PHY205: The Physics of Everyday Life

Physics of Everyday Life - Class Schedule

Classes are Mondays and Wednesdays either 2:10pm or 5:10pm in MP202. Below is an approximate schedule and list of reading assignments, subject to change. Come to class for the most up-to-date reading assignments.

Class Schedule
Class	Date	Main Topics	Reading from Conceptual Physics 11th edition by Hewitt	More Stuff
1	Mon, Jan 7	Inertia, Net Force, the Equilibrium Rule	Ch 2 - pgs. 18-30	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX Animation of Racing Balls
2	Wed, Jan 9	Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Free Fall	Ch 3 - pgs. 35-46	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
3	Mon, Jan 14	Friction, Mass and Weight, a = F/m	Ch 4 - pgs. 51-61	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
4	Wed, Jan 16	Action Force / Reaction Force, Vectors	Ch 5 - pgs. 66-77	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
5	Mon, Jan 21	Momentum, Impulse, Bouncing, Collisions	Ch 6 - pgs. 83-95	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
6	Wed, Jan 23	Work, Power, Potential and Kinetic Energy	Ch 7 - pgs. 101-117	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX Video of Dominoes Demo
7	Mon, Jan 28	Circular Motion, Rotation, Torque, Stability, Centripetal Force, Angular Momentum	Ch 8 - pgs. 122-143	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
Test 1 in EX100	Wed, Jan 30	Chs. 2-8
8	Mon, Feb 4	Solids: Density, Elasticity, Scaling	Ch 12 - pgs. 212-224	Pre-Class Video Physics of Monster Movies Funny Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
9	Wed, Feb 6	Liquids: Pressure, Buoyancy, Flotation, Capillarity	Ch 13 - pgs. 228-242	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
10	Mon, Feb 11	Gases: The Atmosphere, Barometers, Bernoulli's Principle, Plasma	Ch 14 - pgs. 247-260	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
11	Wed, Feb 13	Temperature, Heat, Heat Capacity, Thermal Expansion	Ch 15 - pgs. 268-280	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
		READING WEEK
12	Mon, Feb 25	Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation	Ch 16 - pgs. 284-296	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
13	Wed, Feb 27	Oscillations, Waves, Doppler Effect, Shock Waves	Ch 19 - pgs. 334-347	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX Nice Wave Animation Video about Russian Meteor
14	Mon, Mar 4	Sound in Air, Resonance, Interference, Beats	Ch 20 - pgs. 351-364	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
Test 2 in EX100	Wed, Mar 6	Chs. 12-16, 19, 20
15	Mon, Mar 11	Music, Pitch, Sound Intensity, Musical Instruments (9) DVDs	Ch 21 - pgs. 368-376	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
16	Wed, Mar 13	Electricity: Conductors and Insulators, Voltage, Capacitors	Ch 22 - pgs. 382-400	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
17	Mon, Mar 18	Electricity: Current, Resistance, Batteries, AC/DC, Circuits	Ch 23 - pgs. 404-418	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
18	Wed, Mar 20	Magnetism, Electromagnets, Electric Motors, Biomagnetism	Ch 24 - pgs. 424-436	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
19	Mon, Mar 25	Electric Generators, Power Transmission, Transformers	Ch 25 - pgs. 440-451	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
20	Wed, Mar 27	Light, Transparent and Opaque Materials, Shadows, the Eye	Ch 26 - pgs. 456-469	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX Nice video of a total eclipse in 1991
21	Mon, Apr 1	Diffuse Reflection, Absorption, Transmission, Colour	Ch 27 - pgs. 472-483	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
22	Wed, Apr 3	Mirrors, Refraction, Rainbows, Fiber-Optics, Lenses	Ch 28 - pgs. 486-505	Pre-Class Video Slides - PDF Slides - PPTX
Exam	Tue, Apr 30 2:00pm	The 2 hour final exam will cover the entire course, including all of the assigned reading plus tutorial materials and what was discussed in class

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