Welcome to Introductory Mechanics!

Class Information

  • Instructor: Professor Jodi Cooley
  • When/Where: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 am - 10:50 am, 155 Fondren Science Building
  • Teaching Assistants: Mr. Hang Qiu and Mr. Matthew Rispoli
  • Office Hours:
    • Cooley: Tuesdays from 2-3 pm and Wednesdays from 2-3 pm in FS 151
    • Qiu: Thursdays from 4-5 pm in FS 041
    • Rispoli: Friday 1 - 3:00 pm in FS 026
    • Other times available by appointment
  • Help Sessions:
    • Wednesdays 7 - 8 pm in Dallas 101 (Qiu)
    • Thursdays 7 - 8 pm in Fondren Science 158 (Rispoli)
  • Course Syllabus
  • Regrade Policy
  • Homework Policy
  • Homework Rubric
  • WileyPLUS Information:
  • Addition information on Significant Figures

Class Schedule

Date Quiz/Test Topics Covered
T 8/23 Pretest Intro to 1303
R 8/25 Ch. 1 Measurement
Ch. 2 Motion in One Dimmentison
T 8/30 Ch. 2 Motion in One Dimension
R 9/1 Quiz 1 - Chapter 1 Ch. 3 Vectors
T 9/6 Ch. 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
R 9/8 Quiz 2 - Chapters 2 and 3 Ch. 4 Motion in Two Dimensions
T 9/13 Ch. 5 Force and Motion - I
R 9/15 Quiz 3 - Chapter 4 Ch. 5 Force and Motion - I
T 9/20 Ch. 6 Force and Motion - II
R 9/22 Exam 1 Ch. 1-4
T 9/27 Ch. 7 Kinetic Energy and Work
R 9/29 Quiz 4 - Chapters 5 and 6 Ch. 7 Kinetic Energy and Work
T 10/4 Ch. 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
R 10/6 Quiz 5 - Chapter 7 Ch. 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
T 10/11 Fall Break - No Class
R 10/13 Ch. 9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
T 10/18 Ch. 9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
R 10/20 Quiz 6 - Chapter 8 Ch. 10 Rotation
T 10/25 Ch. 10 Rotation
R 10/27 Exam 2 Ch. 5-9
T 11/1 Ch. 11 Rolling, Torque and Angular Momentum
R 11/3 Quiz 7 - Chapter 10 Ch. 11 Rolling, Torque and Angular Momentum
T 11/8 Ch. 12 Equilibruim and Elasticity
R 11/10 Quiz 8 - Chapter 11 Ch. 13 Universal Gravitation
T 11/15 Ch. 13 Universal Gravitation
R 11/17 Exam 3 Ch. 10-12
T 11/22 Ch. 15 Oscillations
T 11/29 Quiz 9 - Chapter 13 Ch. 15 Oscillations
R 12/1 PostTest Class Wrap Up

Homework Solutions

Quiz Solutions

Exam Solutions

Lecture Presentations

Below are listed the slides used in each lecture. I do not provide copies of my lecture notes. If you need a copy of the chalkboard notes from a particular lecture, please see a fellow student from the class.