9/03/03:NOTE CORRECTED EXAM I and II DATES!

 

SYLLABUS and COURSE SCHEDULE, Part I

See also Part II and Part III

(08/30/03: September 1 through October 25, 2003)

 

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Week    Dates          Chapter(s): Topic                            HW Set # & Deadline)

   1       9/3-6          Ch.1/2: Introduction                                   Set 1: 9/14/03

[No Labs; but Discussion sessions meet this week,

contrary to earlier erroneous statement here.]

   2       9/7-13         Ch. 2/3: Motion in One Dimension             Set 2 : 9/21/03

                                  [Labs and Discussions meet this week]

   3       9/14-20  Ch. 3/4: Vectors and Two Dimensional  Motion    Set 3: 9/28

                              [Lab I: Functions & Graphs: The Computer]

    4       9/21-27       Ch. 4/5: The Laws of Motion                       Set 4:10/05/03

                              [Lab II: The Pendulum: Simple Error Analysis]

  WED  10/1 (Not 10/2!)    PRE-EXAM I  Q/A Session  6:00 PM,  Physics 1201

   FRI    10/3(Not 10/4!)       EXAM I (through lecture of 9/26: Ch. 1 through 4)

    5       9/28-10/4    Ch. 4/5: Energy                                     Set 5: 10/12/03

                            [Lab III: Motion with Constant Acceleration]

    6       10/5-11       Ch. 5/6: Energy; Momentum & Collisions   Set 6: 10/19/03

                                  [Lab IV: Equilibrium of Forces]

    7     10/12-18  Ch. 6/7: Rotational Motion & the Law of Gravity    Set 7: 10/26

                                  [Lab V: Conservation of Energy]                                           

          {Note: In Chapter 8* only  Sections 8.3, 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 will be covered}

    8       10/19-25  Ch. 7/8*/10: Angular Momentum/Thermal Physics 

                         [Lab: Makeup Week for missed Labs I -V] HW Set 8: 11/02/03

(Subsequent weeks’ schedules will be published later.)

Other Exam Dates (and see Exam Policy and Grading Policy):

 Fri. 10/31/03(Not 11/07/03!):  Exam II; Q/A SessionII: Wed. 10/29/03(Not 11/05/03!), 6:00PM, Phys 1201. 

 Fri. 12/05/03:  Exam III; Q/ASessionIII: Wed. 12/03/03, 6:00PM,Phys 1201.

 Sat. 12/20/03: ( 8-10 AM)Final Exam; Q/A:  Fri. 12/12/03, 6:00PM, 1410.

(Note that the Final Exam is on Hannukah. If for religious reasons, you cannot take the final or any other exam at the scheduled time, please notify Dr. Griffin one month in advance to arrange an alternative.)