Introductory Mechanics

Summer I 2020 Syllabus

Jun 1 M Start reading HRW Chapter 1 - Measurement, read the lecture notes, watch the video, watch Powers of Ten;
zoom video, PDF zoom notes.
2 T Read HRW Chapter 3 - Vectors before lecture (Note: Chapters 2 and 3 are switched!), read the lecture notes, watch the video;
zoom video, PDF zoom notes; Practice Quiz #1
3 W Read HRW Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video, watch Hammer and feather demo;
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4 R Read HRW Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
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5 F Quiz #1 on HRW Chapters 1 and 3, homework for HRW Chapters 1 and 3 due at 11:00am by email, watch the video;
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8 M Read HRW Chapter 5 - Force and Motion I before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
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9 T Quiz #2 on HRW Chapters 2 and 4, homework for HRW Chapters 2 and 4 due at 11:00am by email, watch the video;
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(Warning: we shall not use the video's definition of "weight". For us, weight is mg.)
10 W Read HRW Chapter 6 - Force and Motion II before lecture, watch the video;
zoom video, Practice Exam #1 partial solutions.
11 R Read HRW Chapter 7 - Kinetic Energy and Work before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video.
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12 F *** Exam #1 - HRW Chapters 1-4 ***; watch the video before the exam; Exam 1 solutions.

15 M Read HRW Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Coneservation of Energy before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video.
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16 T Quiz #3: HRW Chapters 5-6, Read HRW Chapter 9 - Center of Mass and Linear Momentum before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch this video and this video.
The next video covers impulse which we need and rockets which we will not cover.
no zoom video today, PDF zoom notes.
17 W No online meeting today; Read HRW Chapter 10 - Rotation before lecture; watch the video.
18 R Quiz #4: HRW Chapters 7-8; Read HRW Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, Angular Momentum before lecture; watch this video and this video.
The next video covers rolling motion which we need and gyroscopes which we will not cover.
zoom video, PDF zoom notes, Practice Exam #2 partial solutions.
19 F *** Exam #2 - HRW Chapters 5-8 ***watch the video before the exam; Exam 2 solutions.

22 M Quiz #5: HRW Chapters 9-10; Read HRW Chapter 12 - Equilibrium and Elasticity before lecture, watch the video;
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23 T Read HRW Chapter 13 - Gravitation before lecture, watch the video;
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24 W Quiz #6: HRW Chapters 11-12; Read HRW Chapter 14 - Fluids before lecture, watch this video and this video.
zoom video, Practice Exam #3 partial solutions.
25 R Read HRW Chapter 15 - Oscillations before lecture, watch the video;
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26 F *** Exam #3 - HRW Chapters 9-12 ***; Exam 3 solutions.

29 M Quiz #7: HRW Chapter 13, Review
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30 T *** Final Exam: HRW Chapters 1-13 ***; Final Exam solutions.