PHYSICS 031 – Spring 2008

Course Outline

 

Students must read the appropriate sections before coming to class.

 

Jan. 14

Introduction

Ch. 1, Space, Time and Mass

Problems: 76, 81,82.

Jan. 16, 18

Ch. 2, Motion Along a Straight Line

Problems: 28, 56, 64, 93, 98, 101, 113, 114.

Jan. 23, 25

Ch. 3, Vectors

Problems: 4, 9, 23, 32, 41, 74, 78.

Jan. 28, 30

Ch. 4, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

Problems: 5, 12, 17, 35, 41, 43, 69, 86.

Feb. 1, 9

Ch. 5, Newton's Laws of Motion

Problems: 4, 32, 47, 69, 71, 84, 92, 94.

Feb. 6

EXAM I – B106 Angell – 12:20 pm

Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4

Feb. 8, 11

Ch. 6, Further Applications of Newton's Laws

Problems: 17, 29, 32, 33, 54, 66, 83, 88.

Feb. 13, 15

Ch. 7, Work and Energy

Problems: 11, 18, 23, 30, 46, 50, 72, 74, 94.

Feb. 20, 22

Ch. 8, Conservation of Energy

Problems: 12, 27, 56, 73, 98, 102, 104.

Feb. 25, 27

Ch. 10, Systems of Particles

Problems: 22, 24, 33, 59, 72, 85.

Feb. 29,  Mar. 3

Ch. 11, Collisions

Problems: 15, 25, 41, 46, 50, 53, 81.

Mar. 5

EXAM II – B106 Angell – 12:20 pm

Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10

Mar.7, 17

Ch. 12, Rotation of a Rigid Body

Problems: 14, 18, 26, 46, 78, 82.

Mar. 19, 21

Ch. 13 Dynamics of a Rigid Body

Problems: 13, 17, 21, 28, 37, 75, 96, 100.

Mar. 24, 26

Ch. 14, Statics and Elasticity (omit section 14.4)

Problems: 10, 30, 44, 58, 91, 94.

Mar. 28, 31

Ch. 15, Oscillations

Problems: 3, 29, 39, 40, 58, 96, 100.

Apr. 2, 4

Ch. 16, Waves

Problems: 11, 18, 33, 41, 69, 90.

Apr. 7

Ch. 17, Sound (omit 17.4-5)

Problems: 16, 43, 48, 81.

Apr. 9

EXAM III – B106 Angell – 12:20 pm

Chapters 11, 12, 13 ,14, 15

Apr. 11, 14

Ch. 18, Fluid Mechanics (omit 18.6)

Problems: 21, 39, 54, 58, 93, 97.

Apr. 16,18

Ch. 19, The Ideal Gas

Problems: 27, 32, 35, 45, 79, 83.

Apr. 21, 23

Ch. 20, Heat

Problems: 10, 18, 37, 55, 66, 76, 83, 101.

Apr. 25, 28

Ch. 21, Thermodynamics (omit 21.3 – 4)

Problems:  7, 17, 34, 45, 46.

Apr. 30

Review, Course Evaluation

May 9

Final Exam

B106 Angell – 3:30 pm

Part I:  Comprehensive

Part II:  Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21

 

 

 


PHYSICS 031 – Spring 2008

Recitation Quiz Schedule

 

Jan. 15

Mathematics Review – Math diagnostic test

Jan. 22

Chapters 1 and 2

Jan. 29

Chapter 3

Feb. 5

Chapter 4

Feb. 12

Chapter 5

Feb. 19

Chapters 6 and 7

Feb. 26

Chapter 8

Mar. 4

Town Meeting Day – No recitation

Mar. 11

Spring Break – No recitation

Mar. 18

Chapters 10 and 11

Mar. 25

Chapters 12 and 13

Apr. 1

Chapter 14

Apr. 8

Chapter 15

Apr. 15

Chapters 16 and 17

Apr. 22

Chapters 18 and 19

Apr. 30

Chapters 20 and 21 – No quiz