Physics 171, Fall 2005
Dynamic Topics List/Schedule/Assignments
last updated 12/8/2005
Prof. Hank Yochum

Physics Department Tutoring:
Jenariel Kotonias, kotonias06 at sbc dot edu
Tuesday 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Thursday 2 - 3 pm
Held in Guion 023

Solutions to HW problems and questions are in the 3-ring notebook outside my office door.

Our text has a very helpful interactive learningware (ILW) site . There are interactive illustrations from the text, worked examples, and other helpful stuff.
Here is the link.

Week 1     Thursday, August 25 Friday, August 26
     

Introductions
HW. Math Review, due Friday Aug 26

Have read chapt 1 (all) and chapt 2 sections 1-4 by Monday

HW Set 1
Due Friday September 2 (at beginning of class)

Motion Along a Straight Line
Chapt 2: Q2, Q8, P3, P8, P12, P14, P22, P31, P35, P40, P45

Week 2 Monday, August 29 Wednesday, August 31 Thursday, September 1 Friday, September 2
  Have read chapt 2 sections 5-7 by Wednesday Have read chapt 2 sections 9,10 by Thursday Have read Chapt 3 sections 1-3 for Friday

HW Set 2
Due Friday September 9
Chapt 2: P48, P60, P106
Chapt 3: Q2, Q3, Q6, P9, P11, P19, P39

Have read chapt 3 sections 4-6 for Monday

Week 3 Monday, September 5 Wednesday, September 7 Thursday, September 8 Friday, September 9
  Short Quiz 1 on chapt 3

By Wednesday, Have read chapt 3 section 7 (we will come back to section 8 when we need it...) and chapter 4 sections 1-3
By Thursday, have read chapt 4 sections 4 and 5 By Friday have read chapt 4 section 6 By Monday have read chapt 4 sections 7 and 8

HW Set 3
Due Friday September 16
Chapt 4: Q4, Q7, Q10, Q12, P6, P13, P20, P22, P35, 99, 110
Week 4 Monday, September 12 Wednesday, September 14 Thursday, September 15 Friday, September 16
  Short Quiz 2

By Wednesday have read chapt 5, sections 1-6 sections
  No reading for Friday Have read chapt 5 section 7 by Monday
Week 5 Monday, September 19 Wednesday, September 21 Thursday, September 22 Friday, September 22
  Have read chapt 5 sections 8, 9 by Thursday TEST I on chapters 1-4
Test questions will be similar in format to conceptual questions posed in class and the questions and problems from the textbook

Bring one side of one page with anything you want hand written on it (equations, etc.)
Reminder: Brian Greene physics lecture 7:30 pm

Have read chapt 6 sections 1-4 by Friday
HW Set 4 due Monday at beginning of class, as usual, Oct 3 (had been due Wednesday Sept 28)
Chapt 5: Q6, Q8, P5, P19, P27, P42, P51

Have read sections 5, 6 by Monday
Week 6 Monday, September 26 Wednesday, September 28 Thursday, September 29 Friday, September 30
  finish Chapt 6
Have read chapt 7 sections 1-5 by Wednesday
HW Set 5
Chapt 5, P49
Chapt 6, Q4, P1, P8, P21, P23, P25, P37, P49
Due Friday Oct 7

Have read chapt 7 sections 6-9 by Monday
Reading day
no class
Reading day
no class
Week 7 Monday, October 3 Wednesday, October 5 Thursday, October 6 Friday, October 7
  We'll finish chapt 7 on Wednesday Quiz 3 on chapt 7

Have read chapt 8 sections 1-4 by Thursday

Feel free to ask HW questions in class Thursday
Have read chapt 8 section 5 by Friday note: MARCUS conference Oct 8
extra credit for going to MARCUS (you must officially sign in...) and writing a brief report on two research presentations or posters (~ 1 page total)
Have read chapt 8 sections 6-8 by Monday

HW Set 6
Chapt 6 P45
Chapt 7 Q4, P2, P13, P17, P18, P27, P33, P37, P42
Chapt 8 Q2
Due Friday Oct 14
Week 8 Monday, October 10 Wednesday, October 12 Thursday, October 13 Friday, October 14
  Have read chapt 9 sections 1-5 by Wednesday Have read chapt 9 sections 6-11 by Thursday/Friday

Center of mass video of ballerina
  Have read chapt 10 sections 1-5 by Monday

HW Set 7
Chapt 8 Q6, P3, P7, P9, P13, P19, P25, P29, P50, P52
Due Friday October 21
Week 9 Monday, October 17 Wednesday, October 19 Thursday, October 20 Friday, October 21
  Quiz 4 on chapt 9

Finish up chapt 9
chapter 10 Rotations
Have read section 6 by Thursday
Have read sections 7-10 by Friday from Chapt 10  
Week 10 Monday, October 24 Wednesday, October 26 Thursday, October 27 Friday, October 28
  questions on test II
cover part of chapt 10
Test II - covering chapt 5-8
Similar format to Test I
Bring in one piece of 8.5 x 11 inch paper with whatever you want handwritten on it
go over test II

HW Set 8
chapt 9 Q4, P3, P10, P20, P27, P41, P51, P60, P65
chapt 10
Q2, P6, P12, P23, P39, P47, P53
Due Friday November 4

We'll finish chapter 10 (really!)

For Monday, have read chapt 11 sections 1-4
Week 11 Monday, October 31 Wednesday, November 2 Thursday, November 3 Friday, November 4
  For Wednesday, have read chapt 11 sections 5-8 For Friday, have read chapt 11 sections 9-12 questions on hw set 8
continue chapt 11
HW Set 9
chapt 11 Q2, Q10, P6, P7, P21, P25, P33, P38, P42, P51, P81
Due Nov. 11

Have read chapt 12 sections 1-5 by Monday
Week 12 Monday, November 7 Wednesday, November 9 Thursday, November 10 Friday, November 11
  start chapt 12
finish chapter 12 - Equilibrium
questions on hw set 9

Have read chapt 13- Gravitation, sections 1-4, 6
HW Set 10
chapt 12 Q5, P7, P12, P23, P27
chapt 13 Q2, P12, P24, P56, P77, P78
Due Friday November 18
start chapt 13 - Amy teaches class
Week 13 Monday, November 14 Wednesday, November 16 Thursday, November 17 Friday, November 18
  have read chapt 15 sections 1-4 by Wednesday

Amy finishes up chapt 13
chapt 15
have read chapt 15 sections 5-9 by Friday
Quiz 5
chapt 15
questions on hw set 10

chapt 15
HW Set 11
chapt 15 Q2, P5, P9, P14, P30, P35, P46
chapt 16 Q3, Q4, P6, P15, P29, these two no longer on final topics - P39, P53
Not to be turned in, but certainly worth doing!

Week 14 Monday, November 21 Wednesday, November 23 Thursday, November 24 Friday, November 25
  Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
Week 15 Monday, November 28 Wednesday, November 30 Thursday, December 1 Friday, December 2
  chapt 15
finish up
questions for test III

Test III - covering chapt 9-13
same equation sheet rules as previous tests

go over test III

diagnostic activity

have read chapt 16 sections 1-5 by Monday
Week 16 Monday, December 5 Wednesday, December 7 Thursday, December 8 Friday, December 9
  chapt 16
Have read chapt 16, section 9, 10, 12, 13 by Wednesday

transverse, longitudinal waves applet

another transverse and long. applet
chapt 16 continue chapt 16

last section of chapt 16 which will appear on final is section 10 on interference
go over more chapt 15/16 hw if there is interest
overview of course, review for final

I will be around during finals week so don't hesitate to come ask questions!

Final Exam, two fronts of standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper may be used for equations, words, chants, etc.
Covering chapters 1-13, 15, 16

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