Lecture schedule and course notes

Date Topics Sections Lab
5-20 Introduction / Vectors 1.1 - 1.6
5-21 Components / 1-D motion 1.7 - 2.3
5-22 Constant acceleration 2.4 - 3.1 (A) Graphical analysis
5-23 Projectile Motion / Rel. vel. 3.2 - 3.4 "
5-27 Newton's laws 4.1 - 4.5 (B) Statistics and error II
5-28 Forces 4.6 - 4.10 "
5-29 Equilibrium / non-equilibrium 4.11 - 4.12 (B) Projectile motion
5-30 Circular motion 5.1 - 5.7 "
6-2 Midterm 1 (chapters 1 - 5)
6-3 Work and energy 6.1 - 6.4 (A) Forces in equilibrium
6-4 Power 6.5 - 6.9 "
6-5 Momentum 7.1 - 7.5 (A) Cons. of linear mom. (2D)
6-6 Rotational kinematics 8.1 - 8.5 "
6-9 Torque / rotational dynamics 8.6 - 9.3
6-10 Angular momentum 9.4 - 9.6 (B) Torque and moment of inertia
6-11 Hooke's law / harmonic motion 10.1 - 10.4 "
6-12 Damped / driven SHM 10.5 - 10.8 (B) Cons. of angular momentum
6-13 Fluid statics 11.1 - 11.6 "
6-16 Midterm 2 (chapters 6 - 10)
6-17 Fluid dynamics 11.7 - 11.11 (A) Harmonic motion
6-18 Temperature / heat capacity 12.1 - 12.10 "
6-19 Heat transfer 13.1 - 13.4 (A) Specific heat
6-20 Ideal gas / thermodynamics 14.1 - 15.4 "
6-23 Thermodynamics 15.5 - 15.11
6-24 Waves / sound 16.1 - 16.8 (B) makeup labs
6-25 Sound / superposition 16.9 - 17.2 "
6-26 Interference and diffraction 17.3 - 17.7
6-27 Final exam (chapters 1 - 17)

The (A) and (B) beside the lab indicates the lab book you should use for that lab. You should have two lab books, and alternate them from week to week.

Assignment 10 and all makeup labs are due in class on Thursday, 6-26.

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