Physics 203 Course Schedule

Wk Lec # Date Day Act Homework Chptr Description
  24-Jan Mon Lab 0: Spreadsheets
  1 24-Jan Mon 1-5 Introduction, units, conversion
1 2 25-Jan Tue 2-4 Velocity and acceleration
  27-Jan Thu Chapter 1 Examples discussion ch. 2
  3 27-Jan Thu     2-5 Graphing motion
  31-Jan Mon Lab 1: Acceleration of gravity
  4 31-Jan Mon Quiz Chapter 1 2-7 Freefall and other applications
2 5 1-Feb Tue 3-3 Vectors
  3-Feb Thu discussion ch. 3
  6 3-Feb Thu Quiz Chapter 2 3-5 More on vectors
  7-Feb Mon Chapter 3 Examples Lab quiz and exam review
  7 7-Feb Mon 4-2 Vector examples, Projectiles 1
3 8 8-Feb Tue Quiz Chapter 3 4-5 Projectiles 2
    9-Feb Wed   Exam I Study Guide   Exam I 6:30 pm  Chs. 1-3
  10-Feb Thu discussion ch. 4
  9 10-Feb Thu     5-2 Projectiles 3, Newton's laws of motion
  14-Feb Mon Lab 2: Newton's 2nd law
  10 14-Feb Mon Quiz Chapter 4 5-3 Newton's second law
4 11 15-Feb Tue 5-7 Three kinds of friction, Newton's third law
  17-Feb Thu discussion chs. 5-6
  12 17-Feb Thu     6-5 Circular motion
  21-Feb Mon Chapter 5-6 Examples Lab 3: Motion in a circle
  13 21-Feb Mon Quiz Chapters 5-6 7-2 Work, kinetic energy
5 14 22-Feb Tue 8-3 Work-energy theorem, power, mechanical energy
  24-Feb Thu discussion chs. 7-8
  15 24-Feb Thu     8-4 Spring potential energy, examples, nonconservative work
  28-Feb Mon Chapter 7-8 Examples Lab 4: Conservation of energy
  16 28-Feb Mon Quiz Chapters 7-8 9-3 Momentum and its conservation, impulse
6 17 1-Mar Tue 9-6 Elastic and inelastic collisions
  3-Mar Thu discussion ch. 9
  18 3-Mar Thu     9-7 More on collisions, center of mass, rotation
  7-Mar Mon Chapter 9 Examples Lab quiz and exam review
  19 7-Mar Mon Quiz Chapter 9 10-4 Rotational kinematics
7 20 8-Mar Tue 10-6 Rolling, rot. energy, moment of inertia, torque
    9-Mar Wed   Exam II Study Guide   Exam II 6:30pm  Chs. 4-9
  10-Mar Thu discussion chs. 10-11
  21 10-Mar Thu     11-6 NSL for rotation, static equilibrium, angular momentum
  14-Mar Mon Chs. 10-11 Examples Lab 5: Building structures and the body
  22 14-Mar Mon 11-8 Conservation of angular momentum, power
8 23 15-Mar Tue 12-3 Law of gravitation, orbital motion and Kepler's laws
  17-Mar Thu discussion ch. 12
  24 17-Mar Thu Quiz Chapters 10-11 12-3 Kepler's third law
          Spring break
  28-Mar Mon Chapter 12 Examples Lab 6: Sound waves and effects
  25 28-Mar Mon 13-4 SHO, mass on spring, pendulum
9 26 29-Mar Tue Quiz Chapter 12 13-8 Oscillation energy, resonance
  31-Mar Thu discussion ch. 13
  27 31-Mar Thu     14-6 Waves, string waves, sound waves, decibels
  4-Apr Mon Chapter 13 Examples Lab 7: Stringed instruments
  28 4-Apr Mon Quiz Chapter 13 14-9 The Doppler effect
10 29 5-Apr Tue 15-3 Superposition, standing waves, harmonics, beats
  7-Apr Thu discussion ch. 14
  30 7-Apr Thu     15-4 Density, pressure in static fluids, Pascal's principle
  11-Apr Mon Chapter 14 Examples Lab 8: Fluid dynamics and the Bernoulli equation
  31 11-Apr Mon Quiz Chapter 14 15-6 Archimedes' principle
11 32 12-Apr Tue extra 15-8 Fluid flow and Bernoulli's equation
  14-Apr Thu discussion ch. 15
  33 14-Apr Thu     16-3 Temperature, thermal expansion
  18-Apr Mon Lab quiz and exam review
  34 18-Apr Mon Quiz Chapter 15 16-4 Heat and work
12 35 19-Apr Tue 16-6 Specific heat, heat transfer
    20-Apr Wed   Exam III Study Guide   Exam III 6:30 pm  Chs. 10-15
  21-Apr Thu discussion ch. 16
  36 21-Apr Thu     17-2 Ideal gases, kinetic theory
  25-Apr Mon Lab 9: Specific Heat
  37 25-Apr Mon Quiz Chapter 16 17-3 Elastic deformation
13 38 26-Apr Tue 18-1 Latent heat, the laws of thermodynamics
  28-Apr Thu discussion ch. 17
  39 28-Apr Thu     18-3 Thermal processes, first law of thermodynamics
  2-May Mon Lab 10: Automobile efficiency
  40 2-May Mon Quiz Chapter 17 18-4 Ideal gas specific heats, adiabatic processes
14 41 3-May Tue 18-6 Heat engines
  5-May Thu discussion ch. 18
  42 5-May Thu     18-7 Second law of thermodynamics, refrigerators
  9-May Mon Chapter 18 Examples Lab quiz and exam review
  43 9-May Mon 18-9 Entropy
15 44 10-May Tue Quiz Chapter 18 Quiz and discussion
  12-May Thu Practice questions A discussion - semester review
  45 12-May Thu   Practice questions B   no class
    17-May Tue   Final Exam Study Guide FINAL EXAM:  Chapters 16-18, comprehensive  5:00 PM