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Week Date Prelecture Checkpoint Lecture Lab Discussion Homework Exam
1
Monday
8/23/2021
      Prelab Orientation-1 (Week 1)
See smart.physics
No discussion    
Tuesday
8/24/2021
Prelecture 1 Checkpoint 1 1-D Kinematics
pdf ppt Ch 2-3
   
Wednesday
8/25/2021
         
Thursday
8/26/2021
Prelecture 2 Checkpoint 2 Vectors and 2-D Kinematics
pdf ppt Ch 4.1-4.3
   
Friday
8/27/2021
         
2
Monday
8/30/2021
     

Prelab Orientation-2 (Week 2)

Lab 0 (in person, IOLab not required)

     
Tuesday
8/31/2021
Prelecture 3 Checkpoint 3 Relative and Circular Motion
pdf ppt Ch 4.4-4.5

Discussion 1
Discussion 1 solutions
No quiz
Units 1,2 smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/1/2021
         
Thursday
9/2/2021
Prelecture 4 Checkpoint 4 Newton's Laws
pdf ppt Ch 5.1-5.5
   
Friday
9/3/2021
         
3
Monday
9/6/2021
Labor Day Holiday    
Tuesday
9/7/2021
Prelecture 5 Checkpoint 5 Forces & FBD
pdf ppt Ch 5.6-5.7
Prelab Orientation-3 (week 3) Discussion 2
Discussion 2 solutions
Quiz 1
Units 3,4 smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/8/2021
         
Thursday
9/9/2021
Prelecture 6 Checkpoint 6 Friction
pdf ppt Ch 6.1-6.3
   
Friday
9/10/2021
         
4
Monday
9/13/2021
     

Prelab 1 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 1 (group A)

     
Tuesday
9/14/2021
Prelecture 7 Checkpoint 7 Work & Kinetic Energy
pdf ppt Ch 7
Discussion 3
Discussion 3 solutions
Quiz 2
Units 5,6 smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/15/2021
         
Thursday
9/16/2021
Prelecture 8 Checkpoint 8 Conservative Forces
pdf ppt Ch 8
   
Friday
9/17/2021
         
5
Monday
9/20/2021
      Prelab 1 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 1 (group B)
     
Tuesday
9/21/2021
Prelecture 9 Checkpoint 9 Work & Potential Energy
pdf ppt Ch 8
Discussion 4
Discussion 4 solutions
Quiz 3
Units 7,8 smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/22/2021
         
Thursday
9/23/2021
Prelecture 10 Checkpoint 10 Center of Mass
pdf ppt Ch 9.6
   
Friday
9/24/2021
         
6
Monday
9/27/2021
      No lab      
Tuesday
9/28/2021
Prelecture 12 Checkpoint 12

Conservation of Momentum
pdf ppt Ch 9.1-9.3

Discussion 5
Discussion 5 solutions
No quiz
Units 9,10 smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/29/2021
         
Thursday
9/30/2021
 

Checkpoint 11
(exam review)

Exam Review:
Will discuss Checkpoint 11
pdf ppt
   
Friday
10/1/2021
        Exam 1
Saturday
10/2/2021
            Exam 1
7
Sunday
10/3/2021
            Exam 1
Monday
10/4/2021
      Prelab 2 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 2 (group A)
    Exam 1
Tuesday
10/5/2021
Prelecture 13 Checkpoint 13 Elastic Collisions
pdf ppt Ch 9.4
Discussion 6
Discussion 6 solutions
Quiz 4
   
Wednesday
10/6/2021
         
Thursday
10/7/2021
Prelecture 14 Checkpoint 14 Impulse and Reference Frames
pdf ppt Ch 9.2, 9.5
Unit 12 smart.physics  
Friday
10/8/2021
         
8
Monday
10/11/2021
      Prelab 2 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 2 (group B)
     
Tuesday
10/12/2021
Prelecture 15 Checkpoint 15 Rotational Kinematics
pdf ppt Ch 10.1-10.4
Discussion 7
Discussion 7 solutions
Quiz 5
Units 13,14 smart.physics  
Wednesday
10/13/2021
         
Thursday
10/14/2021
Prelecture 16 Checkpoint 16 Parallel Axis Thm & Torque
pdf ppt Ch 10.5-10.6
   
Friday
10/15/2021
         
9
Monday
10/18/2021
      No lab
activities this week
     
Tuesday
10/19/2021
Prelecture 18

Checkpoint 18

Rotational Dynamics
pdf ppt Ch 10.7-10.8
Discussion 8
Discussion 8 solutions
No quiz
Units 15,16 smart.physics  
Wednesday
10/20/2021
         
Thursday
10/21/2021
  Checkpoint 17
(exam review)
Exam Review:
Will discuss Checkpoint 17
pdf ppt
   
Friday
10/22/2021
        Exam 2
Saturday
10/23/2021
            Exam 2
10
Sunday
10/3/2021
            Exam 2
Monday
10/25/2021
      Prelab 3 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 3 (group A)
    Exam 2
Tuesday
10/26/2021
Prelecture 19 Checkpoint 19 Statics 1
pdf ppt Ch 12.1
 
Discussion 9
Discussion 9 solutions
Quiz 6
   
Wednesday
10/27/2021
         
Thursday
10/28/2021
Prelecture 20 Checkpoint 20 Statics 2
pdf ppt Ch 12.2
Unit 18 smart.physics  
Friday
10/29/2021
         
11
Monday
11/1/2021
      Prelab 3 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 3 (group B)
     
Tuesday
11/2/2021
Prelecture 21 Checkpoint 21 Angular Momentum
pdf ppt Ch 11.1-11.3
Discussion 10
Discussion 10 solutions
Quiz 7
Units 19, 20 smart.physics  
Wednesday
11/3/2021
         
Thursday
11/4/2021
Prelecture 22 Checkpoint 22 Angular Momentum Vector
pdf ppt Ch 11.4
   
Friday
11/5/2021
         
12
Monday
11/8/2021
      Prelab 4 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 4 (group A)
     
Tuesday
11/9/2021
Prelecture 24 Checkpoint 24 Simple Harmonic Motion
pdf ppt Ch 15.1-15.3
Discussion 11
Discussion 11 solutions
No quiz
Units 21, 22 smart.physics  
Wednesday
11/10/2021
         
Thursday
11/11/2021
  Checkpoint 23 Exam Review:
pdf ppt
   
Friday
11/12/2021
        Exam 3
Saturday
11/13/2021
            Exam 3
13
Sunday
11/14/2021
            Exam 3
Monday
11/15/2021
      Prelab 4 (due 8 am day of lab)
Lab 4 (group B)
    Exam 3
Tuesday
11/16/2021
Prelecture 25 Checkpoint 25 Simple and Physical Pendula
pdf ppt Ch 15.4
Discussion 12
Discussion 12 solutions
Quiz 8
   
Wednesday
11/17/2021
         
Thursday
11/18/2021
Prelecture 26 Checkpoint 26 Harmonic Waves
pdf ppt Ch 16.1-16.4
Unit 24 smart.physics  
Friday
11/19/2021
         
14
 
Fall break
15
Monday
11/29/2021
     

Lab practical exam

Make-up lab (rubric)

     
Tuesday
11/30/2021
Prelecture 27 Checkpoint 27 Waves and Superposition
pdf ppt Ch 16.5-16.6
Discussion 13
Discussion 13 solutions
Quiz 9
Units 25, 26 smart.physics  
Wednesday
12/1/2021
         
Thursday
12/2/2021
Prelecture 28 Checkpoint 28 Fluid Statics
pdf ppt Ch 14.1-14.4
   
Friday
12/3/2021
         
16
Monday
12/6/2021
     

No lab

     
Tuesday
12/7/2021
Prelecture 29 Checkpoint 29 Fluid Dynamics
pdf ppt Ch 14.5-14.6
No in class discussion - set posted
solutions posted
Units 27, 28 smart.physics  
Wednesday
12/8/2021
      Unit 29 smart.physics  
Thursday
12/9/2021
Reading Day