Physics I

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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.

Our textbook for the class is: Essentials of College Physics by Serway and Vuille

We will meet:
Tuesdays and Fridays 10:30am – 12:20pm for Lecture and Discussion (Dickinson 232)
Wednesdays from 8:30am – 12:10pm for Lab (Dickinson 238)

Tentative Schedule (Likely to change).
Problem sets and Labs will be added here as the term progresses.

Week ofTopicReadingProblem SetLab
August 31Foundations + 1D MotionCh. 1 & 2 Week 1 ProblemsNo Lab
September 71D MotionCh. 2Problem Set 1Lab 1
September 142D MotionCh. 3Problem Set 2Lab 2
September 212D Motion + Forces & Newton’s LawsCh. 3 & 4Lab 3
September 28Forces & Newton’s LawsCh. 4Problem Set 3Lab 4
October 4Work & EnergyCh. 5Lab 5
October 12Review + Midterm Exam
(No Friday Class)
Midterm Example Problems		  Final Lab Project
October 19Work & EnergyCh. 5Problem Set 4
October 26Momentum Ch. 6Problem Set 5
November 2Momentum + Angular MotionCh. 6 & 7Plan Day – No Lab
November 9Angular Motion
(No Tuesday Class)		Ch. 7
November 16Angular Motion + Dynamics Ch. 7 & 8
November 23Angular Dynamics
(No Lab or Friday Class)		Ch. 8Thanksgiving – No Lab
November 30Angular DynamicsCh. 8Lab Projects
December 7Review: December 8
Final Exam: December 10