PHY131S: Introduction to Physics I

PHY131S - Class and Homework Schedule

Classes are from 11:10 AM to 12:00 noon in MP102. 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) (2nd Edition) by Randall D. Knight, ©2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
1	Mon, Jan 4	Introduction to PHY131: The structure of the course Motion diagrams		Ch. 1, sections 1.1 to 1.3	Slides Hand-out
2	Wed, Jan 6	Position, velocity, and acceleration Problem solving Scaling Units	MasteringPhysics.com Introduction to MasteringPhysics, [Please complete this for practice]	Ch. 1, sections 1.4 to 1.8	Animation Slides
3	Mon, Jan 11	Error Analysis Significant figures		Error Analysis Online tutorial	Slides
4	Wed, Jan 13	Constant Velocity Motion Constant Acceleration Motion Freefall, Motion on an inclined plane	MP Problem Set 1: Ch. 1 and Error Analysis pages 1 - 8 due by 11:59pm [Note you must have read the first 8 of 14 pages of the Error Analysis Online Tutorial in order to complete this.]	Ch. 2	Slides
5	Mon, Jan 18	Scalars and vectors Coordinate systems, Components Vector Algebra		Ch. 3	Animation Slides
6	Wed, Jan 20	Kinematics in Two Dimensions Projectile Motion Relative Motion	MP Problem Set 2: Ch. 2, 3 and Error Analysis pages 9 - 14 due by 11:59pm [Note you must have read all of the Error Analysis Online Tutorial in order to complete this.]	Ch. 4, sections 4.1 to 4.4	Slides
7	Mon, Jan 25	Circular Motion		Ch. 4, sections 4.5 to 4.7	Slides

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
8	Wed, Jan 27	Forces, Free Body Diagrams Newton’s Second Law Newton’s First Law	MP Problem Set 3: Ch. 4 due by 11:59pm	Ch. 5	Slides
9	Mon, Feb 1	Review			Slides
Test 1	Tue, Feb 2, 6:00 PM	Chs. 1-5 and Error Analysis Tutorial	Practical Group R2C will write in GB304 Practical Groups R3C and F3C will write in GB412 Practical Groups F1C and F2C will write in GB404
10	Wed, Feb 3	Equilibrium Mass, Weight, Gravity	MP Practice Set: Ch. 5 Not for marks	Ch. 6, sections 6.1 to 6.3	Slides
11	Mon, Feb 8	Friction, Drag Rolling without slipping Examples of Newton’s Second Law		Ch. 6, sections 6.4 to 6.6	Slides
12	Wed, Feb 10	Action / Reaction Pairs Newton’s Third Law Ropes and Pulleys	Written Team Homework #1 due in Practicals this week.	Ch. 7	Slides
13	Mon, Feb 22	Dynamics in Two Dimensions Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion Fictitious Forces		Ch. 8	Slides

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
14	Wed, Feb 24	Momentum and Impulse Conservation of Momentum Collisions, Explosions	MP Problem Set 4: Ch. 7, 8 due by 11:59pm	Ch. 9	Slides
15	Mon, Mar 1	Conservation of Energy Kinetic Energy Gravitational Potential Energy Hooke’s Law Elastic Potential Energy		Ch. 10, sections 10.1 to 10.5	Slides
16	Wed, Mar 3	Energy in Collisions Work	MP Problem Set 5: Ch. 9, 10 due by 11:59pm	Sections 10.6, 10.7 Ch. 11, sections 11.1 to 11.3	Slides
17	Mon, Mar 8	Conservation of Energy, Power Kinetic Energy Gravitational Potential Energy		Ch. 11, sections 11.4 to 11.9	Slides
18	Wed, Mar 10	Rotational Motion, Rotational Energy Centre of Mass Moment of Inertia	MP Problem Set 6: Ch. 11 due by 11:59pm	Ch. 12, sections 12.1 to 12.4 and 12.9 [we are skipping sections 12.5 to 12.8, 12.10 and 12.11]	Slides
19	Mon, Mar 15	Review			Slides
Test 2	Tue, Mar 16, 6:00 PM	Chs. 6-12	Students whose last names begin with A to LIU will write in GB404 Students whose last names begin with LU to Z will write in GB412
20	Wed, Mar 17	Oscillations; Repeating Motion Simple Harmonic Motion Oscillations / Circular Motion Connection Potential and Kinetic Energy in Oscillations	MP Practice Set: Ch. 12 Not for marks	Ch. 14, sections 14.1 to 14.3	Slides

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
21	Mon, Mar 22	Hooke’s Law and Oscillation of Springs Hanging Springs The Pendulum Damped Oscillations; Shock Absorbers Driven Oscillations; Resonance		Ch. 14, sections 14.4 to 14.8	Slides
22	Wed, Mar 24	Fluids Pressure Pascal’s Law Gauge Pressure	Written Team Homework #2 due in Practicals this week.	Ch. 15, sections 15.1 to 15.3	Slides
23	Mon, Mar 29	Buoyancy, Archimedes Principle Equation of Continuity Bernoulli’s Law Elasticity		Ch. 15, sections 15.4 to 15.6	Slides
24	Wed, Mar 31	Course Review	MP Problem Set 7: Chs. 14, 15 due by 11:59pm		Slides
Exam	Thu, Apr. 15 2-5pm EX310, EX320	The 3 hour final exam will cover the entire course, including all of the assigned reading plus practicals materials and what was discussed in class		All of the above