Phys 121(honors)  Tentative Schedule

Week
Date
Lecture Topic
Text reading
Suggested homework assignment
1
Sep 24
Course introduction, basic math

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Sep 26
Introduction to interactions
C1
C1R1, C1R2, C1A1

Sep 28
Vectors
C2
C2S1, C2S5, C2R2, C2R3
2
Oct  1
Interactions transfer momentum
C3
C3S1, C3S4, C3S6, C3R1

Oct  3
particles and Systems
C4
C4B3, C4S2, C4S4, C4S6, C4R1

Oct  5
Applying momentum conservation
C5
C5S1, C5S9, C5R1, C5A1
3
Oct   8
Introduction to energy
C6
C6S2, C6S4, C6R1, C6R2

Oct 10
Some potential energy functions
C7
C7S3, C7S5, C7R2, C7A1

Oct 12
Force and energy
C8
C8S6, C8S9, C8R1
4
Oct 15
Rotational energy
C9
C9S2, C9S3, C9S7, C9S10, C9R1

Oct 17
Thermal energy
C10
C10S5, C10R2

Oct 19
Energy in bonds
C11
C11S2, C11S5, C11S7, C11S9, C11R3
5
Oct 22
Exam 1



Oct 24
Power, collisions, and impacts
C12
C12S1, C12S2, C12S9, C12S10, C12S22

Oct 26
Angular momentum
C13
C13S1, C13S3, C13S8, C13S9, C13R2
6
Oct 29
Conservation of angular momentum
C14
C14S1, C14S2, C14S5, C14S6

Oct 30
Newton's laws
N1
N1S2, N1S3, N1S4, N1R3

Nov  1
Vector calculus
N2
N2S1, N2S3, N2S4, N2S6, N2R1
7
Nov  5
Forces from motion
N3
N3S6, N3S8, N3S9, N3R2

Nov  7
Motion from forces
N4
N4S3, N4S4, N4S6, N4S8, N4R1

Nov  9
Statics
N5
N5S3, N5S5, N5S7, N5S8
8
Nov 12
Holiday (Veterans day)



Nov 14
Linearly constrained motion
N6
N6S2, N6S4, N6S9, N6S11, N6S12, N6A1

Nov 16
Coupled objects
N7
N7S4, N7S5, N7S6, N7S10, N7R3
9
Nov 19
Circularly constrained motion
N8
N8S5, N8S6, N8S7, N8S9, N8S10, N8R1

Nov 21
Noninertial reference frames
N9
N9S3, N9S4, N9S6, N9S7, N9R1, N9A1

Nov 23
Holiday (Thanksgiving)


10
Nov 26
Exam 2



Nov 28
Projectile motion
N10
N10S4, N10S5, N10S6, N10S11, N10R1, N10R2

Nov 30
Oscillatory motion
N11
N11S4, N11S5, N11S6, N11S11, N11R2
11
Dec   3
Introduction to orbits
N12
N12S1, N12S3, N12S4, N12S7, N12S8, N12S10, N12R1

Dec   5
Planetary motion
N13
N13S3, N13S5, N13S8, N13S9, N13R1, N13R3

Dec   7
Review



Dec 12
Final Exam (8:30 am -10:30 am)