The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and exams (E) sessions. The class meets twice per week for 2 hours and once per week for 1 hour.
| WEEK # | SES # | HOUR 1 | HOUR 2 | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Introduction to TEAL | Pre-Test | Problem set 1 out |
| L2 | Kinematics: One Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration | |||
| 2 | L3 | Experiment 1: Introducing Data Studio
One Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration |
Problem Solving Session 1: One Dimensional Motion | Problem set 1 due one day after L3 |
| L4 | Kinematics: Two Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration | Experiment 2: Projectile Motion | ||
| L5 | Problem Solving Session 2: Projectile Motion | Problem set 2 out | ||
| 3 | L6 | Force, Mass, and Newton's Laws of Motion
Force Laws |
Problem Solving Session 3: Applying Newton's Laws of Motion | Problem set 2 due one day after L6 |
| L7 | Vectors in Physics
Newton's First Law: Principle of Relativity, Relative Inertial Frames, Tension |
Experiment 3: Modeling Forces | ||
| L8 | Problem Solving Session 4: Newton's Laws of Motion
Spring Forces, Tension |
Problem set 3 out | ||
| 4 | L9 | Circular Motion Kinematics: Uniform Circular Motion | Problem Solving Session 5: Uniform Circular Motion | Problem set 3 due one day after L9 |
| L10 | Experiment 4: Circular Motion | Test Review | ||
| E1 | Quiz One: Fundamental Concepts; Kinematics; Newton's Laws | Problem set 4 out | ||
| 5 | L11 | Universal Law of Gravitation
Circular Planetary Orbits |
Problem Solving Session 5: Uniform Circular Motion, Universal Law of Gravitation
Circular Planetary Orbits |
Problem set 4 due one day after L11 |
| L12 | The Lever Principle: Static Equilibrium and Torque | Experiment 5a: Static Equilibrium | ||
| L13 | Problem Solving Session 6: Static Equilibrium and Torque | Problem set 5 out
Problem set 5 due four days after L13 |
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| 6 | L14 | The Concept of Energy
Work Experiment 5b: Friction |
Problem Solving Session 7: Work and the Dot Product | |
| L15 | Problem Solving Session 8: Work Done by Friction and other Dissipative Forces
Motion With Dissipative Forces |
Problem set 6 out | ||
| 7 | L16 | Potential Energy and Conservation of Mechanical Energy | Problem Solving Session 9: Potential Energy | Problem set 6 due one day after L16 |
| L17 | Problem Solving Session 10: Energy Techniques | Experiment 6: Conservation of Energy | ||
| L18 | Problem Solving Session 11: Conservation of Energy: Restoring Forces and Harmonic Motion | Problem set 7 out | ||
| 8 | L19 | Center of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Newton's Second Law | Problem Solving Session 12: Center of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Newton's Second Law | Problem set 7 due one day after L19 |
| L20 | Test Review | |||
| E2 | Quiz Two: Newton's Laws, Circular Motion, Static Equilibrium, and Conservation of Energy | Problem set 8 out | ||
| 9 | L21 | Conservation Laws: Momentum and Collision Theory | Problem Solving Session 13: Conservation of Momentum | Problem set 8 due one day after L21 |
| L22 | Experiment 7: Collisions | Rigid Bodies Kinematics | ||
| L23 | Problem Solving Session 14: Moment of Inertia and Rotational Energy | Problem set 9 out | ||
| 10 | L24 | Torque, Rotational Dynamics | Problem Solving Session 15: Rotational Dynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion: Physical Pendulum | Problem set 9 due one day after L24 |
| L25 | Experiment 8: Physical Pendulum | Conservation Laws: Angular Momentum | ||
| L26 | Problem Solving Session 16: Angular Momentum | Problem set 10 out | ||
| 11 | L27 | Experiment 9: Angular Momentum | Planetary Motion | Problem set 10 due one day after L27 |
| L28 | Problem Solving Session 17: Rotation and Translation, Galactic Black Hole | Test Review | ||
| E3 | Quiz Three: Energy, Momentum, and Rotational Motion | Problem set 11 out | ||
| 12 | L29 | Kinetic Theory | Problem Solving Session 18: Ideal Gas Law | Problem set 11 due one day after L29 |
| L30 | Archimedes Principle | Archimedes Principle, PRS Contest | Problem set 12 out | |
| 13 | L31 | First Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, and Second Law of Thermodynamics | Problem Solving Session 19: Thermodynamics | |
| L32 | Temperature, Heat, and Heat Capacity | Experiment 10: Energy Transformations: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat | ||
| L33 | Problem Solving Session 20: First and Second Thermodynamics | Problem set 12 due
Problem set 13 out: Recommended Final Review discussed in L35 |
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| 14 | L34 | Special Relativity: Space-Time, Causality and Simultaneity | Problem Solving Session 21: Special Relativity: Time Dilation and Length Contraction | |
| L35 | Final Review | |||
| 15 | E4 | Final Exam | ||