if you have them
RE 1.b

Mon. 9/8
Tues. 9/9

Wed. 9/10
Lab

Fri. 9/12

2.1-.3, (.9, .10) Momentum Principle & Simple Examples

2.4 – .5 Momentum with Changing Force
Quiz 1.

L2 Measuring & Modeling 1-D Motion (tutorials)

2.6 – .8 Constant Force, time estimates, Models

RE 2.a
EP1, HW1: Ch 1 Pr.98
RE 2.b bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

bring laptop and headphones if you have them

RE 2.c

Mon. 9/15
Tues 9/16

Wed. 9/17
Lab

Fri. 9/19

3.1 – .5, .14-.15 Fundamental Forces, Gravitation

 

3.6-.10  Elect & Strong Force Quiz 2

 L3: Predicting Motion under Non-Constant Forces (tutorials)

3.11 –.13 Conservation of Momentum & Multiple Particles

RE 3.a

EP 2, HW2: Ch 2 Pr’s 40, 57, 63, 67 & CP

RE 3.b laptop, smartphone, pad,...

laptop and headphones if you have them

RE3.c

Mon. 9/22
Tues 9/23

Wed. 9/24

Lab

Fri., 9/26

4.1-.5 Atomic nature of matter / springs


4.6-.7, .9 Stress, Strain, Young’s Modulus, Compression, Sound
                                  Science Poster Session: Hedco7pm~9pm

 L4: Young’s Modulus & Speed of Sound  (Read 4.10-.12)

4.10-.12; .14-.15 Sound in Solids, Analytical Solutions; Quiz 3

RE 4.a

EP 3, HW3: Ch 3 Pr’s 42, 46, 58, 65, 72 & CP

RE 4.b                     

 

laptop
RE 4.c
bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

Mon. 9/29
Tues 9/30

Wed. 10/1

Lab

Fri. 10/3

4.8, .13 Friction and Buoyancy & Suction

 

5.1-.5 Rate of Change & Components; Quiz 4
L4b:
Buoyancy, Review for Exam 1(Ch 1-4)(sol'n)

Exam 1 (Ch 1-4)

RE 4.d

EP 4, HW4: Ch 4 Pr’s  46, 50, 81, 88 & CP

RE 5.a bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

                   Practice Exam 1 (due beginning of lab)

Mon. 10/6

Tues. 10/7

Wed. 10/8

Lab
Fri., 10/10

5.5 -.7 Curving Motion

6.1-.4 (.21) Introducing Energy & Work (no Quiz 5)

L5: Circles & Pendulums
6.5-.7 (.22) Rest Mass & Work by Changing Forces

RE 5.b
EP 5, HW5: Ch5 Pr’s 16, 19, 45, 48, 64(c&d)

RE 6.a
laptop

RE 6.b                                             (last day to drop)

Mon. 10/13
Tues. 10/14

Wed. 10/15

Fri. 10/17

Study Day

Study Day

6.8-.10, 12-13(.20) Introducing Potential Energy & Gravitation
6.11,-.14-.17 Visualizing, Electrical P.E. and Rest Energy

Study Day

Study Day

RE 6.c

RE 6.d,e

Mon.10/20

Tues. 10/21

Wed.10/22

Lab

Fri.10/24

 The Things Physicists & Engineers Do


7.1-.4 Macroscopic Energy Quiz 6
L6 Work and Energy
7.5-.9
Energy Transfer


EP6,  HW6:
Ch 6 Pr’s 58, 59, 91, 99(a-c), 105(a-c)
RE 7.a bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

laptop

RE 7.b     

Mon., 10/27
Tues. 10/28

Wed., 10/29
Lab

Fri., 10/31

7.10-.12 Energy Dissipation & Resonance

 

8.1-.3,  (.8,.9) Photons and Electronic Energy Quantization; Quiz 7
L 7
Microscopic Energy Transfer

8.4-.7 More Energy Quantization

RE 7.c

EP7, HW7: Ch 7 Pr’s 31, 32, 45, 62 & CP

RE 8.a  bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...      
 
laptop               

RE 8.b             

Mon. 11/3
Tues. 11/4

Wed., 11/5

Lab
Fri., 11/7

9.1-.2, (.8) Momentum and Energy in Multi-particle Systems

L 8 Energy Quantization

9.3 Rotational Energy; Quiz 8

Review Exam 2 (Ch 5-8) (sol'ns)

Exam 2 (Ch 5-8)

RE 9.a
HW8: Ch 8 Pr’s 21, 23, 27(a-c)

RE 9.b bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

Practice Exam 2 (due beginning of class)

Mon., 11/10
Tues. 11/11

Wed., 11/12

Lab
Fri., 11/14

9.4-.5 (.9) The “Point Particle” approximation

10.1-.4
Introducing Collisions Quiz 9

L 9 Multi-Particle Systems
10.6-.8 Scattering 

RE 9.c

HW9: Ch 9 Pr’s 34, 40, 43

RE 10.a bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

RE 10.b

Mon., 11/17
Tues. 11/18

Wed.,11/19
Thurs., 11/20

Lab

Fri., 11/21

10.9-.10 Collision Complications: Inelastic, Relativistic, & Quantized

 

10.5, .11 Different Reference Frames;

L10 Collisions

11.1 Translational Angular Momentum; Quiz 10

RE 10.c        

EP9

laptop
RE 11.a; HW10:
Ch 10 Pr’s 13*, 21, 30, 35, “39” bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...

Mon., 11/24

Tues. 11/25

Wed., 11/26

Fri., 11/28

11.2-.3,(.12) Rotational + Translational Angular Momentum

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Break

RE 11.b
EP10

 

 

Mon., 12/1

Tues. 12/2

Wed., 12/3

Lab

Fri., 12/5

11.4-.6, (.13) Angular Momentum Principle & Torque

 

11.7 - .9, (.11) Torque
L11 Rotation  Course Evals
11.10 Quantization; Quiz 11

RE 11.c

EP11
RE 11.d


RE 11.e  bring laptop, smartphone, pad,...
Mon., 12/12 Review for Final (1-11) (answersNew Review (2010 test) (answers) HW11: Ch 11 Pr’s 39, 57, 64, 74, 78 & Final Review (due begining of class)

  Sat. 12/13  9:00 a.m.                       Final Exam (Ch. 1-11)

 

* For each part of these problems, be very careful about what you choose as the system and what you are using as initial and final states.

 

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