Physics I
Physics is the study of what Newton called “the System of the World.” To know the System of the World is to know what forces are out there and how those forces operate on things. These forces explain the dynamics of the world around us: from the path of a falling apple to the motion of a car down the highway to the flight of a rocket from the Earth. Careful analysis of the forces that govern these motions reveal countless insights about the world around you and enable you to look at that world with new eyes.
We will be using the Bennington Physics Slack Workspace to communicate this term. Please make sure you join both of the Fall 2022 Physics I channel (#fall2022-physicsi).
Our textbook for the class is: Essentials of College Physics by Serway and Vuille
We will meet:
Mondays and Thursdays from 10am – 11:50am for Lecture and Discussion (Dickinson 232)
Wednesdays from 8:30am – 12:10pm for Lab (Dickinson 238)
| Week of | Topic | Reading | Problem Set | Lab |
| September 5 | Foundations | Ch. 1 | Problem Set 0 | |
| September 12 | Motion in One Dimension | Ch. 2 | Problem Set 1 | Lab 1 |
| September 19 | Vectors + 2D Motion | Ch. 3 | Problem Set 2 | Lab 2 |
| September 26 | 2D Motion (cont.) + Forces | Ch. 3 | Lab 3 | |
| October 3 | Newton’s Laws of Motion | Ch. 4 | Problem Set 3 | Lab 4 |
| October 10 | Newton’s Laws, cont. | Ch. 4 | Lab 5 | |
| October 17 | Review + Midterm Exam | |||
| October 24 | Work & Energy (No Monday Class) | Ch. 5 | Problem Set 4 | Lab 6 |
| October 31 | Work & Energy (No Thursday Class) | Ch. 5 | Lab 7 | |
| November 7 | Momentum | Ch. 6 | Problem Set 5 | Plan Day – No Lab |
| November 14 | Momentum + Angular Motion | Ch. 6 & 7 | Problem Set 6 | Lab 8 |
| November 21 | Angular Motion (No Lab or Thursday Class) | Ch. 7 | Thanksgiving – No Lab | |
| November 28 | Angular Dynamics | Ch. 8 | Problem Set 7 | |
| December 5 | Angular Dynamics | Ch. 8 | ||
| December 12 | Review: December 12 Final Exam: December 14 |
