St. Lawrence University

Physics 103 - College Physics

2008-2009 Course Schedule

Date

topic

chapter

8-29    F

Introduction, Scientific notation, Units

1

9-1    M

Motion, Position, Displacement, Velocity

2.1-3

9-3    W

Acceleration, Motion in a line

2.4-5

9-5    F

Graphing motion in a line, Free fall

2.6-7

9-8    M

Vector addition, graphical and mathematical

3.1-2

9-10   W

Velocity and Acceleration in 2-D

3.3-4

9-12    F

Motion in a plane with constant acceleration

3.5

9-15    M

Force, Newton's 1st Law

4.1-2

9-17   W

Newton's 2nd and 3rd Law

4.3-4

9-19   F

Gravitational forces, Contact forces

4.5-4.6

9-22   M

Tension, Applying Newton's 2nd Law

4.7-8

9-24   W

Newton's 2nd Law problems

 

9-26   F

Uniform circular motion, Radial acceleration

5.1 – 5.2

9-29   M

Circular orbits, Non-uniform circular motion

5.4– 5.5

10-1   W

Tangential and Angular acceleration

5.6

10-3   F

Exam 1

Chapters 1-4

10-6   M

Conservation of energy, Work by constant force

6.1-6.2

10-8   W

Kinetic energy and Gravitational potential energy

6.3-6.5

10-10  F

Work by variable forces, Elastic potential energy

6.6-6.7

10-13  M

Power and more Chapter 6 problems

6.8

10-15  W

Momentum: Vector conservation law

7.1-7.2

10-17  F

Mid Semester Break – No classes

10-20 M

Impulse-momentum theorem, Conservation of momentum

7.3-7.4

10-22 W

Center of mass

7.5-7.6

10-24  F

Collisions

7.7-7.8

10-27 M

Rotational kinetic energy, Inertia and Torque

8.1-8.2

10-29 W

Work done by torque, Equilibrium

8.3-8.4

10-31  F

Exam 2

Chapters 5-7

11-3   M

Equilibrium in the human body, Rotational form of Newton's 2nd law

8.5-8.6

11-5  W

Motion of rolling objects, Angular momentum

8.7-8.9

11-7  F

States of matter, Pressure, Pascal's principle

9.1-9.3

11-10  M

Measuring pressure, Archimedes’ principle

9.4-9.6

11-12  W

Fluid Flow and the Bernouli equation

9.7-9.8

11-14  F

Viscosity and Drag

9.9-9.10

11-17  M

Simple harmonic motion

10:5-10.6

11-19  W

Pendulum and graphical analysis of SHM

10.7-10.8

11-21  F

Exam 3

Chapters 8-9

11-24,-26,-28

Thanksgiving Break -- no classes

12-1  M

Waves: energy transport, types, speed, periodicity

11.1-11.4

12-3  W

Mathematical description of a wave

11.5-11.7

12-5  F

Reflection and refraction, Interference and diffraction, Standing waves

11.8-11.10

12-8  M

Sound waves

12.1-12.4

12-10 W

The Ear, Medical imaging

12.6 and 10

12-12  F

Review

Chapters 1 - 12

12-18 T

10:50 section: FINAL EXAM 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday December 18

Chapters 1 - 12