Physics 103 Calendar

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Aug 29

30

31

Sept 1

First Day of Classes

2

Chapter 1
An Introduction to Physics, measurement and estimating

Lecture 1

5

Labor day no classes

This Weeks Lab: Math Review

6

7

Lecture 2

8

9

Chapter 2
Kinematics in 1-D

Lecture 3

12

Lecture 4

This Weeks Lab: Introduction to Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

13

14

Quiz #1
Lecture 5

15

Homework #1

16

Chapter 3
Kinematics in 2-D: vectors

Lecture 6
Last Day to Drop

19

Lecture 7

This Weeks Lab: Newton’s Laws

20

21

Quiz #2
Lecture 8

22

Homework #2

23

Chapter 4
Newton's Three Laws

Lecture 9

26

Lecture 10

This Weeks Lab: Centripetal Acceleration

27

28

Quiz #3Lecture 11

29

Homework #3

30

Lecture 12

Oct. 3

Chapter 5
Circular Motion and Gravity

Lecture 13

This Weeks Lab: Recitation

4

5

 

Lecture 14

6

Homework #4

7

Exam I

Lecture 15

10

Chapter 6
Work and Energy

Lecture 16

This Weeks Lab: Conservation of Mechanical Energy

11

12

Lecture 17
Quiz #4

13

Homework #5

14

Project topic due
Lecture 18

17

Chapter 7
Momentum and Collisions

Lecture 19

This Weeks Lab: Simple Machines

18

19

Lecture 20
Quiz #5

20

Homework #6

21

Lecture 21

24

Chapter 8
Rotational Motion
Lecture 22

This Weeks Lab: Conservation of Momentum

25

26

Quiz #6
Lecture 23

27

Homework #7

28

Last Day to withdraw

Lecture 24

31

Chapter 9
Static Euilibrium: Elasticity and fracture

Lecture 25

This Weeks Lab: The Ballistic Pendulum and Projectile Motion

Nov. 1

2

Quiz #7
Lecture 26

3

Homework #8

4

Chapter 10
Fluids

Lecture 27

7

Lecture 28

This Weeks Lab: Recitation

8

9

Quiz #8
Chapter 8
Lecture 29

10

Homework #9

Web session

11

Chapter 11
Vibrations and Waves
Lecture 30

14

Exam 2

Lecture 31

This Weeks Lab: Torque, Angular Momentum, and Moment of Inertia

15

16

Lecture 32

17

Homework #10

18

Chapter 12

Sound

Lecture 33

21

Quiz #9
Lecture 34

No Lab

22

23

Chapter 13

Temperature and Kinetic Theory

Homework #11
Lecture 35

Project due

24

Thanksgiving

No Classes

25

Thanksgiving

No Classes

28

Lecture 36

This Weeks Lab: The Speed of Sound in Air

29

30

Chapter 14
Heat
 

Lecture 37

Dec 1

Homework #12

2

Lecture 38

5

Chapter 15
The Laws of Thermodynamics

Lecture 39

This Weeks Lab: The Ideal Gas Law

6

7

Quiz #10
Lecture 40

8

Homework #13

9

Lecture 41

12

Review for final
Lecture 42

13

14

Final Exam 8-10 AM

15

16