Physics 211 - Course Syllabus - Summer 2012

Lectures - Mon - Thurs- 141 Loomis
Discussion - Tues/Thurs-139 Loomis       Lab- Mon/Wed-264 Loomis

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

Mon
Jun 11

Lecture 1
1-D Kinematics
pdf, PPT
,Text

 

No Lab  

Tues
Jun 12
Lecture 2
2-D Kinematics
pdf, PPT, Text
No Homework
No Discussion Section
 

Wed 
Jun 13

Lecture 3
Circular Motion
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

No Prelab 
Lab 0
Intro + 1-D Kin 

Thurs 
Jun 14

Lecture 4
Newton’s Laws
pdf,  PPT
, Text

Discussion 1


Homework 1
(due Thurs, Jun 14) 
 
2

Mon
Jun 18

Lecture 5
Forces & FBD
pdf, PPT
, Text

Lab 1
Kinematics

Tues 
Jun 19

Lecture 6
Friction
ppt, pdf
, Text

Discussion 2 / Quiz 1

Homework 2
(due Jun 21)
 

Wed 
Jun 20

Lecture 7
Work & Energy
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

Lab 2 
Force and
Newton's Law

Thurs 
Jun 21

Lecture 8
Potential Energy
pdf, PPT,
Text

Discussion 3 / Quiz 2

Homework 3
(due Jun 25)
 
3

Mon
Jun 25

Lecture 9
General W-E
pdf, PPT,
Text

 

Lab 3 
Frictional Forces

Tues 
Jun 26

Lecture 10
Center of Mass
pdf, PPT
, Text

Discussion 4 / Quiz 3

Homework 4
(due Jun 28)
 
Wed
Jun 27
 
HE 1 Review
PPT

 

No Lab

Thurs 
Jun 28

 

EXAM 1

Discussion 5

Homework 5
(due Jun 28)
 
4
Mon
Jul 2

Prelecture 11

CheckPoint 11

Lecture 11
Collisions 1
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

Lab 4 
Energy

Tues
Jul 3

Lecture 12
Collisions 2
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

Wed
Jul 4

Independence Dau

 

Thurs 
Jul 5

Lecture 13
Impulse
pdf, PPT
, Text

Discussion 6 / Quiz 4

Homework 6
(due Jul 5)
 
5

Mon
Jul 9

Lecture 14
Rotational Kin.
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

Lab 5 
Collisions

Tues 
Jul 10

Lecture 15
Rot. Dynamics
pdf, PPT
, Text

Discussion 7 / Quiz 5

Homework 7
(due Jul 12)
 

Wed
Jul 11

Lecture 16
Torque
pdf, PPT
, Text

 

HE 2 Review
PPT

Thurs
Jul 12

Lecture 17
Rot. Equilibrium
pdf, PPT

Discussion 8 / Quiz 6

Homework 8
(due Jul 12)
 
6

Mon 
Jul 16

 

EXAM 2

 

No Lab

Tues
Jul 17

Lecture 18
Stability
pdf  PPT

Discussion 9

Homework 9
(due Jul 17)
 

Wed
Jul 18

Lecture 19
Angular Mom 1
pdf, PPT

 

Lab 6 
Rotational Dynamics I -
Moments of Inertia

Thurs 
Jul 19

Lecture 20
Angular Mom 2
pdf, PPT

Discussion 10 / Quiz 7

Homework 10
(due Jul 19)
 
7
Mon Jul 23

Lecture 21
Harmonic Motion
pdf, PPT

 

Lab 7 
Rotational Dynamics II

Tues 
Jul 24

Lecture 22
Pendulum
pdf, PPT

Discussion 11 / Quiz 8

Homework 11
(due Jul 26)
 

Wed 
Jul 25

Lecture 23
Waves
pdf, PPT

 

HE 3 Review
PPT

Thurs
Jul 26

 

 

 

 

Discussion 12

Homework 12
(due Jul 26) 
 
8

Mon
Jul 30

Lecture 24
Interference
pdf, PPT

 

Lab 8 
Periodic Motion

Tues 
Jul 31

Lecture 25
Fluids 1
pdf, PPT

Discussion 13 / Quiz 9

Homework 13
(due Aug 2)
 

Wed 
Aug 1

Lecture 26
Fluids 2
pdf, PPT

 

No Lab

Thurs
Aug 2

 

Reading Day

Homework 14
(due Aug 4)

 

FINAL EXAM
Saturday, August 4 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

  Updated June 21, 2012
 

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