PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics

Introduction

Goals

Syllabus

Assignments

Grading

Contact

Lecture Schedule – Spring 2007 – Professor Blazey

(may be subject to minor adjustment during the semester)

Lecture Locations: Cole Hall 100

Times: MWF 1:00-1:50

Unit

Date

Lectures

Text sections

1. Measurement and Motion
 

1/17

1/19

1/22

1/24

1/26

1/29

MM1&Welcome

MM2

MM3

MM4

MM5

MM6

1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4

1-5,1-6, 1-7

2-1, 2-2, 2-3

2-4, 2-5

2-6

2-7, 2-8

2. Vectors and 2-Dimentional Motion

1/31

2/2

2/5

2/7

2/9

2/12

V2DM1

V2DM2

V2DM3

V2DMReview & Start of Unit 3

No Lecture

Quiz 1 (Unit 1&2 Questions/Pblms Due)

3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5

3-6, 3-7

3-7,3-8,3-10

Chapter 1, 2, 3

No Lecture

Quiz

3. Force and the Laws of Motion

2/7

2/14

2/16

2/19

FLM1

FLM2

FLM3

FLM4

4-1,4-2,4-3, 4-4,4-5

4-6, 4-8,4-7

4-7

5-1

4. Circular Motion and Gravity

2/21

2/23

2/26

2/28

3/2

3/5

3/7

CMG1

CMG2

CMG3

CMG4

FLMCMGReview, CMG5

CMG6, and start of Unit 4

Quiz 2 (Unit 3 and 4 Questions and Pblms Due)

3-9, 10-1, 10-2

5-2, 5-3, 5-4

14-1, 14-2

6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

Unit 3 and 4 & 6-4, 6-5

6-6,6-7, 6-8, 6-9

Quiz

5. Conservation of Energy

3/5

3/7

3/12

3/14

3/16

3/19

3/21

3/23

CE1

CE2

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

CE3

CE4

CE5

7-1, 7-2,7-3

7-3, 7-4, 7-5

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Review, 8-1, 8-2

8-3,8-4

8-5,8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9

6. Conservation of Momentum

 

3/26

3/28

3/30

4/2

4/4

4/6

CM1

CM2

No lecture

CM3

CM4

Quiz 3 (Unit 5 and 6 Questions and Pblms due)

9-1, 9-2, 9-3

9-4, 9-5, 9-6

No Lecture

9-7, 9-8

9-9, 9-10

Quiz

7. Conservation of Angular Momentum

4/9

4/11

4/13

4/16

4/18

4/20

4/23

4/25

4/27

4/30

CAM1

CAM2

CAM3

No Lecture

CAM4

CAM5

CAM6

CAM7

CAM8

Quiz 4 (Unit 7 Questions and Pblms due)

Review 10-1 and 10-2, and 10-3, 10-5

10-6, 10-7

10-8,10-9, 10-10

No Lecture

10-11, 10-12

10-4, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3

11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7

11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10

12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4

Quiz

 Review

Final Exam

5/2

5/9 Noon-1:50PM

Review

All Material

All Material

All Material