Prof. Ophelia K. C. Tsui
Department of Physics, Boston University
PY105 A1 Class notes
Useful information:
Instruction to order, register and set the channel number for your clicker
Lab sections and TF contact info
Discussion sections and TF contact info
Review sheets for missed lectures
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Useful links:
WebCT, WebAssign, Pre-class movies and Essential Physics
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Sept. 7 Introduction download
Sept. 9 Vectors download Motion in 1 Dimension (Part 1) download
Sept. 12 Motion in 1 Dimension (Part 2) download
Sept. 14 Constant Acceleration download
Sept. 16 Newton's Laws download
Sept. 19,21 Forces in 1 Dimension download
Sept. 23 Relative Velocity download
Sept. 26 Motion in 2 Dimensions + Projectile Motion download
Sept. 28 Friction download
Sept. 30 Applying Newton's Laws I download
Oct. 3 Review for Test 1 download
Oct. 5+7 Applying Newton's Laws II&III download
Oct. 5 (6:15 - 8:15 pm) Test 1 (It covers Chs. 1-5.4: Vectors to Applying Newton's Laws I. The venue will be Stone Science Building Rm. B50, 675 Comm. Ave., right across the street from Warrens Towers.)
Oct. 12 & 14 Uniform & Vertical Circular Motions download
Oct. 17 Impulse and Linear Momentum download
Oct. 19 Center of Mass download
Oct. 21 Work and Energy download
Oct. 24 Conservation of Energy I download
Oct. 26 Conservation of Energy II download
Oct. 28 Collisions download
Oct. 31 Rotational Kinematics download
Nov. 2 & Nov. 4 Torque, Rotational Inertia & Static Equilibrium download
Nov. 7 Review for Test 2 download
Nov. 9 Newton's 2nd Law for Rotation download
Nov. 9 (6:15 - 8:15 pm) Test 2 (It covers Ch. 5-10: Newton's Law with Friction, Circular Motion, ..., Rotational Kinematics, etc. There will be no questions on Static Equilibrium. The venue will be COM101: College of Communications Rm. 101, 640 Comm. Ave. It's in the short building just before the block where Starbucks and Warrens Tower is.)
Nov. 11+14 Rolling + Angular Momentum download
Below are last year's notes:
Nov. 16 Rotational Kinetic Energy download
Nov. 18+21 Harmonic Motion and Resonance download
Nov. 28 Static Fluids download
Nov. 30+Dec. 2 Pressure+Fluid Dynamics download
Dec. 5 Temperature and Heat download
Dec. Dec. 7 Ideal Gases downloadDec. 9+12 First Law of Thermodynamics + Thermal Processes download
Dec. 16 6-8pm Final Exam. (Ch. 9 (fluids & pressure), 10.9-10.12 (static equilibrium), 11-15 (rolling, rotational KE, SHM, ideal gas, first Law of Thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes)
Last revised on 11 November 2011.