DATE

TOPIC

HOMWORK

LAB

08/28 Mon
08/30 Wed
09/01 Fri

Introduction: About Science, Ch. 1
Mechanics: Newton’s first law, Ch. 2
Linear motion, Ch. 3

RQ 11
E20, E43
P6, P9

Lab 1: Measurement, Uncertainty; Excel

09/04 Mon
09/06 Wed
09/08 Fri

Labor Day: NO CLASSES
Newton’s second law of motion, Ch. 4
Newton’s third law of motion, Ch. 5

Appendix B
P3, P6
E39, P3

Lab 2: Air track: velocity, acceleration (Chs. 3, 4)

09/11 Mon
09/13 Wed
09/15 Fri

EXAM I: Chs. 1-5
Momentum, Ch. 6                  
Energy, Ch. 7

P3, P10
E53, P3

Lab 3: Terminal velocity: Beads through water (Ch.4)

09/18 Mon
09/20 Wed
09/22 Fri

Rotational motion, Ch. 8
Gravity, Ch. 9
Projectile and satellite motion, Ch 10

E36, P3
E18, P4
E27, P3

Lab 4: Newton’s Second Law: Air track (Chs. 4, 5)

09/25 Mon
09/27 Wed
10/29 Fri

EXAM II: Chs. 6-10
Properties of Matter: The atomic nature of matter, Ch. 11
Solids, Ch. 12

E19, E40
P3, P6

Lab 5: Momentum, Collisions (Ch. 6)

10/02 Mon
10/0 Wed
10/06 Fri

Liquids, Ch. 13
Gases and Plasmas, Ch. 14
EXAM III: Chs. 11-14

E57, P2
E26, P2

Lab 6: Mechanical energy: Atwood machine (Ch. 7)

10/09 Mon
10/11 Wed
10/13 Fri

Heat, Temperature, Expansion, Ch.15
Heat transfer, Ch. 16
Change of Phase, Ch. 17

E11, P6
E58, P3
P5, P8

LAB MIDTERM EXAM
Lab 7: Hooke’s law(Ch.12)

10/16 Mon
10/18 Wed
10/20 Fri

Fall break: NO CLASSES
Thermodynamics, Ch. 18
EXAM IV: Chs. 14-18

E7, P2

Lab 8: Atmospheric pressure (Ch. 14)

10/23 Mon
10/25 Wed
10/27 Fri

Vibrations and waves, Ch. 19;
Sound, Ch. 20
Musical sounds, Ch. 21

E47, P4
E49, P2
E43, P2

Lab 9: Pendulum (Ch. 4)

10/30 Mon
11/01 Wed
11/03 Fri

EXAM V: Chs. 19-21
Electrostatics, Ch. 22
Electric current, Ch. 23

E56, P3
E53, P7

Lab 10: Standing waves on a string (Ch. 19)

11/06 Mon
11/08 Wed
11/10 Fri

Magnetism, Ch. 24
Electromagnetic induction, Ch. 25
EXAM VI: Chs. 22-25

E19, E47
E33, P2

Lab 11: Ohm’s Law (Ch. 23)

11/13 Mon
11/15 Wed
11/17 Fri

Light: Properties of light, Ch. 26
Color, Ch. 27
Reflection and Refraction, Ch. 28

E43, P5
E25, E37
P3, P8

Lab 12: Series and Parallel Circuits (Ch. 23)

11/20 Mon
11/22 Wed
11/24 Fri

Light waves, Ch. 29
Thanksgiving:  NO CLASSES
Thanksgiving: NO CLASSES

E7, E35

11/27 Mon
11/29 Wed
12/01 Fri

Light emission; Lasers, Ch. 30
EXAM VII: Chs. 26-30
Light quanta; Ch. 31

E18, E47

E16, E37

Lab 13: Lenses (Ch. 28, Projects 3 & 5)

12/04 Mon
12/06 Wed
12/08 Fri

Atomic and nuclear physics, Ch. 32
The atomic nucleus and radioactivity, Ch. 33
Nuclear fission and fusion, Ch.34

E25, E30
E34, P1

To be announced

12/11 Mon

Review and Help session