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PHYS1105 mechanics schedule

Contributors to introductory material: Ana Segovia, Antone Amalbert, Richard Guarino, Tobias Neumann

Worksheet submission template

For your pre-lab and in-lab submissions you set up a word document that includes your name and the name of your measurement-group members, see this example submission template. Put each item of a measurement in a separate paragraph "Measurement 1.1", "Measurement 1.2", ... "Measurement X.Y" so that it can be easily found in the document and graded. Similarly, for the pre-lab use a document with your name and answer every question in a new paragraph "Pre-lab 1", "Pre-lab 2", etc.

Your preparation

Your need to thoroughly prepare for the lab by reading and understanding the measurement and analysis procedures on the worksheet! Collect any questions you have and ask your instructor at the beginning of the class or during office hours.

Week Worksheet and introduction
1/21 Introduction & Training in uncertainties Learning checklist Intro to uncertainty analysis presentation Intro to Excel presentation
1/28 Worksheet 1: Measurement uncertainties (updated with clarifications 1/24) and Introduction and equipment for worksheet 1
2/4 Worksheet 2: Kinematics: Velocity and acceleration (updated 2/2, simplified and clarified) and Introduction for worksheet 2
2/11 Worksheet 3: Coordinate systems and free-body force diagrams and Intro material for worksheet 3
2/18 Worksheet 4: Newton's laws: parallel and normal forces in gravitation
2/25 Worksheet 5: Simple harmonic motion and Intro material for worksheet 5 (updated with clarifications 2/21)
3/4 Worksheet 6: Projectile motion (updated with clarifications 3/2) and Intro material for worksheet 6
3/11 Worksheet 7: Periodic motion in two dimensions and Intro material for worksheet 7
3/18 🌸 spring break 🌸
3/25 Worksheet 8: Elastic and inelastic collisions with smart carts and Intro material for worksheet 8
4/1 Worksheet 9: Energy and momentum conservation laws: Kinetic and potential energy transfers and Intro material for worksheet 9
4/8 Worksheet 10: Measuring the gravity of earth and Intro material for worksheet 10
4/15 Worksheet 11: Simple harmonic motion revisited: Hooke's law with a spring including its mass and Intro material
4/22 Worksheet 12: Gravitation in our solar system and galaxies
4/29 Worksheet 13: Make-up: Friction on an incline and Intro material
Week Worksheet and introduction (preliminary future schedule)