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and experiments. The lessons, homework, and quizzes will be posted
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| Day |
Date |
Topics |
Lab |
| 1 |
6/3/03 |
Motion and Vectors (WebAssign)
- vector components
- vector magnitude
- bracket notation
- displacement
- average velocity
- instantaneous velocity
- average acceleration
- instantaneous acceleration
|
Checkerboard Universe |
| 2 |
6/4/03 |
Vectors and Trig. (WebAssign)
-
calculating vector components from the angle and magnitude
of a vector.
-
calculating the angle of a vector from its components
and magnitude.
Equations of Motion (WebAssign)
- constant velocity
- constant acceleration
Ideal Projectile Motion (WebAssign) |
Vectors |
| 3 |
6/5/03 |
Newton's Laws (WebAssign) |
Free-fall |
| 4 |
6/6/03 |
Circular Motion (WebAssign)
Gravitation (chapter 5) |
|
| 5 |
6/9/03 |
Applications of Newton's Laws (chapters 4 and 5) |
|
| 6 |
6/10/03 |
Review of Newton's Laws and Problem Solving |
Moons of Jupiter simulation
CLEA installer
CLEA handout |
| 7 |
6/11/03 |
Work and Mechanical Energy (chapter 6) |
Air resistance |
| 8 |
6/12/03 |
Linear Momentum (chapter 7) |
Bouncing Ball |
| 9 |
6/13/03 |
Mid-term review |
|
| 10 |
6/16/03 |
Mid-term exam |
|
| 11 |
6/17/03 |
Rotation (chapter 8) |
Rolling wheel / Moment of Inertia |
| 12 |
6/18/03 |
Equilibrium (chapter 9) |
See-saw |
| 13 |
6/19/03 |
Fluids (chapter 10) |
Simple Harmonic Motion |
| 14 |
6/20/03 |
Vibrations and Waves (chapter 11) |
|
| 15 |
6/23/03 |
Sound (chapter 12) |
|
| 16 |
6/24/03 |
Temperature and Kinetic Theory (chapter 13) |
Standing waves on a string |
| 17 |
6/25/03 |
Heat (chapter 14) |
Newton's law of cooling |
| 18 |
6/26/03 |
Laws of Thermodynamics (chapter 15) |
Heat, temperature, and the human body |
| 19 |
6/27/03 |
Final Exam |
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