PHY 121 LECTURE SCHEDULE - 8:40 MWF LECTURER G.B. ADAMS Lecture Day Date Topics 1. M 8/21: Dimensions and Units; Vectors 2. W 8/23: Position and Velocity 3. F 8/25: Acceleration 4. M 8/28: Free Fall 5. W 8/30: Two-dimensional Motion; Projectile Motion 6. F 9/01: Circular Motion; Tangential and Radial Vectors M 9/04: LABOR DAY MONDAY 7. W 9/06: Relative Velocity 8. F 9/08: Newton's First and Second Laws; Weight M 9/11: TEST 1: KINEMATICS (lectures 1-7) Returned in Recitation beginning 9/19 9. W 9/13: Newton's Third Law; Forces Between Surfaces 10. F 9/15: Newton's Third Law; Tension 11. M 9/18: Frictionless Slopes; Pulleys 12. W 9/20: Elevators; Kinetic Friction 13. F 9/22: Static Friction; Horizontal Circular Motion 14. M 9/25: Forces in Vertical Circular Motion 15. W 9/27: Scalar Product; The Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem F 9/29: TEST 2: FORCES (lectures 8-14) Returned in Recitation beginning 10/03 16. M 10/02: Variable Forces; Springs 17. W 10/04: Conservative Forces 18. F 10/06: Power; Applications of the W-K Theorem 19. M 10/09: Potential Energy; Mechanical Energy 20. W 10/11: Vertical Springs; Energy Diagrams 21. F 10/13: Friction and Energy Conservation 22. M 10/16: Center of Mass; Momentum Conservation W 10/18: TEST 3: ENERGY (lectures 15-21) Returned in Recitation beginning 10/24 23. F 10/20: Impulse; Inelastic Collisions 24. M 10/23: Elastic Collisions; Two-dimensional Collisions 25. W 10/25: Rotational Kinematics; Rotational Inertia 26. F 10/27: Parallel Axis Theorem; Torque 27. M 10/30: Statics; Energy and Rotation 28. W 11/01: Rolling 29. F 11/03: Angular Momentum for Rotation in 2D 30. M 11/06: Torque and Angular Momentum Generalized W 11/08: TEST 4: MOMENTUM; RIGID-BODY ROTATION (lectures 22-29) Returned in Recitation beginning 11/14 F 11/10: VETERANS DAY 31. M 11/13: Universal Gravitation 32. W 11/15: Gravitational Potential Energy 33. F 11/17: Orbits and Conservation Principles 34. M 11/20: Kepler's Laws; Energies of Circular Orbits 35. W 11/22: Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) F 11/24: THANKSGIVING FRIDAY 36. M 11/27: Energy and SHM 37. W 11/29: Small Oscillations 38. F 12/01: Resonance in Driven SHM; Evaluations M 12/04: TEST 5: GENERAL ROTATION; GRAVITY; SHM (lectures 30-38) Available from your Recitation Instructor during Reading Day Dec 6. FINAL EXAM (40 Multiple Choice Questions) 8:40 MWF LECTURE Tuesday, Dec 12 7:40- 9:30 AM