NEWS
OLD NEWS
Exam 2
review
SI for exam 2: Sun Mar 2
6pm-8pm, Tallman Commons 203
Exam 2
(Chapters 4 - 5) on Mon, Mar 3
Chapter 5 HW is due Fri, Feb 28
Start working on it early!
Exam
1 (Chapters 1 - 3) on Wed, Jan 29
Chapter 3 HW is due Mon, Jan 27
Chapter 2 HW is now due Wed, Jan
22
Start Ch 3 HW early!
WELCOME!
This is the first semester of a two-semester, algebra-based physics sequence. The second semester is PS 104, Technical Physics II. We will cover the first eight chapters of the main text College Physics, 5th edition, by Serway and Faughn. See the syllabus for more detailed information.
LIBRARY - On reserve
at the Jack R. Hunt Library are the following items:
Understanding
Physics, by Isaac Asimov - a great science fiction writer explains
physics.
Cartoon Guide
to Physics, by Huffman - physical principles in a visual format.
Links
SCHEDULE
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Date |
Reading |
Exams |
Homework |
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Wed 01/08 |
Ch 1 + App A |
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Fri 01/10 |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
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Mon 01/13 |
2.4, 2.5 |
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Ch 1 |
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Wed 01/15 |
2.6, 2.7 |
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Fri 01/17 |
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
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Ch2 not due |
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Mon 01/20 |
no
class |
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Wed 01/22 |
3.4, 3.5 |
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Ch
2 |
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Fri 01/24 |
3.6 |
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Mon 01/27 |
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Ch 3 |
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Wed 01/29 |
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Exam #1 (1-3) |
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Fri 01/31 |
4.1, 4.2 |
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Mon 02/03 |
4.3 |
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Wed 02/05 |
4.4 |
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Fri 02/07 |
4.5 |
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Mon 02/10 |
4.6 |
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Wed 02/12 |
5.1 |
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Ch 4 |
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Fri 02/14 |
5.2 |
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Mon 02/17 |
no
class |
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Wed 02/19 |
5.3 |
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Fri 02/21 |
5.4, 5.5 |
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Mon 02/24 |
5.6, 5.7 |
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Wed 02/26 |
5.8 |
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Fri 02/28 |
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Ch 5 |
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Mon 03/03 |
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Exam #2 (4-5) |
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Wed 03/05 |
6.1, 6.2 |
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Fri 03/07 |
6.3 |
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SPRING |
BREAK |
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Mon
03/17 |
6.4 |
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Wed 03/19 |
7.1, 7.2 |
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Ch 6 |
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Fri 03/21 |
7.3 |
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Mon 03/24 |
7.4, 7.5 |
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Wed 03/26 |
7.6, 7.7 |
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Fri 03/28 |
7.8, 7.9, 7.10 |
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Mon 03/31 |
8.1, 8.2 |
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Ch 7 |
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Wed 04/02 |
8.3, 8.4 |
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Fri 04/04 |
8.5 |
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Mon 04/07 |
8.6 |
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Wed 04/09 |
8.7 |
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Fri 04/11 |
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Ch 8 |
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Mon 04/14 |
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Exam #3 (6-8) |
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Wed 04/16 |
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Mon 04/21 |
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FINAL (1-8) |
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Homework is due approximately once per week (see
the schedule above).
The assignments and solutions are here.
Information concerning plagiarism:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html