Physics 105 Course Schedule

Cycle

Day

Date

Text

Topics

Tests

Labs

1

2

Thu 8/27

1.1 – 1.9

Fundamentals, Units, Estimation, Trigonometry

 

No Lab

4

Mon 8/31

2.1 – 2.3

Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

 

6

Wed 9/2

2.4 – 2.6

Equations of Motion, Free Fall

 

2

2

Fri 9/4

3.1 – 3.3

Vectors, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

Quiz 1

Uncertainties

4

Wed 9/9

3.4

Projectile Motion

 

6

Fri 9/11

3.5

Relative Velocity

 

3

2

Tue 9/15

4.1 – 4.4

Newton's Laws

Quiz 2

Data Analysis

4

Thu 9/17

4.5

Applying Newton's Laws

 

6

Mon 9/21

4.6

Friction

 

4

2

Wed 9/23

1.1 – 4.6

Kinematics and Newton's Laws

Test 1

Acceleration of Gravity

4

Fri 9/25

5.1 – 5.3

Work, Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy

 

6

Tue 9/29

5.4 – 5.7

Spring Potential Energy, Systems, Power, Varying Force

 

5

2

Thu 10/1

6.1 – 6.2

Impulse and Momentum (Short Class)

Quiz 3

No Lab

4

Mon 10/5

6.3 – 6.5

Collisions; Rocket Propulsion

 

6

Wed 10/7

5.1 – 6.5

Work, Energy, and Momentum

Test 2

Thu 10/8 – Fri 10/9

Free Days

6

2

Tue 10/13

7.1 – 7.3

Circular Motion

 

Kinetic Friction

4

Thu 10/15

7.4 – 7.6

Gravitation

Quiz 4

6

Mon 10/19

8.1 – 8.4

Torque, Equilibrium, Center of Gravity

 

7

2

Wed 10/21

8.5 – 8.7

Rotational Inertia, Energy, and Momentum

 

Ballistic Pendulum

4

Fri 10/23

7.1 – 8.7

Rotation and Gravitation

Test 3

6

Tue 10/27

9.1 – 9.3

Solids and Fluids

 

8

2

Thu 10/29

9.4 – 9.6

Fluids at Rest

 

Rotational Motion

4

Mon 11/2

9.7 – 9.8

Laminar Fluid Flow

 

6

Wed 11/4

9.9 – 9.10

Surface Tension, Viscous Flow, Transport Phenomena

Quiz 5

9

2

Fri 11/6

10.1 – 10.3

Temperature, Thermal Expansion

 

Archimedes' Principle

4

Tue 11/10

10.4 – 10.5

Ideal Gases, Kinetic Theory of Gases

 

6

Thu 11/12

9.1 – 10.5

Solids, Fluids, and Thermal Physics

Test 4

10

2

Mon 11/16

11.1 – 11.4

Heat, Calorimetry, Phase Changes

 

Gas Behavior

4

Wed 11/18

11.5 – 11.6

Energy Transfer; Global Warming & Greenhouse Gases*

 

6

Fri 11/20

12.1 – 12.2

Work, First Law of Thermodynamics

Quiz 6

11

2

Tue 11/24

12.3 – 12.4

Thermal Processes, Second Law of Thermodynamics

 

No Lab

Wed 11/25 – Fri 11/27

Thanksgiving Recess

4

Tue 12/1

12.5 – 12.6

Entropy; Human Metabolism*

 

6

Thu 12/3

11.1 – 12.6

Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics

Test 5

12

2

Mon 12/7

13.1 – 13.3

Hooke's Law, Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion

 

Assessment Exam on the Web

4

Wed 12/9

13.4 – 13.6

Describing Oscillators, Pendula, Damped Oscillations

 

6

Fri 12/11

13.7 – 13.11

Waves

Quiz 7

Exam Week

Mon 12/14

Study Day

 

Wed 12/16

10:30-12:30

Section 03A (11:20 class period)

Final Exam

Thu 12/17

8:00-10:00

Section 04A (1:00 class period)

Final Exam

*Time permitting