Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L) and exams (E) sessions. "YF" indicates readings from the textbook:
Young, Hugh D., and Roger A. Freedman. University Physics with Modern Physics. 11th ed. San Francisco, CA: Addison Wesley, July 25, 2003. ISBN: 9780805386844.| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Hour One Introduction to TEAL Hour Two Pre-Test | Hour One YF 1.1-1.6 |
| L2 | Hour One Kinematics: One Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration | Hour One YF 2.1-2.6 |
| L3 | Hour One Experiment 1: Introducing Data Studio One Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration Hour Two Problem Solving Session 1: One Dimensional Motion | Hour One Experiment 1 Hour Two YF 2.4-2.6 |
| L4 | Hour One Kinematics: Two Dimensional Motion, Velocity and Acceleration Hour Two Experiment 2: Projectile Motion | Hour One YF 3.1-3.3 Hour Two Experiment 2 |
| L5 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 2: Projectile Motion | Hour One YF 3.3 |
| L6 | Hour One Force, Mass, and Newton's Laws of Motion Force Laws Hour Two Problem Solving Session 3: Applying Newton's Laws of Motion | Hour One YF 4.1-4.6, Experiment 3 Hour Two YF 1.8-1.11, 3.5 |
| L7 | Hour One Vectors in Physics Newton's First Law: Principle of Relativity, Relative Inertial Frames, Tension Hour Two Experiment 3: Modeling Forces | Hour One YF 5.1-5.3, 5.5 |
| L8 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 4: Newton's Laws of Motion Spring Forces, Tension | Hour One YF 5.1-5.3, 5.5 |
| L9 | Hour One Circular Motion Kinematics: Uniform Circular Motion Hour Two Problem Solving Session 5: Uniform Circular Motion | Hour One YF 3.4, 5.4 Hour Two YF 5.4 |
| L10 | Hour One Experiment 4: Circular Motion Hour Two Test Review | Hour One Experiment 4 |
| E1 | Quiz One: Fundamental Concepts; Kinematics; Newton's Laws | |
| L11 | Hour One Universal Law of Gravitation Circular Planetary Orbits Hour Two Problem Solving Session 5: Uniform Circular Motion, Universal Law of Gravitation Circular Planetary Orbits | YF 5.4, 12.1-12.2 |
| L12 | Hour One The Lever Principle: Static Equilibrium and Torque Hour Two Experiment 5a: Static Equilibrium | Hour One YF 11.1-11.3 Hour Two YF 11.3, Experiment 5 |
| L13 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 6: Static Equilibrium and Torque | |
| L14 | Hour One The Concept of Energy Work Experiment 5b: Friction Hour Two Problem Solving Session 7: Work and the Dot Product | YF 6.1-6.4 |
| L15 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 8: Work Done by Friction and other Dissipative Forces Motion with Dissipative Forces | Hour One YF 5.3, 6.1-6.4 |
| L16 | Hour One Potential Energy and Conservation of Mechanical Energy Hour Two Problem Solving Session 9: Potential Energy | YF 7.1-7.5 |
| L17 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 10: Energy Techniques Hour Two Experiment 6: Conservation of Energy | Hour One YF 7.1-7.5 Hour Two Experiment 6 |
| L18 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 11: Conservation of Energy: Restoring Forces and Harmonic Motion | Hour One YF 13.1-13.5 |
| L19 | Hour One Center of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Newton's Second Law Hour Two Problem Solving Session 12: Center of Mass, Momentum, Impulse and Newton's Second Law | YF 8.1-8.5 |
| L20 | Test Review | |
| E2 | Quiz Two: Newton's Laws, Circular Motion, Static Equilibrium, and Conservation of Energy | |
| L21 | Hour One Conservation Laws: Momentum and Collision Theory Hour Two Problem Solving Session 13: Conservation of Momentum | YF 8.3-8.6 |
| L22 | Hour One Experiment 7: Collisions Hour Two Rigid Bodies Kinematics | Hour One Experiment 7 Hour Two YF 9.1-9.6 |
| L23 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 14: Moment of Inertia and Rotational Energy | |
| L24 | Hour One Torque, Rotational Dynamics Hour Two Problem Solving Session 15: Rotational Dynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion: Physical Pendulum | |
| L25 | Hour One Experiment 8: Physical Pendulum Hour Two Conservation Laws: Angular Momentum | |
| L26 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 16: Angular Momentum | |
| L27 | Hour One Experiment 9: Angular Momentum Hour Two Planetary Motion | Hour One Experiment 9 Hour Two Class Notes: Planetary Orbits: The Kepler Problem, Energy Diagrams YF 7.1, 7.5, 12.3-12.5 |
| L28 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 17: Rotation and Translation, Galactic Black Hole Hour Two Test Review | Hour One YF 10.3 |
| E3 | Quiz Three: Energy, Momentum, and Rotational Motion | |
| L29 | Hour One Kinetic Theory Hour Two Problem Solving Session 18: Ideal Gas Law | YF 18.1-18.6 |
| L30 | Hour One Archimedes Principle Hour Two Archimedes Principle, PRS Contest | Hour One YF 14.1-14.3 |
| L31 | Hour One First Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, and Second Law of Thermodynamics Hour Two Problem Solving Session 19: Thermodynamics | |
| L32 | Hour One Temperature, Heat, and Heat Capacity Hour Two Experiment 10: Energy Transformations: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat | Hour One YF 18.4, 17.1-17.7 Hour Two Experiment 10 |
| L33 | Hour One Problem Solving Session 20: First and Second Thermodynamics | |
| L34 | Hour One Special Relativity: Space-Time, Causality and Simultaneity Hour Two Problem Solving Session 21: Special Relativity: Time Dilation and Length Contraction | Hour One YF 37.1-37.4, pp. 1403-1414 |
| L35 | Final Review | |
| E4 | Final Exam |