FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS I
207H - 2007
Course Schedule
Office hours: Wed. 11
– 12, Thursday
214 Sharp Lab
Week 1 August 29 General course information
August 31 Chapters 1,2 – Measurement
Motion
in one dimension
Diagnostic test
NO LAB
Week 2 September 5, 7 Chapters 2-4
Motion
in one dimension
Motion
in two and three dimensions
Force
and
Homework # 1, NO LAB
Week 3 September 10, 12, 14 Chapters 3
Motion
in two and three dimensions
Homework # 2, Quiz #1, Lab # 1
No office hours on Thursday
NO LECTURE ON SEPTEMBER 14 DUE to INSTRUCTOR’S TRAVEL
(September 13-16)
RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 27 LAB TIME
THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION
SECTION AND A QUIZ ON SEPTEMBER 14
INSTRUCTOR: BINDIYA ARORA
(Grad. student)
Week 4 September 17, 21 Chapters 4
Motion
in two and three dimensions
NO LECTURE ON SEPTEMBER 19 DUE to INSTRUCTOR’S TRAVEL
(September 18-23) RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 27 LAB TIME
Office hours this week are
rescheduled to Monday, September 17,
September 21 Exam
# 1
Kinematics
Proctor:
Bindiya Arora
Note: There will be a discussion section on September 21 – exam
review
INSTRUCTOR: BINDIYA ARORA
(Grad. student)
No homework assignment, no
quiz, Lab # 2
Week 5 September 24, 26, 27, 28 Chapter 5
Applications
of
Homework # 3, No quiz
NO LAB – MAKE UP LECTURES ON SEPTEMBER 27
Week 6 October 1, 3, 5 Chapters 6,7
Momentum,
Systems of particles
Homework # 4, Quiz #2, Lab # 3
Week 7 October 8, 10, 12 Review
Homework # 5, Quiz #3, Lab # 4
Week 8 October
17 Exam
# 2
Instructor’s travel – October 16 -18,
Office hours are rescheduled
to October 15, tentatively to
October 15, 19 Chapter 8
Rotational
kinematics
Homework #6 (due October 24), Quiz #4, NO Lab
Week 9 October 22, 24 Chapter 9
Rotational
dynamics
Homework #7 (October 24, due November 2), Lab # 5
October
26 Fall
Break
Week 10 October 29, 31 Chapters
10, 11
November
2 Angular
momentum,
Work
and kinetic energy
Homework #8, Quiz #5, NO Lab
Week 11 November 5, 7, 9 Chapters 11, 12
Work
and kinetic energy, Potential energy
Homework # 9, Quiz #6, Lab #6
Week 12 November 12,14, 16 Chapters 12, 13
Potential energy, Conservation of energy
Homework # 10 (due November 28)
Quiz #7, Lab # 7
Week 13 November 19 Exam
# 3
November 21 Review of Exam #3
No homework assignment
Week 14 November 26, 28, 30 Chapter 14 – Gravitation, Chapter 17 – Oscillations
Homework # 11 (November 28, due December 5)
Quiz # 8, Lab #8
Week 15 December 3, 5 Chapter 17 – Oscillations
Review