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