Prof. Ophelia K. C. Tsui

Department of Physics, Boston University

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PY105 A1 Class notes

Useful information:

Instruction to order, register and set the channel number for your clicker

Syllabus

Lab sections and TF contact info

Discussion sections and TF contact info

Office hours

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 download

Dec. 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)

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Last revised on 11 November 2011.