| DATE |
TOPIC |
READING/
HOMEWORK |
|---|
| | Review
Scientific Notation & Metric System
|
Ch. 1 |
| Sep 22 |
Th |
Introduction: Natural Philosophy in the
Rennaissance
The
Scale of The Universe
|
Homework #1
Solutions #1 |
| Sep 27 |
T |
Motion: Displacement,
Velocity, Acceleration
Reading Quiz #1
| Ch. 2 §1 - 6 |
| Sep 29 |
Th | Constant
Acceleration; Gravity
| Homework #2
Solutions #2 |
| Oct 4 |
T |
Motion in Two
Dimensions
Vectors
Reading Quiz #2 |
Ch. 3 §1 - 5 |
| Oct 6 |
Th |
Projectiles:
Fly Balls and Bombs |
Homework #3
Solutions #3 |
| Oct 11
| T |
Force, Mass &
Inertia;
Reading Quiz #3 |
Ch. 4 §1 - 5 |
| Oct 13 |
Th |
Newton's Laws |
Homework #4
Solutions #4 |
| Oct 18 |
T |
Using Newton's Laws;
Friction
Reading Quiz #4 |
Ch. 4 §6
Ch. 7 §5 |
| Oct 20 |
Th |
Gravity as a Force:
Newton's Description |
Homework #5
Solutions #5 |
| Oct 25 |
T |
Circular Motion;
Satellites & Orbits
Reading Quiz #5 |
Ch. 7 § 1 --6 |
| Oct 27 |
Th |
The Fundamental Forces
of Nature;
See also Physics 7 - Forces
|
Homework #6
Solutions #6 |
| Nov 1 |
T | Gravity and Spacetime:
Einstein's Theory
Black Holes &
Neutron Stars |
|
| Nov 3 |
Th | MIDTERM
EXAM | Material through Oct 27 |
| Nov 8 |
T |
Work & Energy
Reading Quiz #6 |
Ch. 5 §1 - 7 |
| Nov 10 |
Th |
Energy Conservation
& Transformation |
Homework #7
Solutions #7 |
| Nov 15 |
T |
Momentum
Reading Quiz #7 |
Ch. 6 §1 - 5
|
| Nov 17 |
Th |
Momentum Conservation |
Homework #8
Solutions#8 |
| Nov 22 |
T |
Angular
Momentum
Reading Quiz #8 |
Ch. 8 §1 - 7
|
| Nov 24 |
Th |
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! | |
| Nov 29 |
T |
Special
Relativity
Reading Quiz #9 |
Ch. 26 §1 - 10 |
| Dec 1 |
Th |
Relativistic Mass &
Energy - E = mc2; Space Travel |
|
| Dec 7 | W | FINAL
EXAM 11:30am - 2:30 pm | Ch. 26 & Review Problems |
& Homework
Scale of the Universe
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