| Physics Department
Fall 2002 |
PHYS 23 - GENERAL PHYSICS I
Jason Harlow |
Course Schedule for PHYS 23
GENERAL PHYSICS I
http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~harlow/teaching/phys23_02/
| Monday | Monday or Tuesday Lab | Wednesday | Friday |
| 1. August 26
Metric System, Scalars, Vectors Reading: 1 - 10 |
No PHYS 23 Labs this Week | 2. August 28
Vector Addition Reading: 11 - 20 |
3. August 30
1-D Displacement, Velocity Reading: 21 - 30 Ch.1 Study Guide boldface due |
| September 2: Labour Day | No PHYS 23 Labs this Week | 4. September 4
1-D Acceleration, Equations of Constant Acceleration Reading: 31 - 40 |
5. September 6
Freely Falling Bodies, Graphs of x,v,a Reading: 41-50 Ch.2 Study Guide boldface due |
| 6. September 9
2-D Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration Reading: 51 - 60 |
Lab 1. September 9-10
Motion and the Motion Sensor |
7. September 11
Projectile Motion Reading: 61 - 70 |
8. September 13
Relative Motion in 2-D Reading: 71 - 80 Ch.3 Study Guide boldface due |
| 9. September 16
Review of chs. 1 - 3 Reading: 81 - 83 |
Lab 2. September 16-17
Acceleration due to Gravity, Projectile Motion |
10. September 18
Reading: chs. 1, 2, 3 |
11. September 20
Forces, Newton's Laws Reading: 84 - 94 |
| 12. September 23
Gravity, Normal Force, Friction, Tension Reading: 95 - 105 |
Lab 3. September 23-24
Force Table, Atwood's Machine |
13. September 25
Equilibrium, Non-Equilibrium Reading: 106 - 116 |
14. September 27
Free Body Diagrams, Problems of Equilibrium Reading: 117 - 127 Ch.4 Study Guide boldface due |
| 15. September 30
Circular Motion, Centripetal Accerlation, Centripetal Force Reading: 128 - 138 |
Lab 4. September 30-October 1
Centripetal Force |
16. October 2
Banked Curves, Artificial Gravity, Loop-the-loop stunt Reading: 139 - 149 |
17. October 4
Definition of Work, Work-Energy Theorem Reading: 150 - 160 Ch.5 Study Guide should be done |
| Monday | Monday or Tuesday Lab | Wednesday | Friday |
| 18. October 7
Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, Mechanical Energy Reading: 161 - 171 |
Lab 5. October 7-8
Work-Kinetic Energy, Work Done by a Spring |
19. October 9
Conservation of Energy, Power Reading: 172 - 182 Ch.6 Study Guide boldface due |
October 11: Fall Student Break |
| 20. October 14
Review of chs. 4 - 6 Reading: 183 - 186 |
Lab 6. October 14-15
Conservation of Energy: Pendulum, Projectile Launcher |
21. October 16
Reading: chs. 4, 5, 6 |
22. October 18
Momentum, Impulse, Conservation of Linear Momentum Reading: 187 - 197 |
| 23. October 21
Collisions, Center of Mass Reading: 198 - 208 |
Lab 7. October 21-22
Impulse and Momentum: Force and Motion Sensors, Carts |
24. October 23
Angular Displacement, Angular Velocity, Angular Acceleration Reading: 209 - 219 |
25. October 25
Equations of Rotational Kinematics, Rolling Without Slipping Reading: 220 - 230 Ch.7 Study Guide boldface due |
| 26. October 28
Torque, Rotational Equilbrium Reading: 231 - 241 |
Lab 8. October 28-29
Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions |
27. October 30
Center of Gravity, Newton's Second Law for Rotation Reading: 242 - 252 |
28. November 1
Rotational Work, Rotational K.E., Conservation of Angular Momentum Reading: 253 - 263 Ch.8,9 Study Guide boldface due |
| 29. November 4
Review of chs. 7 - 9 Reading: 264 - 272 |
Lab 9. November 4-5
Center of Mass, Rotational Equilibrium: Torque |
30. November 6
Reading: Chs. 7, 8, 9 |
31. November 8
Simple Harmonic Motion Reading: 273 - 284 |
| 32. November 11
Damped, Driven Harmonic Motion Reading: 285 - 296 |
Lab 10. November 11-12
Rotational Inertia |
33. November 13
Elastic Deformation, Mass Density Reading: 297 - 308 |
34. November 15
Pressure, Pascal's Principle, Archimiedes' Principle Reading: 309 - 320 Ch.10 Study Guide boldface due |
| Monday | Monday or Tuesday Lab | Wednesday | Friday |
| 35. November 18
Bernoulli's Equation Reading: 321 - 330 |
Lab 11. November 18-19
Oscillations: Spring-Mass, Pendulum |
36. November 20
Problems of Fluids Reading: 333 - 344 |
37. November 22
Temperature Scales, Thermal Expansion Reading: 345 - 356 Ch.11 Study Guide boldface due |
| 38. November 25
Heat, Phase Changes Reading: 357 - 368 Ch.12 Study Guide boldface due |
Lab 12. November 25-26
Archimede's Principle |
November 27: Thanksgiving | November 29: Thanksgiving |
| 39. December 2
Humidity, Review of chs. 10 - 12 Reading: 369 - 380 |
Lab 13. December 2-3
Specific Heat, Mechanical Equivalent of Heat |
40. December 4
Reading: Chs. 10, 11, 12 |
41. December 6
Convection, Conduction, Radiation Reading: 381 - 392 |
| 42. December 9
Moles, Ideal Gas Law, Internal Energy of a Gas Reading: 393 - 396; 403 - 406; 413 |
Lab 14. December 9-10
Pre-Final Test |
43. December 11
Zeroth, First Laws of Thermodynamics Reading: 425 - 432 |
44. December 13
Course Review Reading: none Ch.13,14,15 Study Guide boldface due |
| 45. December 16
Reading: Chs. 1 - 15 |