Syllabus for Workshop Physics 311

The table below shows the sequence of topics we will cover in this course. The dates are slightly tentative -- we may occasionally move ahead or fall behind. As you can see, we are skipping some chapters in the text. We may also skip sections within chapters. You are responsible for reading the assigned material before each class.

1A and 1B Introduction, units, graphing 1-1 to 1-10

1C Kinematical quantities 2-1 to 2-6

2A 1-D Kinematics 2-7 to 2-10

2B Vectors 3-1 to 3-7

2C 2-D Kinematics 4-1 to 4-4

3A Projectile Motion 4-5 to 4-6

Tue, Dec 15 Test 1 6 - 7 PM

3B Projectile Motion

3C Uniform Circular Motion 4-7

4A Forces, Newton's First and Second Laws 5-1 to 5-6

4B Atwood's machine (level) 5-7 to 5-9

4C Newton's Third Law and friction 6-1 to 6-3

5A Forces and friction

5B Atwood's machine (tilted)

5C Uniform Circular Motion (again) 6-5

6A Variable forces: springs 7-7

Tue, Jan 19 Test 2 6 - 7 PM

6B Variable forces: air resistance 6-4

6C Variable forces: gravity 13-1 to 13-5

7A Work and Kinetic Energy 7-1 to 7-6, 3-8

7B Work done in complicated situations 7-7 to 7-9, 3-8

7C More Work

8A Potential Energy 8-1 to 8-5

8B Conservation of Energy

8C Work and Potentials, GPE and escape velocity 8-6 to 8-8, 13-6

9A Impulse, Linear Momentum, Collisions 9-4 to 9-7

Tue, Feb 9 Test 3 6 - 7 PM

9B Collisions in two dimensions 9-8 to 9-11

9C Center of Mass 9-1 to 9-3

10A Complicated collisions, Ballistic Pend I

10B Ballistic Pend II

10C Rockets 9-12

Wed, Feb 24 Final Exam, Room 08-2300 2:45 - 4:45 PM

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1A and 1B	Introduction, units, graphing	1-1 to 1-10
1C	Kinematical quantities	2-1 to 2-6

2A	1-D Kinematics	2-7 to 2-10
2B	Vectors	3-1 to 3-7
2C	2-D Kinematics	4-1 to 4-4

3A	Projectile Motion	4-5 to 4-6
Tue, Dec 15	Test 1	6 - 7 PM
3B	Projectile Motion
3C	Uniform Circular Motion	4-7

4A	Forces, Newton's First and Second Laws	5-1 to 5-6
4B	Atwood's machine (level)	5-7 to 5-9
4C	Newton's Third Law and friction	6-1 to 6-3

5A	Forces and friction
5B	Atwood's machine (tilted)
5C	Uniform Circular Motion (again)	6-5

6A	Variable forces: springs	7-7
Tue, Jan 19	Test 2	6 - 7 PM
6B	Variable forces: air resistance	6-4
6C	Variable forces: gravity	13-1 to 13-5

7A	Work and Kinetic Energy	7-1 to 7-6, 3-8

7B	Work done in complicated situations	7-7 to 7-9, 3-8
7C	More Work

8A	Potential Energy	8-1 to 8-5
8B	Conservation of Energy
8C	Work and Potentials, GPE and escape velocity	8-6 to 8-8, 13-6

9A	Impulse, Linear Momentum, Collisions	9-4 to 9-7

Tue, Feb 9	Test 3	6 - 7 PM

9B	Collisions in two dimensions	9-8 to 9-11
9C	Center of Mass	9-1 to 9-3

10A	Complicated collisions, Ballistic Pend I
10B	Ballistic Pend II
10C	Rockets	9-12

Wed, Feb 24	Final Exam, Room 08-2300	2:45 - 4:45 PM