Physics 221
  Enrichment Mechanics

Andrew Gao

         

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Course Description

This course is supplement to PHYS 211 with a collaborative group learning approach to improving conceptual understanding and problem solving in introductory calculus-based mechanics. This course is designed to provide extra practice for learning course concepts and functions as a pre-discussion to PHYS211's discussion section.

Class Meeting

Loomis 276, Fridays from 12:00 - 1:50 PM (M1) or 2:00 - 3:50 PM (M2)

Instructor

Andrew Gao (akgao2@illinois.edu)
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-3pm, Loomis 275

Syllabus

See here

Formula Sheet

See here

Schedule

 Date Topic  Notes          Practice Problems Problem Sets    Practice Exams
January 23 1D Kinematics,
Vectors and 2D Kinematics
(Units 1 & 2)		 Notes 1

Practice 1

Solution

Problem Set 1

(due Jan 30)

Solution

  
January 30 Relative and Circular Motion, Newton's Laws
(Units 3 & 4)		 Notes 2

Summary of Formulas 2

Practice 2

Solution

Problem Set 2

(due Feb 6)

Solution

  
February 6 Forces and Free body Diagrams, Friction
(Units 5 & 6)		 Notes 3

Summary of Formulas 3		 Practice 3

Solution
Problem Set 3

(due Feb 13)

Solution
 		  
February 13 Practice Exam 1
(Units 1-6)		      
Practice Exam 1

Solution
 
February 20 Work and Kinetic energy, Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
(Units 7, 8 & 9) 
Notes 5

Summary of Formulas 5 
 		  
Practice 5

Solution 
 
Problem Set 5

(due Feb 27)

Solution
 		  
February 27
Center of Mass, Conservation of Momentum 
(Units 10 & 12)
 		  
Notes 6

Summary of Formulas 6
 		 Practice 6

Solution		  
Problem Set 6

(due March 6)

Solution
 		  

March 6
 		 Elastic Collision,
Impulse and Reference Frames
(Units 13 & 14)		  
Notes 7

Summary of Formulas 7
 		 Practice 7

Solution		  
Problem Set 7

(due March 13)

Solution
 		  
March 13  
Practice Exam 2
(Units 7-14)
 		      
Practice Exam 2

Solution
 
March 20
 		  
Spring Break 
 		        

March 27
 

Rotational Kinematics, Parallel Axis Theorem & Rotational Dynamics (Units 15, 16 & 18)

 Notes 9
Practice 9

Solution
 
Problem Set 9

(due April 3)

Solution
 		  
April 3

 Statics         (Units 19 & 20)

 Notes 10  
Practice 10

Solution
 
Problem Set 10

(due April 10)

Solution
 		  
April 10

Angular Momentum & Angular Momentum Vector (Units 21 & 22)

 Notes 11  
Practice 11

Solution
 
Problem Set 11

(due April 17)

Solution 
 		  
April 17  
Practice Exam 3
(Units 15-22)
 		       Practice Exam 3

Solution 
April 24

 
Waves and Simple Harmonic Motion (Units 23, 24 & 26)

 

 Notes 13

Practice 13

Solution

    
May 1          

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Course Grade Breakdown

Attendance (i.e., arriving on time) will be 10% of the total grade, participation is 20%, completion of your practice assignments is worth 30%, and your problem sets are worth 40%.