"For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge, increases sorrow."
-Ecclesiastes 1:18

"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
-Saying of the United States Marine Corps

 

 

 



PH111 Calendar Summer 2009

Do not print this calendar or download documents far in advance. I will make changes throughout the term.

Reading should be done before attending lecture. Recitation and lab instructions must be printed and brought to lab.

Homework numbers are listed for the 9th edition of the text. Any differences for the 10th edition will be noted in parentheses. All homework must be submitted in class or to my office (8-236) by 2 p.m. on the date posted. I will post solutions to the eLearn web site after the due date.


June 2009

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

1

22
23
Lecture: Introduction, Math Assessment, Science, Units

Read: Syllabus, Chapter 1

Recitation: Error Estimation, Excel, and Graphs

Lab: Lab Instructions, Sample Lab, Data Collection, Analysis, and Representation
24 25
Lecture: Inertia (Newton's First Law)

Read: Chapter 2

Recitation: Error Estimation, Excel, and Graphs

Lab: Lab Instructions, Sample Lab, Data Collection, Analysis, and Representation
2 29 30
Lecture: Linear Motion

Read: Chapter 3

Chapter 2 Homework: Review Questions 10, 18, and 20; Exercises 1, 8, 16, 18 (1, 8, 18, 20)

Quiz: Practice Quiz

Recitation: Jump Height and Time

Lab: Acceleration due to Gravity
   


July 2009

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
2     1

2
Lecture: Newton's Second Law

Read: Chapter 4

Quiz: Inertia (Chapter 2)

Chapter 3 Homework: Review Questions 9, 20; Exercises 10, 14, 16 (12, 17, 19); Problem 9

Recitation: Jump Height and Time

Lab: Acceleration due to Gravity

3 6 7
Lecture: Newton's Third Law

Read: Chapter 5

Quiz: Linear Motion (Chapter 3)

Chapter 4 Homework: Review Questions 7, 12, 32; Project 2 (3); Exercises 23, 25 (25, 27); Problem 7

Recitation: Tug O' War

Lab: Newton's Second Law
8 9
No Class
4 13 14
Lecture: Momentum

Read: Chapter 6

Quiz: Newton's Second Law (Chapter 4)

Chapter 5 Homework: Review Question 16, 17 (17 only); Exercises 3, 14, 35, 36, 40 (5, 19, 44, 45, 49)

Recitation: Stair Running

Lab: Ballistic Pendulum
15 16
Lecture: Momentum, Newton's Laws

Quiz: Newton's Third Law (Chapter 5)

Chapter 6 Homework: Review Question 21 (18); Exercises 12, 40, 43, 46 (16, 48, 53, 56); Problems 6, 10 (6, 9)

Recitation: Stair Running

Lab: Ballistic Pendulum
5 20 21
Lecture: Energy

Read: Chapter 7

Recitation: Tire Drag (no written instructions)

Lab: Rotation
22 23
Lecture: Rotation

Read: Chapter 8

Chapter 7 Homework: Review Questions 3, 16, 22 (3, 12, 17); Exercises 6, 29, 36 (14, 37, 46)

Quiz: Momentum (Chapter 6)

Recitation: Tire Drag (no written instructions)

Lab: Rotation
6 27 28
Lecture: Liquids

Read: Chapter 13

Quiz: Energy (Chapter 7)

Chapter 8 Homework: Review Questions 5, 11 (3, 9); Exercises 2, 11, 20, 39, 41 (2, 9, 22, 47, 49)

Recitation: Weightlifting Force, Energy, and Power

Lab: Archimedes' Principle
29 30
Lecture: Gases and Plasmas

Read: Chapter 14

Quiz: Rotation (Chapter 8)

Chapter 13 Homework: Review Questions 5, 20; Exercises 9, 27, 38 (13, 34, 47); Problem 8

Recitation:  Weightlifting Force, Energy, and Power

Lab: Archimedes' Principle


August 2009

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
7 3 4
Lecture: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion

Read: Chapter 15

Quiz: Liquids (Chapter 13)

Chapter 14 Homework: Review Questions 5, 12 (4, 10); Exercises 37, 45 (41, 55); Problem 4

Lab: Thermal Conduction
5 6
Lecture: Heat Transfer

Read: Chapter 16

Quiz: Gases and Plasmas (Chapter 14)

Chapter 15 Homework: Review Questions 8, 9 (8, 9); Exercises 1, 5, 34 (1, 7, 44)

Recitation: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

Lab: Thermal Conduction
8 10 11
Lecture: Change of Phase

Read: Chapter 17

Chapter 16 Homework: Review Questions 12, 13 (10, 11); Exercises 1, 2, 4, 25 (3, 4, 6, 25)

Quiz: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion (Chapter 15)

Recitation: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

Lab: Heat of Fusion
12 13
Lecture: Thermodynamics

Read: Chapter 18

Chapter 17 Homework: Review Question 31 (29); Exercises 31, 32 (39, 40); Problem 7 (7)

Quiz: Heat Transfer (Chapter 16)

Recitation and lab postponed due to construction
9 17 18
Lecture: Special Relativity

Read: Chapter 35

Chapter 18 Homework: Review Question 30 (28); Exercises 5, 8, 23, 35  (7, 11, 26, 43)

Quiz: Change of Phase (Chapter 17)

Recitation: Make-up quizzes

Lab: Diffraction
19 20
Lecture: Review

Quiz: Thermodynamics (Chapter 18)

Recitation: Make-up quizzes

Lab: Diffraction
10 24 25
No Class
26 27
Final Exam (consists of quiz-like questions which will cover most of the chapters this term)

Recitation: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

Lab: Heat of Fusion