This is the course coordinator's schedule, and we will follow it reasonably closely.
Lect. Date Laboratory experiment Reading in text Topics 1 18 Jan Pre-lab during recitation 1.1-1.6, 3.1-3.7 Orientation, units, dimensions, vectors 2 20 Jan " 2.1-2.7 One-dimensional motion 3 22 Jan " 2.8, 4.1-4.4 Free fall, Two-dimensional motion 4 25 Jan 1. Digitization Error 4.5-4.9 Two-dimensional motion continued 5 27 Jan " 5.1-5.7 Force, Newton's laws of motion 6 29 Jan " 5.8 Applications of Newton's laws 7 1 Feb " 5.8 Applications of Newton's laws continued 8 3 Feb " 6.1-6.3 Dissipative effects 9 5 Feb " 6.4 Circular motion 10 8 Feb 2. Newton's Second 7.1-7.4 Work and kinetic energy 11 10 Feb Law 7.5-7.7 Work by a variable force, power 12 12 Feb " through Chap. 6 optional review, Exam 1 at 5 pm 13 15 Feb " 8.1-8.3 Potential energy 14 17 Feb " 8.4-8.6 Conservation of mechanical energy 15 19 Feb " 8.7 Conservation of energy 16 22 Feb 3. Conservation of 9.1-9.3 Center of mass 17 24 Feb Energy 9.4-9.6 Conservation of linear momentum 18 26 Feb " 10.1-10.4 One-dimensional collisions 19 1 Mar " 10.5-10.6 Two-dimensional collisions and decay 20 3 Mar " 11.1-11.5 Rotational motion 21 5 Mar " 11.6-11.10 Rotational motion continued 22 15 Mar 4. Collisions in One 12.1-12.5 Rolling and angular momentum 23 17 Mar Dimension 12.6-12.8 Conservation of angular momentum 24 19 Mar " 13.1-13.4 Equilibrium 25 22 Mar " 16.1-16.3 Simple harmonic motion 26 24 Mar " 16.4-16.7 Simple harmonic motion continued 27 26 Mar " through Chap. 12 optional review, Exam 2 at 5 pm 28 29 Mar 5. Torsion Pendulum 16.8-16.9 Damped and forced harmonic motion 29 31 Mar " 14.1-14.4 Gravity 30 2 Apr " 14.5-14.6 Gravity continued 31 5 Apr " 14.7-14.8 Planetary and satellite motion 32 7 Apr " 15.1-15.5 Fluids at rest 33 9 Apr " 15.6-15.10 Fluids in motion 34 12 Apr 6. Fluid flow 19.1-19.5 Temperature 35 14 Apr " 19.6-19.7, 19.11 Temperature and heat 36 16 Apr " 19.8-19.10 First law of thermodynamics 37 19 Apr " 20.1-20.4 Ideal gasses 38 21 Apr " 20.5-20.7 Kinetic theory 39 23 Apr " through Chap. 19 optional review, Exam 3 at 5 pm 40 26 Apr Make-up labs 1-6 20.8-20.11 Ideal gas thermodynamics 41 28 Apr (see rules 21.1-21.3 Entropy 42 30 Apr in lab 21.4-21.5 Engines 43 3 May instructions) 21.6 Statistical mechanics 44 5 May " through Chap. 21 review Final 10 May - through Chap. 21 Final Exam at 11:05 am
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