PHYS 1303 - Introductory Mechanics - Summer I 2022 Syllabus

Jun  1 W Start reading HRW Chapter 1 - Measurement, read the lecture notes, watch the video, watch Powers of Ten;
     2 R Read HRW Chapter 3 - Vectors before lecture (Note: Chapters 2 and 3 are switched!), read the lecture notes, watch the video;
     3 F Read HRW Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video, watch Hammer and feather demo;


     6 M Read HRW Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
     7 T Quiz #1 on HRW Chapters 1 and 3, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 1 and 3, watch the video;
     8 W Read HRW Chapter 5 - Force and Motion I before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
     9 R Quiz #2 on HRW Chapters 2 and 4, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 2 and 4, watch the video;
         (Warning: we shall not use the video's definition of "weight".  For us, weight is mg.)
    10 F Read HRW Chapter 6 - Force and Motion II before lecture, watch the video;


    13 M *** Exam #1 - HRW Chapters 1-4 ***, 11:00AM-12:50PM ; watch the video before the exam.
    14 T Read HRW Chapter 7 - Kinetic Energy and Work before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video.
    15 W Quiz #3 HRW Chapters 5-6, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 5-6, 
         Read HRW Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Coneservation of Energy before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video.
    16 R 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.
    17 F Quiz #4 HRW Chapters 7-8, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 7-8, 
         Read HRW Chapter 10 - Rotation before lecture; read the lecture notes, watch the video.


    20 M Read HRW Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, Angular Momentum before lecture; read the lecture notes, watch this video and this video.
         The next video covers rolling motion which we need and gyroscopes which we will not cover.
    21 T *** Exam #2 - HRW Chapters 5-8 ***, 11:00AM-12:50PM , watch the video before the exam.
    22 W Read HRW Chapter 12 - Equilibrium and Elasticity before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
    23 R Quiz #5 HRW Chapters 9-10, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 9-10, 
         Read HRW Chapter 13 - Gravitation before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
    24 F Read HRW Chapter 14 - Fluids before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch this video and this video.


    27 M Quiz #6 HRW Chapters 11-12, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 11-12,
    28 T Read HRW Chapter 15 - Oscillations before lecture, read the lecture notes, watch the video;
    29 W Quiz #7 HRW Chapters 13-14, 11:00-11:20AM ; homework due for HRW Chapters 13-14; Review
    30 R *** Final Exam: HRW Chapters 1-15 ***, 11:00AM-12:50PM .

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