PHYS 2211 - Principles of Physics
I
Course Schedule
The course schedule for PHYS 2211, Principles of Physics I, is provided in the table below. This course schedule is linked to course lesson objectives and homework assignments. Text references are to Serway and Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 7th edition, 2008.
| Lesson | Date | Lesson Topic | Text Chapter |
| 1 | Aug 18 | Physics and Measurement | 1, B.1 - B.3 |
| 2 | Aug 20 | One-Dimensional Motion I | 2.1 -
2.4, B.6 - B.7 |
| 3 | Aug 22 | One-Dimensional Motion II | 2.5 - 2.7 |
| 4 | Aug 25 | Problem Solving Session | 1 - 2 |
| 5 | Aug 27 | Vectors | 3, B.4 |
| 6 | Aug 29 | Two-Dimensional Motion I: Motion in a Plane | 4.1 - 4.3 |
| 7 | Sep 3 | Two-Dimensional Motion II: Projectile Motion | 4.3 |
| 8 | Sep 5 | Two-Dimensional Motion III: Uniform Circular Motion | 4.4 - 4.5 |
| 9 | Sep 8 | Problem Solving Session | 3 - 4 |
| 10 | Sep 10 | Newton's Laws I | 5.1 - 5.6 |
| 11 | Sep 12 | Free Body Diagrams | FBD Suppl, 5.7 |
| 12 | Sep 15 | Newton's Laws II | 5.8, 6.1 - 6.2 |
| 13 | Sep 17 | Problem Solving Session | 5 - 6 |
| 14 | Sep 19 | Examination I | 1 - 6 |
| 15 | Sep 22 | Work and Energy I | 7.1 - 7.4, B.7 |
| 16 | Sep 24 | Work and Energy II | 7.5 - 7.6 |
| 17 | Sep 26 | Problem Solving Session | 7 |
| 18 | Sep 29 | Conservation of Energy I | 7.6 - 7.9 |
| 19 | Oct 1 | Conservation of Energy II | 8.1 - 8.3 |
| 20 | Oct 3 | Conservation of Energy III | 8.4 - 8.5 |
| 21 | Oct 6 | Problem Solving Session | 8 |
| 22 | Oct 8 | Conservation of Linear Momentum | 9.1 - 9.2 |
| Oct 10 | Last day to withdraw without academic accountability | ||
| 23 | Oct 10 | Collisions I | 9.3 - 9.4 |
| 24 | Oct 13 | Collisions II | 9.5 - 9.6 |
| 25 | Oct 15 | Problem Solving Session | 9 |
| 26 | Oct 17 | Examination II | 7 - 9 |
| 27 | Oct 20 | Rotational Kinematics | 10.1 - 10.3 |
| 28 | Oct 22 | Rotational Kinetic Energy | 10.4 - 10.5 |
| 29 | Oct 24 | Torque | 10.6 -
10.7, 11.1 |
| 30 | Oct 27 | Problem Solving Session | 10.1 -
10.7, 11.1 |
| 31 | Oct 29 | Rotational Work and Energy | 10.8 |
| 32 | Oct 31 | Rolling Motion | 10.9 |
| 33 | Nov 3 | Angular Momentum | 11.2 - 11.4 |
| 34 | Nov 5 | Problem Solving Session | 10.8 - 10.9, 11 |
| 35 | Nov 7 | Static Equilibrium | 12.1 - 12.3 |
| 36 | Nov 10 | Oscillations I | 15.1 - 15.2 |
| 37 | Nov 12 | Oscillations II | 15.3 - 15.5 |
| 38 | Nov 14 | Review for Exam III | 10-12, 15 |
| 39 | Nov 17 | Examination III | 10-12, 15 |
| 40 | Nov 19 | Wave Motion | 16.1 - 16.6 |
| 41 | Nov 21 | Standing Waves | 18.1 - 18.4 |
| 42 | Nov 24 | Sound | 17.1 - 17.4 |
| 43 | Dec 1 | Gravitation I | 13.1 - 13.5 |
| 44 | Dec 3 | Gravitation II | 13.6 - 13.7 |
| 45 | Dec 5 | Course Summary and Review | 1-13, 15-18 |
| Final Examination | TBA | Final Examination | 1-13, 15-18 |
Last update: August 10, 2008