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Topics and Reading Schedule – Fall 2007Reading assignments are listed under the class period they are due.Homework assignments are also listed under the class period they are due.Problems marked with "*" are challenging problems for many students.
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| Week |
Sun |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wed |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sat |
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1 |
Aug.
27
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27
Class 1:
Laptop
Software Reading Due: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 |
28 Class 1:
Laptop
Software Reading Due: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Everyone: 6-7:50
PM Introduction DCC
308 |
29 |
30 Class 2: Vectors 2-D Motion Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 1-7 Ch 4 Sec 1-6 Homework:
Ch 2: online |
31 Vectors 2-D Motion Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 1-7 Ch 4 Sec 1-6 Homework:
Ch 2: online |
Sep.
1 |
| 2 | Sep.
2 |
3 No Classes Labor
Day |
4 No Physics 1 Classes |
5 |
6 Class 3: Reading Due: Chapter 5 Homework:
Ch 3: online Ch 4: online |
7 Class 3: Reading Due: Chapter 5 Homework:
Ch 3: online Ch 4: online |
8 |
| 3 | Sep.
9 |
10 Class 4: Reading Due: Sample Probs. 5-5, 7, 8, 9 Homework: Ch 5: online |
11 Class 4: Reading Due: Sample Probs. 5-5, 7, 8, 9 Homework: Ch 5: online |
12 |
13 Class
5: Impulse
and Momentum Reading Due: Ch 9 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 5: online |
14 Class
5: Impulse
and Momentum Reading Due: Ch 9 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 5: online |
15 |
| 4 |
Sep.
16 |
17 Class
6: Conservation of Momentum Reading Due: Ch 9 Sec 7 Homework: Ch 9: online |
18 Class
6: Conservation of Momentum Reading Due: Ch 9 Sec 7 Homework: Ch
9: online Option.
Review 6-7:25 PM |
19 |
20 Class 7: Review for Exam 1 Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 9: online |
21 Class 7: Review for Exam 1 Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 9: online |
22 |
| 5 | Sep.
23 |
24 Class 8: Kinetic Energy and Work Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 8 (not vector product) Chapter 7 Homework: None |
25 Class 8: Kinetic Energy and Work Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 8 (not vector product) Chapter 7 Homework: None Exam
#1: 6-7:25 PM |
26 |
27 Class 9: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 7: online |
28 Class 9: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 7: online |
29 |
| 6 | Sep.
30 |
Oct.
1 Class 10: Conservation of Energy II Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 8: online |
2 Class 10: Conservation of Energy II Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 1-6 Homework: Ch 8: online |
3 |
4 Class 11: Non-Conservative Forces and Collisions Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 7-8 Ch 9 Sec 8-11 Homework: Ch 8: online |
5 Class 11: Non-Conservative Forces and Collisions Reading Due: Ch 8 Sec 7-8 Ch 9 Sec 8-11 Homework: Ch 8: online |
6 |
| 7 | Oct.
7 |
8 No Classes |
9 Monday Schedule No Physics 1 Classes |
10 |
11 Class 12: Uniform
Circular Motion Reading Due: Ch 4 Sec 7 Ch 6 Sec 5 Homework: Ch 8: online Ch 9: online |
12
Class 12: Uniform
Circular Motion Reading Due: Ch 4 Sec 7 Ch 6 Sec 5 Homework: Ch 8: online Ch 9: online |
13 |
| 8 | Oct
14 |
15 Class 13: General Rotational Motion Reading Due: Chapter 10 Homework: Ch 4: online Ch
6: online |
16 Class 13: General Rotational Motion Reading Due: Chapter 10 Homework: Ch 4: online Ch
6: online |
17 |
18 Class 14: Cross Product, Torque, and Angular Momentum Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 8 Ch 11 Sec 6-7 Homework: Ch 10: online |
19 Class 14: Cross Product, Torque, and Angular Momentum Reading Due: Ch 3 Sec 8 Ch 11 Sec 6-7 Homework: Ch 10: online |
20 |
| 9 | Oct.
21 |
22 Class 15: Conservation of Angular Momentum Reading Due: Ch 11 Sec 8-11 Homework: Ch
3: online Ch 11: online |
23 Class 15: Conservation of Angular Momentum Reading Due: Ch 11 Sec 8-11 Homework: Ch
3: online Ch 11: online Option.
Review 6-7:25 PM |
24 |
25 Class 16: Review for Exam 2 Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 11: online |
26 Class 16: Review for Exam 2 Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 11: online |
27 |
| 10 | Oct.
28 |
29
Class 17: Gravitation Reading Due: Ch 13 Sec 1-6 Homework: None |
30 Class 17: Gravitation Reading Due: Ch 13 Sec 1-6 Homework: None Exam #2: 6-7:25 PM |
31 |
Nov.
1 Class 18: Coulomb’s Law Reading Due: Chapter 21 Homework: Ch 13: online |
2 Class 18: Coulomb’s Law Reading Due: Chapter 21 Homework: Ch 13: online |
3 |
| 11 | Nov.
4 |
5 Class 19: The Electric Field Reading Due: Ch 22 Sec 1-5 and 8 Homework: Ch 21: online |
6 Class 19: The Electric Field Reading Due: Ch 22 Sec 1-5 and 8 Homework: Ch 21: online |
7 |
8 Class 20: Electric Potential Reading Due: Ch 24 Sec 1-8 and 10-11 Homework: Ch 22: online |
9 Class 20: Electric Potential Reading Due: Ch 24 Sec 1-8 and 10-11 Homework: Ch 22: online |
10 |
| 12 | Nov.
11 |
12 Class 21: Thinking About Electric Fields and Potential Reading Due: Review Chapters 22 and 24 Homework: Ch 24: online |
13 Class 21: Thinking About Electric Fields and Potential Reading Due: Review Chapters 22 and 24 Homework: Ch 24: online |
14 |
15 Class 22: The Magnetic Field Reading Due: Ch 28 Sec 1-3 Homework: Ch 22: online Ch 24: online |
16 Class 22: The Magnetic Field Reading Due: Ch 28 Sec 1-3 Homework: Ch 22: online Ch 24: online |
17 |
| 13 | Nov.
18 |
19 Class 23: Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges Reading Due: Ch 28 Sec 4-6 Homework: None |
20 Class 23: Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges Reading Due: Ch 28 Sec 4-6 Homework: None |
21 |
22 Thanksgiving Vacation |
23 Thanksgiving Vacation |
24 |
| 14 | Nov.
25 |
26 Class 24: e/m Ratio for the Electron Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 28: online |
27 Class 24: e/m Ratio for the Electron Reading Due: None Homework: Ch 28: online Option. Review 6-7:25 PM |
28 |
29 Class 25: Review for Exam 3 Reading Due: None Homework: None |
30 Class 25: Review for Exam 3 Reading Due: None Homework: None |
Dec.
1 |
| 15 | Dec.
2 |
3 Class 26: Special Topic Relativity Optional☼ Reading Due: Chapter 37 Homework: None |
4 Class 26: Special Topic Relativity Optional☼ Reading Due: Chapter 37 Homework: None Exam
#3: 6-7:25 PM |
5 |
6 Class 27: Course Wrap-Up Reading Due: None Optional
Homework☼: Ch 37: 1, 5, 11, 14, 17, 52*, 76* |
7 Class 27: Course Wrap-Up Reading Due: None Optional
Homework☼: Ch 37: 1, 9, 3, 12, 19, 54*, 78* |
8 |
| 16 | Dec.
9 |
10 Study Day |
11 Study Day |
12 Finals |
13 Finals Week |
14 Finals Week |
15 |
| 17 | Dec
16 |
17 Finals Week |
18 Finals Week |
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21 |
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☼ Class 26 reading, activity, lecture, and homework due for Class 27 are optional for students who are in need of extra activity and/or homework points, or for students who are simply curious. This material will not be covered on the final exam. Class 27 is not optional.
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Welcome to Physics I at RPI for Fall 2007!We post important announcements here, at the bottom of each page. All of the information you need to know about the course is posted on this site. Add it to your list of “favorite sites” (I know, I know...) and check often. If you are using Microsoft Windows Vista, you need to upgrade to LoggerPro 3.5. Follow this link for instructions. If you are having trouble connecting your laptop to the LabPro device when you attach the USB cable, check this possible workaround. You can download copies of the first exam and its solutions, the second exam and its solutions, and the third exam and its solutions. There will be Supplemental Instruction for Physics 1 by Asantha Kempitiya Mondays and Thursdays 8-10pm in DCC 235. (This is a change from the original location.) The optional review for exam 3 will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, in DCC 308. |
denotes that laptops will be used in the class activity that day.