UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT	Physics 051
Department of Physics	Fall 2008
	Course Outline

Students must read the relevant parts of the textbook before coming to class.

Sep. 3	Introduction Chapter 1: Measurement
Sep. 5	Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
Sep. 8	Chapter 3: Force and Newton’s Laws
Sep. 10	Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Sep. 12	Lab 1a: Accelerated Motion
Sep. 15	Lab 1b: Accelerated Motion
Sep. 17	Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Sep. 19	Chapter 5: Applications of Newton’s Laws
Sep. 22	Chapter 5: Applications of Newton’s Laws
Sep. 24	Exam I Chapters 1-4
Sep. 26	Lab 2a: Newton’s Second Law
Sep. 29	Lab 2b: Newton’s Second Law
Oct. 1	Chapter 6: Momentum
Oct. 3	Chapter 6: Momentum Chapter 7: Systems of Particles
Oct. 6	Lab 3a: Collisions
Oct. 8	Chapter 7: Systems of Particles
Oct. 10	Lab 3b: Collisions
Oct. 13	Chapter 8: Rotational Kinematics
Oct. 15	Chapter 9 Rotational Dynamics
Oct. 17	Chapter 9: Rotational Dynamics
Oct. 20	Chapter 9: Rotational Dynamics Review
Oct. 22	Exam II Chapters 5 - 9
Oct. 24	Chapter 10: Angular Momentum
Oct. 27	Chapter 11: Work and Kinetic Energy
Oct 29	Chapter 12: Potential Energy
Oct 31	Lab 4a: Rotational Dynamics
Nov. 3	Lab 4b: Rotational Dynamics
Nov. 5	Chapter 13: Conservation of Energy – Lecture Notes
Nov. 7	Lab 5a: Conservation of Energy
Nov. 10	Lab 5b: Conservation of Energy
Nov. 12	Exam III Chapters 10-13
Nov. 14	Chapter 15 Fluid Statics
Nov. 17	Chapter 17: Oscillations
Nov. 19	Chapter 18: Wave Motion
Nov. 21	Chapter 18: Wave Motion Chapter 21: Temperature Chapter 22: Molecular Properties of Gases – Lecture Notes
Dec. 1	Lab 6a: Modeling a Physical System
Dec. 3	Chapter 23: The First Law of Thermodynamics
Dec. 5	Lab 6b: Modeling a Physical System
Dec. 8	Chapter 23: The First Law of Thermodynamics
Dec. 10	Review - Course Evaluation
Dec. 12	Final exam – 11:45 am – B112 Angell