Physics 117
Fall2006: Syllabus/Schedule
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Physics 117--Fall 2006 | Dr James Griffin |
Lectures: MWF- Labs: Thu: |
Tel: 301-405--6115; & 301-405-6118 |
LabManual: Physics 117 Laboratory Manual (UMCP 2002) |
Course Text: Kirkpatrick and Francis: Physics, a World View (5th Edition) (ISBN:0-534-40824-9) |
Also: the booklet, Problem Solving for Physics: a World View, is recommended.(ISBN:0-534-40825-7), |
and each student will need his own registered Turning Point Clicker for in-class participation. |
(For HW Assignments and Due dates, click HWAssign; for Labs, click LabSchedule) |
Week# (Dates) | Lecture Chapter/Topic | Lab |
Wk#1
8/30-9/2 |
Ch.1: A World View, pp1-13; |
Lab: Warm-up Meeting in Room 3310 Physics |
Wk#2 9/4-9/8 |
Ch.3: Explaining Motion, pp.34-57 |
LAB EXPT. I: Graphs, Functions & Motions, Part I |
Wk#3
9/11-9/15 |
Ch.4: Motions in Space, pp.58-75 |
LAB EXPT.II: Graphs, etc., Part II |
Wk#4
9/18-9/22 |
Ch.5:Gravity,pp.76-96 | LAB EXPT.III: Motion Under a Varying Force: Springs |
Wk#5 9/25-9/29 |
FRI 9/29:EXAM I, (Ch 1-?); | Pre-Exam Q/A Session: Thu 9/28/06, 6:00 PM, Room 1410 |
Wk#5
9/25-9/29 |
Interlude: The Discovery of
Invariants, pp. 97-98; |
LAB EXPT.IV: The Physics of Spring Oscillations: Hooke’s Law and Newton’s Second Law |
Wk#6
10/2-10/6 |
Ch.7: Energy, pp. 114-137 (SKIP Chapter 8! ..except C.of Mass, p143.) |
LAB EXPT.V: Period of a Pendulum vs. L and M |
Wk#7
10/9-10/13 |
Interlude: Universality, p. 157 &
Ch 9: |
LAB EXPT.VI: Centripetal Force and Acceleration |
Wk#8
10/16-20 |
Ch.10: Einstein’s
Relativity, pp.181-210 |
LAB MAKE-UP Session for LABS I-VI |
Wk#9: 10/23-27 |
Interlude: The Search for Atoms, pp.211,212 Ch.11: Structure of Matter, pp. 213-232 & Ch.12: States of Matter (pp233-242 only!) |
LAB EXPT.VII: Sensing and Mixing Hot and Cold |
Wk#10
10/30-11/3 |
FRI 11/3:EXAM II, (Ch ?-?); |
Pre-Exam Q/A Session:
Thu 11/2/06, 6:00 PM, Note that Room 1219 is NOT our usual lecture hall! |
Wk#10
10/30-11/3 |
Ch.13: Thermal Energy, pp. 253—275 |
LAB EXPT.VIII: The Specific Heat of Copper vs. Water |
Wk#11
11/6-10 |
Ch.14: Available Energy, pp.276-295 | LAB EXPT.IX: Changes of State: Freezing & Melting |
Wk#12
11/13-17 |
Interlude: Waves -Something Else That Moves, p.296 & Ch.15: Vibrations & Waves, pp297-322 |
LAB
EXPT.X: Investigating Subatomic Particles with a Particle Accelerator: Mass of the
Electron.
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Wk#13 |
Interlude: The Story of the
Quantum, p 481, |
Thanksgiving Holiday Week: No Labs! |
Wk#14
11/27-12/1 |
Fri 12/1:EXAM III, (Ch ?-?); | Pre-Exam Q/A Session:
Thu 11/30, 6:00 PM, Room 1410 |
Wk#14 11/27-12/1 |
LAB EXPT.XI: Elementary Particle Physics with the Cloud Chamber |
Wk#15
12/4-12/8 |
LAB MAKE-UP SESSION for LABS VII—XI |
Wk#15
12/11-12 |
Interlude: The Subatomic World, pp. 534 | No LABs this week |
Wk#15
12/11 |
LAST CLASS: Monday Dec. 11 | Pre-Final Exam Q/A
session:Tue. Dec. 12, |
Monday December 18: |
Final Exam: 1:30 AM to 3:30PM
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