PHY 121 LECTURE SCHEDULE - Spring 2000 - INSTRUCTOR G.B. ADAMS

       Lecture Day  Date     Topics
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         1.     W   1/19:    Dimensions and Units; Vectors
         2.     F   1/21:    Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
         3.     M   1/24:    Constant Acceleration; Free Fall
         4.     W   1/26:    Two-dimensional Motion; Projectile Motion
         5.     F   1/28:    Circular Motion; Tangential and Radial Vectors
         6.     M   1/31:    Relative Velocity
         7.     W   2/02:    Newton's First and Second Laws; Tension
                F   2/04:    EXAMINATION #1 (lectures 1-6)
                             Returned in Recitation beginning 2/08
         8.     M   2/07:    Newton's Third Law; The Normal Force
         9.     W   2/09:    Frictionless Slopes
        10.     F   2/11:    Elevators and Pulleys
        11.     M   2/14:    Frictional Forces
        12.     W   2/16:    Circular Motion; Centripetal Force
        13.     F   2/18:    Scalar Product; The Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
                M   2/21:    EXAMINATION #2 (lectures 7-12)
                             Returned in Recitation beginning 2/22
        14.     W   2/23:    Variable Forces; Springs
        15.     F   2/25:    Conservative Forces
        16.     M   2/28:    Power; Applications of the W-K Theorem
        17.     W   3/01:    Energy Conservation; Potential Energy
        18.     F   3/03:    Vertical Springs; Energy Diagrams
        19.     M   3/06:    Friction and Energy Conservation
        20.     W   3/08:    Applications of the Conservation of Energy
                F   3/10:    EXAMINATION #3 (lectures 13-20)
                             Returned in Recitation beginning 3/21
                 3/13-3/17   Spring Break
        21.     M   3/20:    Conservation of Linear Momentum; Impulse
        22.     W   3/22:    Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
        23.     F   3/24:    Two-dimensional Collisions; Center of Mass
        24.     M   3/27:    Rotational Kinematics
        25.     W   3/29:    Rotational Inertia; Torque
        26.     F   3/31:    Angular Momentum
        27.     M   4/03:    Rolling
        28.     W   4/05:    Torque and Angular Momentum Generalized
                F   4/07:    EXAMINATION #4 (lectures 21-27)
                             Returned in Recitation beginning 4/11
        29.     M   4/10:    Statics
        30.     W   4/12:    Universal Gravitation
        31.     F   4/14:    Orbital Motion
        32.     M   4/17:    Simple Harmonic Motion
        33.     W   4/19:    Small Oscillations
        34.     F   4/21:    Resonance
                M   4/24:    EXAMINATION #5 (lectures 27-34)
                             Returned in Recitation beginning 4/25
        35.     W   4/26:    Properties of Waves; Sound Waves
        36.     F   4/28:    Superposition; Beats
        37.     M   5/01:    Two-dimensional Interference Patterns
       
  (Topics covered in lectures 35-37 will be covered by the Final Exam)
             FINAL EXAM (40 Multiple Choice Questions) 

               For the 1:40 Lecture    Wed 5/10  2:40 - 4:30
               For the 2:40 Lecture    Tue 5/09 10:00 -11:50

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