PHY 121 LECTURE SCHEDULE - 8:40 MWF
                             LECTURER G.B. ADAMS

    Lecture Day  Date     Topics
           
       1.     M   8/22:    Dimensions and Units; Vectors
       2.     W   8/24:    Position and Velocity
       3.     F   8/26:    Acceleration
       4.     M   8/29:    Free Fall
       5.     W   8/31:    Two-dimensional Motion; Projectile Motion
       6.     F   9/02:    Circular Motion; Tangential and Radial Vectors
              M   9/05:    LABOR DAY MONDAY
       7.     W   9/07:    Relative Velocity
       8.     F   9/09:    Newton's First and Second Laws; Weight
              M   9/12:  TEST 1: KINEMATICS (lectures 1-7)
                           Returned in Recitation beginning 9/20
       9.     W   9/14:    Newton's Third Law; Forces Between Surfaces
      10.     F   9/16:    Newton's Third Law; Tension
      11.     M   9/19:    Frictionless Slopes; Pulleys
      12.     W   9/21:    Elevators; Kinetic Friction
      13.     F   9/23:    Static Friction; Horizontal Circular Motion
      14.     M   9/26:    Forces in Vertical Circular Motion
      15.     W   9/28:    Scalar Product; The Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
              F   9/30:  TEST 2: FORCES (lectures 8-14)
                           Returned in Recitation beginning 10/04
      16.     M  10/03:    Variable Forces; Springs 
      17.     W  10/05:    Conservative Forces 
      18.     F  10/07:    Power; Applications of the W-K Theorem 
      19.     M  10/10:    Potential Energy; Mechanical Energy
      20.     W  10/12:    Vertical Springs; Energy Diagrams
      21.     F  10/14:    Friction and Energy Conservation
      22.     M  10/17:    Center of Mass; Momentum Conservation
              W  10/19:  TEST 3: ENERGY (lectures 15-21)
                           Returned in Recitation beginning 10/25
      23.     F  10/21:    Impulse; Inelastic Collisions
      24.     M  10/24:    Elastic Collisions; Two-dimensional Collisions 
      25.     W  10/26:    Rotational Kinematics; Rotational Inertia  
      26.     F  10/28:    Parallel Axis Theorem; Torque 
      27.     M  10/31:    Statics; Energy and Rotation
      28.     W  11/02:    Rolling
      29.     F  11/04:    Angular Momentum for Rotation in 2D
      30.     M  11/07:    Torque and Angular Momentum Generalized
              W  11/09:  TEST 4: MOMENTUM; RIGID-BODY ROTATION (lectures 22-29)
                           Returned in Recitation beginning 11/15
              F  11/11:    VETERANS DAY
      31.     M  11/14:    Universal Gravitation
      32.     W  11/16:    Gravitational Potential Energy
      33.     F  11/18:    Orbits and Conservation Principles 
      34.     M  11/21:    Kepler's Laws; Energies of Circular Orbits
      35.     W  11/23:    Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
              F  11/25:    THANKSGIVING FRIDAY
      36.     M  11/28:    Energy and SHM
      37.     W  11/30:    Small Oscillations
      38.     F  12/02:    Resonance in Driven SHM; Evaluations
              M  12/05:  TEST 5: GENERAL ROTATION; GRAVITY; SHM (lectures 30-38)
                           Available from your Recitation Instructor
                           during Reading Day Dec 7.
          
                      FINAL EXAM (40 Multiple Choice Questions)  
                 8:40 MWF LECTURE  Tuesday, Dec 13   7:40- 9:30  AM