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