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Week Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Lecture handouts Labs Discussions Homework Exams
1
Monday
8/23/2021
Pre-lecture: Straight-Line Motion with Constant Velocity Checkpoint: 
Straight-Line Motion with
Constant Velocity
Lecture 1:
Introduction to Physics
& Kinematics
Chapter 1
pdf
Handout 1 Lab Orientation (Week 1) 
FlipItPhysics
Due 8/28 @ 8am
     
Tuesday
8/24/2021
        Discussion 1
Explanation 1
 
   
Wednesday
8/25/2021
Pre-lecture:  Straight-Line Motion with Constant Acceleration Checkpoint: 
Straight-Line Motion with
Constant Acceleration
Lecture 2: 
Linear Kinematics
Chapter 2-1 through 2-8
pdf
Handout 2    
Thursday
8/26/2021
           
Friday
8/27/2021
           
2
Monday
8/30/2021
Pre-lecture: Vectors Checkpoint: 
Vectors
Lecture 3:
Vectors & 2-D Kinematics
Chapter 3-1 through 3-5
pdf
Handout 3        
Tuesday
8/31/2021
       

Lab Orientation (Week 2) 
FlipItPhysics
Due 9/4 @ 8am
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Lab 0 for all students in the same section

4018 Campus Instructional facility

Group A/B assignment will be announced  

Discussion 2
Explanation 2

Quiz 1
 
   
Wednesday
9/1/2021
Pre-lecture:  Projectile & Circular Motion Checkpoint: 
Projectile & Circular Motion
Lecture 4:
Projectile & Circular Motion
Chapter 3-6 through 3-10
pdf
Handout 4    
Thursday
9/2/2021
        Homework 1  
Friday
9/3/2021
           
3
Monday
9/6/2021
Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday
9/7/2021
       

Lab orientation (Week 3)

FlipItPhysics
Due 9/11 @ 8am for both group A and B

Discussion 3
Explanation 3

Quiz 2
 
   
Wednesday
9/8/2021
Pre-lecture:
Newton's First & Second Laws
Checkpoint: 
Newton's First & Second Laws
Lecture 5:
Newton's First & Second Laws
Chapter 4-1 through 4-4
pdf
Handout 5    
Thursday
9/9/2021
        Homework 2  
Friday
9/10/2021
           
4
Monday
9/13/2021
Pre-lecture:
Newton's Third Law
Checkpoint:
Newton's Third Law
Lecture 6:
Newton's Third Law
Chapter 4-5 through 4-7
pdf
Handout 6        
Tuesday
9/14/2021
       

Prelab 1 FlipItPhysics 
Due 9/18 @ 8am for both group A and B 

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Lab 1 (group A only)

4018 Campus Instructional facility

Discussion 4
Explanation 4

Quiz 3
 
   
Wednesday
9/15/2021
Pre-lecture:
Friction & Circular Motion
Checkpoint:
Friction & Circular Motion
Lecture 7:
Friction & Circular Motion
Chapter 5-1 through 5-6
pdf
Handout 7    
Thursday
9/16/2021
        Homework 3  
Friday
9/17/2021
           
5
Monday
9/20/2021
    Lecture 8:
Friction &
Circular Motion (cont.)
Chapter 5-1 through 5-6
pdf
Handout 8        
Tuesday
9/21/2021
       

Lab 1 (group B only)

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Discussion 5
Explanation 5

Quiz 4
 
   
Wednesday
9/22/2021
Pre-lecture:
Work-Energy Theorem
Checkpoint:
Work-Energy Theorem
Lecture 9:
Work-Energy Theorem
Chapter 6-1 through 6-5
pdf
Handout 9    
Thursday
9/23/2021
        Homework 4  
Friday
9/24/2021
           
6
Monday
9/27/2021
Pre-lecture:
Potential Energy & Energy Conservation
Checkpoint:
Potential Energy &
Energy Conservation
Lecture 10:
Potential Energy &
Energy Conservation
Chapter 6-6 through 6-8
pdf
Handout 10        
Tuesday
9/28/2021
       

No Lab

Discussion 6

Explanation 6

  Exam 1:
28 - 30 September 2021


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Wednesday
9/29/2021
Pre-lecture:
Linear Momentum
Checkpoint:
Linear Momentum
Lecture 11:
Linear Momentum
Chapter 7-1 through 7-3
pdf
Handout 11  
Thursday
9/30/2021
        Homework 5
Friday
10/1/2021
             
7
Monday
10/4/2021
Pre-lecture:
Collisions
Checkpoint:
Collisions
Lecture 12:
Collisions
Chapter 7-4 through 7-7
pdf
Handout 12        
Tuesday
10/5/2021
       

Prelab 2 FlipItPhysics 
Due 10/5 @ 8am for both group A and B 

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Lab 2 (group A only)

4018 Campus Instructional facility

Discussion 7
Explanation 7

Quiz 5
 
   
Wednesday
10/6/2021
Pre-lecture:
Rotational Energy
Checkpoint:
Rotational Energy
Lecture 13:
Rotational Energy
& Kinematics
Chapter 8-1 through 8-4
pdf
Handout 13    
Thursday
10/7/2021
        Homework 6  
Friday
10/8/2021
           
8
Monday
10/11/2021
    Lecture 14:
Rotational Energy
& Kinematics (cont.)
Chapter 8-1 through 8-4
pdf
Handout 14        
Tuesday
10/12/2021
       

Lab 2 (group B only)

4018 Campus Instructional facility

Discussion 8
Explanation 8

Quiz 6
 
   
Wednesday
10/13/2021
Pre-lecture:
Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics
Checkpoint:
Rotational Kinematics &
Dynamics
Lecture 15:
Rotational Dynamics &
Angular Momentum
Chapter 8-4 through 8-9
pdf
Handout 15    
Thursday
10/14/2021
        Homework 7  
Friday
10/15/2021
           
9
Monday
10/18/2021
    Lecture 16:
Rotational Dynamics &
Angular Momentum (cont.)
Chapter 8-4 through 8-9
pdf
Handout 16
Review lecture
       
Tuesday
10/19/2021
       

  No lab

Discussion 9
Explanation 9
  Exam 2:
19-21 October 2021


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Wednesday
10/20/2021
Pre-lecture:
Universal Gravitation
Checkpoint:
Universal Gravitation
Lecture 17
Universal Gravitation
Chapter 10-1 through 10-5
pdf
Handout 17    
Thursday
10/21/2021
        Homework 8  
Friday
10/22/2021
           
10
Monday
10/25/2021
Pre-lecture:
Fluid Statics
Checkpoint:
Fluid Statics
Lecture 18
Fluid Statics
Chapter 11-1 through 11-8
pdf
Handout 18        
Tuesday
10/26/2021
       

 

Prelab 3 FlipItPhysics 
Due 10/26 @ 8am for both group A and B 

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Lab 3 (group A only)

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Discussion 10
Explanation 10

 

Quiz 7
 

   
Wednesday
10/27/2021
Pre-lecture:
Fluids in Motion
Checkpoint:
Fluids in Motion
Lecture 19
Fluids in Motion
Chapter 11-9 through 11-12
pdf
Handout 19    
Thursday
10/28/2021
        Homework 9  
Friday
10/29/2021
             
11
Monday
11/1/2021
Pre-lecture:
Simple Harmonic Motion
Checkpoint:
Simple Harmonic Motion
Lecture 20
Simple Harmonic Motion
Chapter 12-1 through 12-4
pdf
Handout 20        
Tuesday
11/2/2021
       

Lab 3 (group B only)

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Discussion 11
Explanation 11

Quiz 8
 
   
Wednesday
11/3/2021
Pre-lecture:
Pendula
Checkpoint:
Pendula
Lecture 21
Pendula
Chapter 12-5 through 12-8
pdf
Handout 21    
Thursday
11/4/2021
        Homework 10  
Friday
11/5/2021
           
12
Monday
11/8/2021
Pre-lecture:
Wave Properties
Checkpoint:
Wave Properties
Lecture 22
Wave Properties
Chapter 13-1 through 13-5
pdf
Handout 22
Review lecture
       
Tuesday
11/9/2021
       

Prelab 4 FlipItPhysics 
Due 11/9 @ 8am for both group A and B 

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Lab 4 (group A only)

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Discussion 12
Explanation 12
  Exam 3:
9-11 November 2021


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Wednesday
11/10/2021
Pre-lecture:
Interference & Sound
Checkpoint:
Interference & Sound
Lecture 23
Interference & Sound
Chapter 13-6 through 13-9
pdf
Handout 23  
Thursday
11/11/2021
        Homework 11
Friday
11/12/2021
             
13
Monday
11/15/2021
Pre-lecture:
Temperature & Kinetic Energy
Checkpoint:
Temperature & Kinetic Energy
Lecture 24
Doppler Effect, Temperature,
& Thermal Expansion
Chapter 13-10, 14.2, 14.4
pdf
Handout 24        
Tuesday
11/16/2021
          Discussion 13
Explanation 13

Quiz 9
 
   
Wednesday
11/17/2021
    Lecture 25
Ideal Gas Law
Chapter 14-3
pdf
Handout 25

Lab 4 (group B only)

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Thursday
11/18/2021
        Homework 12  
Friday
11/19/2021
           
14
Monday
11/22/2021
Fall Break
15
Monday
11/29/2021
Pre-lecture:
Heat & Phase Changes
Checkpoint:
Heat & Phase Changes
Lecture 26
Kinetic Theory, Heat Capacity,
Chapter 14-3, 14-5, & 14-6
pdf
Handout 26        
Tuesday
11/30/2021
        Lab Practical Prelab
& Lab Practical Exam

Discussion 14
Explanation 14

 

Quiz 10
 

   
Wednesday
12/1/2021
Pre-lecture:
Thermodynamic Processes
Checkpoint:
Thermodynamic Processes
Lecture 27
Phase Diagrams, & Conduction,
Convection, & Radiation
Chapter 14-6 & 14-7
pdf
Handout 27    
Thursday
12/2/2021
        Homework 13  
Friday
12/3/2021
             
16
Monday
12/6/2021
Pre-lecture:
Entropy & Heat Engines
Checkpoint:
Entropy & Heat Engines
Lecture 28
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 15
pdf
Handout 28        
Tuesday
12/7/2021
          No Discussion    
Wednesday
12/8/2021
    Lecture 29
Heat Engines
Chapter 15
pdf
Handout 29
Review lecture
Homework 14  
Thursday
12/9/2021
Reading Day
Friday
12/10/2021