PHY 121 LECTURE SCHEDULE - 1:30 TTH LECTURER G.B. ADAMS Lecture Day Date Topic # 1. TH 8/22: Vectors; Position and Velocity 2. T 8/27: Acceleration; Free Fall 3. TH 8/29: Projectile Motion 4. T 9/03: Circular Motion; Relative Velocity 5. TH 9/05: Newton's Laws; Weight 6. T 9/10: Forces Between Surfaces; Slopes 7. TH 9/12: Tension; Pulleys; Elevators 8. T 9/17: Forces - A Reality Check TH 9/19: TEST #1 - lectures 1-8 MOVED TO 9/24 9. T 9/24: Friction MOVED TO 9/19 10. TH 9/26: Forces in Circular Motion 11. T 10/01: Scalar Product; Work; Kinetic Energy 12. TH 10/03: Springs; Conservative Forces 13. T 10/08: Power; Definition of Potential Energy 14. TH 10/10: Mechanical Energy; Energy Diagrams T 10/15: FALL BREAK 15. TH 10/17: Vertical Springs; Conservation of Energy 16. T 10/22: Center of Mass; Momentum and Impulse 17. TH 10/24: Collisions 18. TH 10/29: Rotational Kinematics; Rotational Inertia; Torque T 10/31: TEST #2 (lectures 9-17) 19. T 11/05: Statics; Energy and Rotation 20. TH 11/07: Rolling 21. T 11/12: Angular Momentum for Rotation in 2d 22. TH 11/14: Torque and Angular Momentum Generalized 23. T 11/19: Universal Gravitation 24. TH 11/21: Orbits and Conservation Principles; Kepler's Laws 25. T 11/26: Simple Harmonic Motion TH 11/28: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 26. T 12/03: The Pendulum; Resonance in Driven SHM TH 12/05: TEST #3 (lectures 18-26) FINAL EXAM (40 Multiple Choice Questions) 1:30 TTH LECTURE THU Dec 12 12:10- 2:00 PM