Old Mill

University of Vermont

Department of Physics

PHYSICS 11 - Elementary Physics

Fall 2003 Evening Schedule

 
 

Date

Topics and Assignments

Wednesday, September 3 Lecture Topic: Introductory Concepts
Background Reading: Physics, 1.1 - 1.6
Homework Set #1: Physics, Chapter 1
  • Conceptual Questions: 2, 4
  • Problems: 4, 6, 18, 28, 29, 33, 39
Monday, September 8 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for Homework Set 1, ILD #1, Motion Concepts
Background Reading Physics, Sections 2.1 - 2.7
Homework Set #2: Physics, Chapter 2
  • Conceptual Questions: 1, 7, 9, 13, 23
  • Problems: 6, 15, 21, 32, 38, 43, 47, 50, 57, 61, 67, 75, 91, 94, 104
Wednesday, September 10 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for Homework Set 2
Monday, September 15 Lecture Topic: Motion in One Dimension (cont'd); ILD #2: Motion with Carts; Introduction to Vectors
Background Reading Physics 3.1 - 3.6
Homework Set #3: Physics, Chapter 3
  • Conceptual Questions: 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15
  • Problems: 10, 13, 19, 20, 28, 34, 45, 47
Wednesday, September 17 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for Homework Set 3
Monday, September 22 Lecture Topic: Relative Motion; Motion in Two Dimensions
Background Reading College Physics, Sections 4.1 - 4.5
Homework Set #4: College Physics, Chapter 4
  • Conceptual Questions: 1, 4, 13, 14, 18
  • Problems: 3, 6, 12, 14, 19, 33, 41, 67
Wednesday, September 24 Lecture Topic:Problem Solving Session for Homework Set #4
Monday, September 29 Lecture Topic: Introduction to Newton's Laws
Background Reading Physics, Sections 5.1 - 5.7
Homework Set #5: Physics, Chapter 5
  • Conceptual Questions: 5, 8, 13, 15, 17, 22, 31
  • Problems: 6, 11, 15, 17, 23, 25, 26, 33, 37, 40, 43, 60, 63, 66
Wednesday, October 1 Lecture Topic: Homework Set #5 Problem Solving Session
Monday, October 6 Lecture Topic: Applications of Newton's Laws; ILD #3
Background Reading Physics, Sections 6.1 - 6.5
Homework Set #6: Physics, Chapter 6
  • Conceptual Questions: 2, 4, 15, 19, 25, 26, 27
  • Problems: 7, 9, 14, 21, 31, 32, 40, 42, 49, 52, 64, 65, 66, 71, 90
Wednesday, October 8

Exam 1, covers Chapters 1--4, related homework assignments and related lecture material. (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)

Monday, October 13 Lecture Topic: Homework Set #6 Problem Solving Session; Work and Energy
Background Reading Physics, Sections 7.1 - 7.4

Homework Set #7: Physics, Chapter 7

  • Conceptual Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 17
  • Problems: 2, 9, 12, 18, 22, 31, 32, 43, 56, 58
Wednesday, October 15 Lecture Topic: Homework Set #7 Problem Solving Session
Monday, October 20 Lecture Topic: Conservative Systems; Potential Energy; Introduction to Momentum
Background Reading Physics, Sections 8.1 - 8.5, 9.1-9.7
Homework #8: Physics, Chapter 8
  • Conceptual Questions: 3, 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 20, 25
  • Problems: 1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 19, 27, 32, 39, 78, 79
Wednesday, October 22 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for Homework Set #8
Monday, October 27 Lecture Topic: Momentum, Collisions, cont. ; Rotational Kinematics
Background Reading Physics, Sections 10.1 - 10.6
Homework Set #9: Physics, Chapter 9
  • Conceptual Questions: 2, 7, 9, 15, 21, 23, 26
  • Problems: 3, 4, 9, 14, 17, 21, 25, 28, 32, 33, 38, 40, 62
Wednesday, October 29 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for Homework Set #9
Monday, November 3 Lecture Topic: Torque & Rotational Dynamics; Angular Momentum
Background Reading Physics, Sections 11.1-11.9
Homework #10: Physics, Chapter 10
  • Conceptual Questions: 4, 5, 9, 18, 23
  • Problems: 4, 6, 20, 22, 31, 32, 45, 50, 55, 64, 68, 82
Wednesday, November 5 Lecture Topic:HW #10 Problem Solving
Monday, November 10 Lecture Topic: Vibrations; Simple Harmonic Motion
Background Reading Physics, sections 13.1 - 13.8
Homework #11: Physics, Chapter 11
  • Conceptual Questions: 1, 7, 8, 15, 19, 23, 27, 29
  • Problems: 3, 13, 14, 20, 27, 37, 42, 53, 59, 60, 74, 76

 

Wednesday, November 12

Exam 2, covers Chapters 5 - 9, related homework assignments and related lecture material. (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)

Monday, November 17 Lecture Topic: Oscillations, cont'd, catch up; Problem solving for Homework Set #11

Homework Set #12: Physics, Chapter 13

  • Conceptual Questions: 3, 6, 9, 12, 21, 27, 28, 29
  • Problems: 13, 20, 28, 32, 44, 48, 51, 77
Wednesday, November 19 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for HW Set #12
Monday, November 24 Lecture Topic: Waves and Sound
Background Reading Physics, sections 14.1 - 14.9
Homework Set #13: Physics, Chapter 14
  • Conceptual Questions: 2, 4, 5, 13, 15, 25, 28
  • Problems: 9, 10, 21, 23, 27, 31, 35, 36, 53, 54, 63, 64, 68, 74
Wednesday, November 26 Thanksgiving Break: no class
Monday, December 1 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving for HW Set #13; Gravitation and Satellite Motion
Background Reading Physics, sections 12.1 - 12.5
Homework Set #14: Physics, Chapter 12
  • Conceptual Questions: 5, 14, 17, 21
  • Problems: 8, 18, 29, 31, 37, 41, 46, 64
Wednesday, December 3 Lecture Topic: Problem Solving Session for HW Set #14
Monday , December 8 Lecture Topic: Fluids
Background Reading Physics, sections 15.1-15.8
Homework Set #15: Physics, Chapter 15
  • Conceptual Questions: 3, 7, 14, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28
  • Problems: 3, 12, 16, 20, 25, 27, 33, 35, 45, 48, 49

Wednesday, December 10

Exam 3, covers Chapters 10-15, and related Homework and Lecture material, (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)

 

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