Physics 103 -- Syllabus
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| Thursday, Sept. 8 |
(1.1-1.4) |
What is physics? |
(no lab) |
| Tuesday, Sept 13 |
2.1-2.9 |
Proportionality |
Scaling in
Bones |
| Thursday, Sept 15 |
2.10-2.14 |
Geometry |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Sept 18 |
TBA |
Problems |
| Tuesday, Sept 20 |
3.1-3.9 |
How we see |
Triangulation |
Thursday, Sept 22 |
3.10-3.13 |
Thin lenses |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Sept 23 |
3.14-3.18 |
Mirrors |
| Tuesday, Sept 27 |
4.1-4.7 |
Angular clocks |
Geometrical
Optics |
| Thursday, Sept. 29 |
4.8-4.11 |
Oscillator clocks |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Sept. 30 |
4.12-4.13 |
Logarithmic clocks |
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| Tuesday, Oct 4 |
5.1-5.4 |
Mechanical equilibrium |
Pendulums |
| Thursday, Oct 6 |
5.5-5.6 |
Newton's 3rd Law |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Oct 7 |
Review |
Suggested topics |
| Tuesday, Oct. 11 |
BREAK |
NOTE --> |
EXAM 1 this week |
| Thursday, Oct 13 |
5.7-5.8 |
Elastic Moduli |
in W/Th lab period |
| Friday, Oct 14 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 18 |
6.1-6.3 |
Potential Energy |
Static
Equilibrium |
| Thursday, Oct. 20 |
6.4-6.5 |
Kinetic Energy |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Oct. 21 |
6.6 |
Universal gravitation |
| Tuesday, Oct 25 |
6.7-6.9 |
Oscillator energy |
Oscillators |
| Thursday, Oct 27 |
7.1-7.2 |
Projectile motion |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Oct. 28 |
7.3 |
Galilean Relativity |
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| Tuesday, Nov 1 |
7.4 |
Conservation of momentum |
Falling |
| Thursday, Nov 3 |
7.5 |
Circular motion |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Nov 4 |
Review |
Suggested topics |
| Tuesday, Nov. 8 |
8.1-8.4 |
Archimedes' principle |
EXAM 2 this week |
| Thursday, Nov 10 |
8.5-8.8 |
Hydrostatic pressure |
in W/Th lab periods |
| Friday, Nov. 11 |
8.9-8.10 |
Bernoulli's principle |
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| Tuesday, Nov 15 |
8.11-8.16 |
Flow in pipes |
Flowing
Water |
| Thursday, Nov 17 |
8.17-8.18 |
The circulatory system |
Labs meet W/Th |
Friday, Nov 18 |
9.1-9.4 |
Temperature, gas law |
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| Tuesday, Nov 22 |
9.5-9.9 |
Heat capacity |
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| Tuesday, Nov. 29 |
10.1-10.3 |
Work and heat |
Joule's
Experiment |
| Thursday, Dec 1 |
10.4 |
Heat engines |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Dec 2 |
10.5-10.6 |
Free energy |
| Tuesday, Dec 6 |
11.1-11.2 |
Statistical mechanics |
Brownian
Motion |
| Thursday, Dec 8 |
11.3-11.4 |
Randomness |
Labs meet W/Th |
| Friday, Dec. 9 |
Review |
Suggested topics |
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| Tuedsay, Dec. 13 |
Review |
Suggested topics |
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