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PHYS201: Principle of Physics I
FALL 2009 Syllabus
- Lecture notes will be
posted after each class meeting on UVaCollab. Lecture notes for the three sessions might be different.
- Homework assignment due dates here are tentative. Please check due dates frequently on MasteringPhysics.
Lecture
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Month
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Day
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Text Sessions
(these are also reading
assignments)
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Topics
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Homework
Assignments
due (tentative)
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1
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Aug.
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25
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1.1-1.8 |
Introduction |
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2
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27
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2.1-2.5
(no discussion section this week) |
One-dimensional kinematics |
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3
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Sep.
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1
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2.6-2.7,3.1-3.6 |
Free fall, Vectors |
#1 due
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4
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3
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4.1-4.5 |
Two-dimensional motion, projectiles |
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| 5
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8
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5.1-5.4 |
Newton’s laws |
#2 due |
6
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10
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5.5-5.7 |
Weight, normal forces |
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7
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15
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6.1-6.2 |
Friction, strings and springs |
#3 due
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8
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17
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Test 1
(no discussion section quiz this week) |
Chapters 1-5 |
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9
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22
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6.3-6.5 |
Equilibrium, circular motion |
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10
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24
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7.1-7.4 |
Work and Energy |
#4 due |
11
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29
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8.1-8.5 |
Energy conservation |
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12
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Oct.
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1
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9.1-9.4 |
Linear momentum, impulse |
#5 due |
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6
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(no discussion section this week) |
reading day, no class |
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13
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8
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9.5-9.8 |
Collisions, center of mass |
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14
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13
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10.1-10.4 |
Rotational kinematics |
#6 due |
15
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15
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Test 2
(no discussion section quiz this week) |
Chapters 6-9 |
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16
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20
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10.5-10.6,11.1-11.2 |
Rotational energy, torque |
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17
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22
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11.3-11-9 |
Equilibrium, angular momentum |
#7 due |
18
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27
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12.1-12.6 |
Gravity |
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19
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29
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13.1-13.8 |
Pendulum, driven oscillations, resonance |
#8 due |
20
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Nov.
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3
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14.1-14.4 |
Waves, sound |
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21
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5
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14.5-14.9 |
Sound intensity, Doppler effect,
music |
#9 due |
22
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10
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15.1-15.5 |
Fluid statics |
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23
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12
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Test 3
(no discussion section quiz this week) |
Chapters 9-14 |
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24
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17
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15.6-15.8 |
Fluid dynamics |
#10 due |
25
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19
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16.1-16.6 |
Temperature and Heat |
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26
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24
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17.1-17.6 |
Phase changes |
#11 due |
| | | 26 | (no discussion section this week) | Thanksgiving day, no class | |
27
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Dec.
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1
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18.1-18.5 |
Laws of Thermodynamics |
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28
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3
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18.6-18.10 |
Heat engines, entropy |
#12 due |
| 29 | | 8 | | last class, Make-up day, review | (#13 due, not graded) | | | Dec. | 10 | (R) 14:00-17:00 | Session I Final Exam | | | | Dec. | 18 | (F) 09:00-12:00 | Session II Final Exam | |
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Dec.
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11
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(F) 14:00-17:00
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Session III Final Exam
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