Physics 211 - Course Syllabus - Spring 2011

Lab meets for the first time starting on Monday, January 24.
and discussion sections start on Tuesday, January 25.

Week
Date
Prelectures
Due 6:00 am
Lectures / Exams
Discussion Sections / Homework (Due 8:00 AM)
Labs
1

Tues
Jan 18

Lecture 1
1-D Kinematics
pdf, PPT

No Homework
No Discussion Section
 

No Lab  

Thurs
Jan 20
Lecture 2
2-D Kinematics
pdf, PPT
2

Tues 
Jan 25

Lecture 3
Circular Motion
pdf, PPT

Discussion 1

Homework 1
(due Tues, Jan 25) 

No Prelab 
Lab 0
Intro + 1-D Kin 
(begins Mon,
Jan 24)

Thurs 
Jan 27

Lecture 4
Newton’s Laws
pdf,  PPT

3

Tues 
Feb 1

Lecture 5
Forces & FBD
pdf, PPT

Discussion 2 / Quiz 1
Homework 2
(due Feb 1)

Lab 1
Kinematics

Thurs
Feb 3

Lecture 6
Friction
ppt, pdf

4

Tues 
Feb 8

Lecture 7
Work & Energy
pdf, PPT

Discussion 3 / Quiz 2

Homework 3
(due Feb 8)

Lab 2 
Force and
Newton's Law

Thurs 
Feb 10

Lecture 8
Potential Energy
pdf, PPT

5

Tues 
Feb 15

Lecture 9
General W-E
pdf, PPT

Discussion 4 / Quiz 3

Homework 4
(due Feb 15)

Lab 3 
Frictional Forces

Thurs 
Feb 17

Lecture 10
Center of Mass
pdf, PPT

6
Tues
Feb 22
 
HE 1 Review
PPT

Discussion 5

Homework 5
(due Feb 22)

No Lab

Wed 
Feb 23

 

EXAM 1 (7 PM)

Thurs 
Feb 24

Prelecture 11

Preflight 11

Lecture 11
Collisions 1
pdf, PPT

7

Tues 
Mar 1

Lecture 12
Collisions 2
pdf, PPT

Discussion 6 / Quiz 4

Homework 6
(due Mar 1)

Lab 4 
Energy

Thurs 
Mar 3

Lecture 13
Impulse
pdf, PPT

8

Tues
Mar 8

Lecture 14
Rotational Kin.
pdf, PPT

Discussion 7 / Quiz 5

Homework 7
(due Mar 8)

No Lab

Thurs 
Mar 10

Lecture 15
Rot. Dynamics
pdf, PPT

9

Tues 
Mar 15

Lecture 16
Torque
pdf, PPT

Discussion 8 / Quiz 6

Homework 8
(due Mar 15)

Lab 5 
Collisions

Thurs
Mar 17

Lecture 17
Rot. Equilibrium
pdf, PPT

 

Mon-Fri
Mar 21-25

Spring Break
10

Tues 
Mar 29

 

HE 2 Review
PPT

Discussion 9

Homework 9
(due Mar 29)

No Lab

Wed
Mar 30

 

EXAM 2 (7 PM)

Thurs
Mar 31
Lecture 18
Stability
pdf  PPT
11

Tues
Apr 5

Lecture 19
Angular Mom 1
pdf, PPT

Discussion 10 / Quiz 7

Homework 10
(due Apr 5)

Lab 6 
Rotational Dynamics I -
Moments of Inertia

Thurs 
Apr 7

Lecture 20
Angular Mom 2
pdf, PPT

12
Tues Apr 12

Lecture 21
Harmonic Motion
pdf, PPT

Discussion 11 / Quiz 8

Homework 11
(due Apr 12)

Lab 7 
Rotational Dynamics II

Thurs 
Apr 14

Lecture 22
Pendulum
pdf, PPT

13

Tues 
Apr 19

 
HE 3 Review
PPT

Discussion 12

Homework 12
(due Apr 19) 

No Lab

Wed 
Apr 20

 

EXAM 3 (7 PM)

Thurs
Apr 21
Lecture 23
Waves
pdf, PPT
14

Tues 
Apr 26

Lecture 24
Interference
pdf, PPT

Discussion 13 / Quiz 9

Homework 13
(due Apr 26)

Lab 8 
Periodic Motion

Thurs 
Apr 28

Lecture 25
Fluids 1
pdf, PPT

15

Tues 
May 3

Lecture 26
Fluids 2
pdf, PPT

 

Homework 14
(due May 6
11:59pm)

No Lab

Thurs
May 6

 

Reading Day

FINAL EXAM
The combined final exam for all sections is Tuesday, May 10, from 8 to 11 AM.
The conflict final exam for all sections is Wednesday, May 11, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM.

You may take either exam. Sign up in the gradebook online.
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