| Date | Chapter | Slides [pdf] | Topic and other notes | Quiz/Test |
|---|
| M Aug 27 | 1 | [2.5 Mb] | Reading is the class syllabus. (Bonus reading, not required: The Birthday Paradox) |
| W Aug 29 | 2 | [2.7 Mb] | Motion in a Straight Line |
| F Aug 31 | 2 | [2.0 Mb] | More Motion in a Straight Line | Quiz 1 and Solutions [85 kb pdf] |
| M Sep 3 | -- | -- | Labor Day, No class |
| W Sep 5 | 2-3 | [2.5 Mb] | Examples Chapter 2: Motion in a Straight Line, and start Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions. |
| F Sep 7 | 3 | [2.0 Mb] | Intro to Projectiles, Vectors and Vector Math | Quiz 2 and Solutions [113 kb pdf] |
| M Sep 10 | 3 | [3.4 Mb] | Vector Math, Projectiles, Start Circular Motion |
| W Sep 12 | 3 | [2.5 Mb] | Projectiles, Circular Motion |
| F Sep 14 | | [1.8 Mb] | Circular Motion, Homework Examples | Quiz 3 and Solutions [83 kb pdf] |
| M Sep 17 | 4 | [1.6 Mb] | Aristotle, Galileo, and Newton |
| W Sep 19 | -- | Midterm 1 | open book, open notes, open computer | (Solutions and Statistics) |
| F Sep 21 | 4 | [2.6 Mb] | Reiteration, Newton's laws, Momentum |
| | | Bonus video, not required: The Slinky Ponderable and NPR article) |
| M Sep 24 | 4 | [3.5 Mb] | Midterm Misconceptions, Newton's laws, Momentum |
| W Sep 26 | 5 | [4.6 Mb] | Applying Newton's Laws |
| F Sep 28 | 5 | [2.6 Mb] | Loop the loop and Friction | Quiz 4 and Solutions [83 kb pdf] |
| M Oct 1 | 5-6 | [3.8 Mb] | Friction, Work, and Energy |
| W Oct 3 | 6-7 | [5.9 Mb] | Work, Energy, Power, Energy Conservation, Skate Park Simulation and loop.xml initialization file. |
| F Oct 5 | -- | -- | Examples worked in class | Quiz 5 and Solutions [118 kb pdf] |
| M Oct 8 | -- | -- | Fall Break, No class |
| W Oct 10 | 8 | [4.2 Mb] | Gravity |
| F Oct 12 | -- | | Review, Quiz | Quiz 6 and Solutions [93 kb pdf] |
| M Oct 15 | 9 | [6.8 Mb] | Center of Mass; Start Momentum and Collisions |
| W Oct 17 | -- | Midterm 2 | open book, open notes, open computer | (Solutions and Statistics) |
| F Oct 19 | 9-10 | [8.8 Mb] | Momentum and Collisions, rotational motion preview, Collision Lab |
| M Oct 22 | 10 | [4.3 Mb] | Rotational coordinates and kinematics, and our friendly Ladybug Lab |
| W Oct 24 | 10 | [9.1 Mb] | Rolling motion, rotational inertia, angular momentum |
| F Oct 26 | 10-11 | [5.9 Mb] | Cross products, angular momentum | Quiz 7 and Solutions [100 kb pdf] |
| M Oct 29 | 11 | -- | No Class (Hurricane Sandy) |
| W Oct 31 | 11 | [4.5 Mb] | Problem solving recitation, review |
| F Nov 2 | 12 | [3.9 Mb] | Static Equilibrium |
| M Nov 5 | 12-13 | [2.2 Mb] | Static Equilibrium, Start Oscillatory Motion, and a Spring Lab |
| W Nov 7 | 13 | [2.0 Mb] | Oscillatory Motion (Dr. Godounov) |
| F Nov 9 | -- | -- | Quiz only | Quiz 8 and Solutions [192 kb pdf] |
| M Nov 12 | 13 | [2.5 Mb] | More oscillatory motion (damped/driven oscillators) |
| W Nov 14 | 14 | [5.9 Mb] | Wave motion, and Waves on a String Lab |
| F Nov 16 | -- | | Midterm review |
| M Nov 19 | -- | Midterm 3 | Homework journal due; open book, open notes, open computer | (Solutions and Statistics) |
| W Nov 21 | -- | -- | No Class (Thanksgiving break) |
| F Nov 23 | -- | -- | No Class (Thanksgiving break) |
| M Nov 26 | 13 | [5.0 Mb] | Wave review, reflection, refraction, interference, and and Interference Patterns Lab |
| W Nov 28 | 14 | [2.3 Mb] | Fluids |
| F Nov 30 | -- | -- | Quiz only | Quiz 9 and Solutions [90 kb pdf] |
| M Dec 10 | -- | Final Exam | Final Practice Problems (updated through the week) and Solutions |
