Physics 1307 Course Syllabus Summer 2007
	Textbook: Physics: Calculus, 2nd Ed., by Hecht (optional)
		To view a lecture summary, click the linked topic.  The section numbers are just for reference, pay more attention to the topics themselves.   You may use any college Calculus based introductory text.
		For additional relevant information and review, click the helpful links. Some of the linked websites have nice animations and simulations.
		Date	Lecture Topic	Text Reading	Helpful Links
	1	5/31	Introduction	Sec. 1.1-1.9	Significant Figures
	2	6/1	Speed	Sec. 2.1-2.4	1-D Kinematics
			Velocity	Sec. 2.5-2.9	Vector Algebra
	3	6/4	Acceleration and Free Fall Motion	Sec. 3.1-3.9	Acceleration &
					Free Fall
			Motion in 2-d, Projectiles, Circular	Sec. 3.6-3.9	Projectile Motion
	4	6/5	Newton's Laws of Motion	Sec. 4.1-4.4	Newton's Laws
	5	6/6	Linear Dynamics & Statics	Sec. 4.5-4.9	Free-Body Diagrams (only w/ Netscape)
	6	6/7	Centripetal Forces	Sec. 5.1-5.5	Circular Motion
	7	6/8	Work & Energy	Sec. 6.1-6.3	Vertical Loops &
					Roller Coasters
			Conservation of Energy	Sec. 6.4-6.6	Scalar Product of Vectors
					Scalar Product of Vectors
	8	6/11	Linear Momentum & Collisions	Sec. 7.1-7.6	Momentum & Collision
	9	6/12	Rotational Kinematics	Sec. 8.1-8.4	Rotational-Kinematics Simulations
	10	6/13	Rotational Dynamics	Sec. 8.5-8.11	Vector Product of Vectors
					Vector-Cross-Product Simulation
	11	6/14	Gravitation and Keplers Laws	Sec. 5.6-5.7	Differential Gears
					Torque &
	12	6/15	MID TERM	Chapters 1-8
	13	6/18	Fluid Static	Sec. 9.1-9.6	Buoyant-Force Simulation
	14	6/19	Fluid Dynamics	Sec. 9.7-9.10	Bernoulli's-Principle Animations
	15	6/20	Elasticity & Oscillations	Sec. 10.1-10.8	Waves
	16	6/21	Waves	Sec. 11.1-11.5	Waves Animations
	17	6/22	Sound	Sec. 11.6-11.11	Doppler-Effect Animations
	18	6/25	Temperature & Thermal Expansion	Sec. 12.1-12.3
	19	6/26	The Gas Laws	Sec. 12.4-12.7
	20	6/27	Thermal Energy	Sec. 13.1-13.4
	21	6/28	Heat Transfer	Sec. 13.5-13.10
	22	6/29	FINAL EXAM	Chapters 9-14
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