PHY131H1F Fall 2012 - Class and Homework Schedule

First Half of Semester: Jason Harlow

Classes are from 11:10 AM to 12:00 noon in Convocation Hall, or from 5:10 to 6:00 PM in MP102.  Students should attend one class or the other each day.  Participation in clicker quizzes from either will count toward your class participation mark, regardless of which section you are enrolled in. Below is an approximate schedule and list of reading assignments, subject to change.

Reading from: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics and MasteringPhysics(TM) (3rd Edition) by Randall D. Knight, ©2013 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Class

Date

Topics

Homework

Required Reading, to do before class

More Stuff

1

Mon, Sep 10

  • Introduction to PHY131: The structure of the course
  • What you need to do to succeed and learn a lot



Harlow's Slides

Meyertholen's Slides

2

Wed, Sep 12

  • Motion Diagrams
  • Position, velocity, and acceleration
  • Problem solving
  • Scaling
  • Units

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Introduction to MasteringPhysics
on MasteringPhysics [For Practice only - not for marks]

Pgs. 1-28
Ch.
1

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

3

Mon, Sep 17

  • Error Analysis
  • Significant figures

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Error Analysis Mini-Version

Excel file with Calculations

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

4

Wed, Sep 19

  • Constant Velocity Motion
  • Constant Acceleration Motion
  • Freefall, Motion on an inclined plane

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Problem Set 1 on MasteringPhysics due Fri. Sep. 21 at 11:59pm, Chs 1, 2 + Error Analysis

Pgs. 33-61
Ch.
2

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes


5

Mon, Sep 24

  • Scalars and vectors
  • Coordinate systems, Components
  • Vector Algebra

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Pgs. 69-81
Ch.
3

Preclass Video

  Meyertholen Slides: PowerPoint
PDF

Handwritten notes

6

Wed, Sep 26

  • Kinematics in Two Dimensions
  • Projectile Motion
  • Relative Motion

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Problem Set 2 on MasteringPhysics due Fri. Sep. 28 at 11:59pm, Chs 3, 4.1-4.4

Pgs. 85-97
Ch. 4, sections 4.1 to 4.4

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

7

Mon, Oct. 1

  • Review for Test

No homework


Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

Test 1
Tue, Oct 2, 6:00 PM Chs. 1-3, First 4 sections of Ch.4, and Error Analysis Document


 

 

Class

Date

Topics

Homework

Required Reading, to do before class

More

8

Wed, Oct. 3

  • Circular Motion

No homework
Pgs. 98-108
Ch. 4, sections 4.5 to 4.7

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes


Oct. 8 no class
THANKSGIVING



9

Wed. Oct. 10

  • Forces, Free Body Diagrams
  • Newton’s Second Law
  • Newton’s First Law

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Problem Set 3 on MasteringPhysics due Fri. Oct. 12 at 11:59pm, Sec 4.5-4.7, Ch. 5


Pgs. 116-133
Ch.
5

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

10

Mon. Oct. 15

  • Equilibrium 
  • Mass, Weight, Gravity

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Pgs. 138-147
Ch.
6, sections 6.1 to 6.3

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

11

Wed. Oct. 17

  • Friction, Drag
  • Rolling without slipping
  • Examples of Newton’s Second Law

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Problem Set 4 on MasteringPhysics due Fri. Oct. 19 at 11:59pm, Ch. 6

Pgs. 148-159
Ch.
6, sections 6.4 to 6.6

 

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

12

Mon. Oct. 22

  • Action / Reaction Pairs
  • Newton’s Third Law
  • Ropes and Pulleys

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Pgs. 167-184
Ch.
7

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

13

Wed. Oct. 24

  • Dynamics in Two Dimensions
  • Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
  • Fictitious Forces

Preclass quiz due by 8:00am

Problem Set 5 on MasteringPhysics due Fri. Oct. 26 at 11:59pm, Chs. 7 and 8

Pgs. 191-209
Ch. 8

Preclass Video

Powerpoint slides

Handwritten notes

14-24
Oct. 29 - Dec. 5
Go to: Andrew Meyertholen's Class and Homework Schedule
24
Dec. 5
Course Review


Powerpoint Slides

 100-slide Summary of all of the above

 Test 2 is Tuesday November 20 at 6:00pm on Chapters 4-11.
 
"Exam Jam" review session Dec. 6 10:00am in SS2118. Here are the Lecture Slides I showed in Exam Jam.
 Final Exam is Thursday Dec. 13 at 2:00pm on the entire course.

 Helpful Links for extra studying:

Suggested End-Of-Chapter Material from Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd edition (not for marks)

Chapter 1: Conceptual Questions 1, 7.  Exercises and Problems: 9, 15, 23, 29, 43
Chapter 2: Conceptual Questions 8, 10, 12.  Exercises and Problems: 7, 13, 19, 35, 41, 45, 51, 77
Chapter 3: Exercises and Problems 5, 9, 33, 43
Chapter 4: Conceptual Questions 4, 8, 14. Exercises and Problems 7, 13, 15, 21, 27, 47, 55, 65, 81
Chapter 5: Conceptual Questions 5, 7, 15.  Exercises and Problems 3, 7, 13, 25, 35, 53, 55
Chapter 6: Conceptual Questions 2, 10, 16.  Exercises and Problems 3, 11, 15, 23, 25, 45, 49, 55
Chapter 7: Conceptual Questions 5, 6, 15.  Exercises and Problems 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 43, 55
Chapter 8: Conceptual Questions 4, 6, 7.  Exercises and Problems 5, 13, 19, 32, 43, 49, 53 [Answer to 32 is 34 m/s]

Answers to the Conceptual Questions above

Past PHY131 Tests of Harlow, with solutions:


IF YOU HAVE THE OLD 2nd EDITION TEXTBOOK:
Suggested End-Of-Chapter Material from Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd edition (not for marks):
Chapter 1: Conceptual Questions 1, 7.  Exercises and Problems: 9, 15, 23, 29, 43
Chapter 2: Conceptual Questions 8, 10, 12.  Exercises and Problems: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 45, 63, 77
Chapter 4: Conceptual Questions 4, 9, 15. Exercises and Problems 5, 11, 15, 21, 27, 53, 59, 67, 83
Chapter 5: Conceptual Questions 5, 7, 15.  Exercises and Problems 3, 7, 13, 25, 35, 53
Chapter 6: Conceptual Questions 2, 13, 19.  Exercises and Problems 3, 11, 15, 23, 25, 43, 47, 69
Chapter 7: Conceptual Questions 5, 6, 15.  Exercises and Problems 5, 7, 9, 17, 31, 41, 53
Chapter 8: Conceptual Questions 1, 6, 7.  Exercises and Problems 5, 13, 19, 31, 35, 41, 49