Physics 103  Fall 2017 Syllabus

Updated Nov. 15, 2017

wk

date

class

WS/MH/VB/YP

lecture topic

lab experiment

1

Sep 6

1

WS

Ch. 1 Measurement

NO LAB

2

Sep 11

2

VB

Ch. 2 Motion in 1D

MC-1 Welcome to the Physics Laboratory

2

Sep 13

3

VB

Ch. 2

3

Sep 18

4

YP

Ch. 3 Motion in 2D

MC-2 Motion on an Incline

3

Sep 20

5

YP

Ch. 3

4

Sep 25

6

VB

Ch. 4 Law of Motion

MC-4 Acceleration in Free Fall

 

4

Sep 27

7

VB

Ch. 4

5

Oct 2

8

YP

Ch. 5 Energy

Make up Labs (after instructor’s
 permission only)

5

Oct 4

9

YP

Ch. 5

5

Oct 5

 

 

Exam I: Ch. 1-4 (5:45 pm-7:00 pm)

6

Oct 9

10

MH

Ch. 6 Momentum and Collisions

MC-6 Force and Motion

6

Oct 11

11

MH

Ch. 6

7

Oct 16

12

VB

Ch. 7 Rotational Motion, Gravity

M-5 Conservation of Momentum & Projectile Motion

7

Oct 18

13

VB

Ch. 7

8

Oct 23

14

YP

Ch. 8 Rotational Equilibrium and Dynamics

MC-11 Colliding Carts

8

Oct 25

15

YP

Ch. 8

9

Oct 30

16

MH

Ch. 9 Solids and Fluids

Make up Labs
(after instructor’s
 permission only)

9

Nov 1

17

MH

Ch. 9

9

Nov 2

 

 

Exam II: Ch. 5-8 (5:45 pm-7:00 pm)

10

Nov 6

18

MH

Ch. 10 Thermal Physics

MC-9 Angular Acceleration of
a Fly-Wheel

10

Nov 8

19

MH

Ch. 10

11

Nov 13

20

MH

Ch. 11 Energy in Thermal Physics

HC-1 Ideal Gas Law

11

Nov 15

21

MH

Ch. 11

12

Nov 20

22

MH

Ch. 12 Thermodynamics

Make up Labs (after instructor’s
 permission only)

12

Nov 22

23

MH

Ch. 12

13

Nov 27

24

MH

Ch. 13 Vibrations and Waves

Make up Labs (after instructor’s
 permission only)

13

Nov 29

25

MH

Ch. 13

13

Nov 30

 

 

Exam III: Ch. 9-12 (5:45 pm-7:00 pm)

14

Dec 4

26

VB

Ch. 14 Sound

HC-3 Latent Heat of Vaporization of Liquid Nitrogen*

14

Dec 6

27

VB

Ch. 14 Sound

15

Dec 11

28

VB

Ch. 1-14 Review

Make up Labs (after instructor’s
 permission only)

15

Dec 13

29

VB

Ch. 1-14 Review

16

Dec 20

 

 

Final Exam: Ch. 1-14 (12:25 – 2:25 PM)

NO LAB