Physics 303K Syllabus - Spring 2016 Professors Swinney and Florin, Matter & Interactions Book 3rd Edition
All homework is due by 11:30 pm on the date indicated above. Homework will be submitted via the Quest system 
             
    M-W Reading Reading Homework and  Homework and Test  
Date Day Assignment Topics Test Numbers Sections Discussion
1/18/2016 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day        
  Tu         none
  W 1.1-1.4 Kinds of Matter; Detecting Interactions; Newton's First Law      
  Th     0 Math Review  
  F 1.5-1.7 3-D Vectors; SI Units; Velocity      
  Su     1 1.1-1.7  
             
1/25/2016 M 1.8-1.9, 2.1-2.2 Momentum; Changes in Momentum; Defining Systems; The Momentum Principle      
  Tu         1 - First Discussion 
  W 2.3-2.5 Applying the Momentum Principle; Iterative Calculations; The Spring Force      
  Th     2 1.8-1.9, 2.1-2.5  
  F 2.6-2.11, 4.10 Constant Force; Kinematic Equations of Motion (Differential Equations); Force and Mass      
  Su     3 2.6-2.8; 2.11  
             
2/1/2016 M 3.1-3.5 Fundamental Forces; Gravitational Force; Reciprocity      
  Tu         2 -  Plotting
  W 3.6-3.10 Electric Force; Strong and Weak Forces; Chaos and Uncertainty      
  Th     4 3.1-3.7  
  F 3.11-3.15 Momentum Conservation; Multiparticle Systems      
  Su     5 3.11-3.13  
             
2/8/2016 M 4.13 Buoyancy and Pressure      
  Tu         3 - Buoyancy
  W 4.8 Friction: Static and Kinetic      
  Th     6 4.8, 4.13  
  F Review        
  Su          
             
2/15/2016 M 4.1-4.7, 4.9 The Atomic Basis of Material Properties: Tension, Young's Modulus Test 1 - 7-9 pm 1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.8, 2.11, 3.1-3.13, 4.8, 4.13  
  Tu         4 - Car on incline
  W 5.1-5.4, 3.10 Statics I: Systems at Rest; Curving Motion; Chaos      
  Th     7 4.1-4.7, 4.9  
  F 5.5-5.6 Curving Motion      
  Su     8 5.1-5.4  
             
2/22/2016 M 5.6-5.7 Circular Motion      
  Tu         5 - Circular motion
  W 6.1-6.3 The Energy Principle; Rest Energy; Kinetic Energy; Work      
  Th     9 5.4-5.7, 6.1, 6.2  
  F 6.3-6.7 Single Particle Energy Principle; Change in Rest Energy      
  Su     10 6.1-6.7  
             
2/29/2016 M 4.11, 4.14-4.15 Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): Amplitude, Frequency, Phase Angle, Graphs      
  Tu     6- Mass-Spring
  W 7.1, 7.3 Path Independence of Work; Potential Energy; Spring Energy    
  Th     11 7.1,7.3, 4.11, 4.14-4.15  
  F Review      
  Su          
             
3/7/2016 M 7.2, 6.15 Interatomic Potential; The Universality of SHM: Taylor Expansion about a Minimum; Binding Energy Test 2 - 7-9 pm 4.1-4.7, 4.9, 5.1-5.7, 6.1-6.7, 7.1,7.3, 4.11, 4.14-4.15  
  Tu         7- Binding Energy
  W 6.8-6.9, 6.12-6.14 Gravitational and Electric Potential Energy      
  Th     12 7.2, 6.15, 6.8-6.9  
  F 6.10-6.11 Potential Energy Graphs      
  Su          
             
3/14/2016 M-F SPRING BREAK        
  Su     13 6.10-6.14  
             
3/21/2016 M 7.4-7.11 Heat; Heat Capacity; Power; Energy Accounting; Air Drag      
  Tu         8 - Ballistic Pendulum
  W 8.1-8.3 Photons; Electronic Energy Levels      
  Th     14 7.4-7.11  
  F 8.4-8.9 Vibrational and Rotational Energy Levels; Light; Laser      
  Su     15 8.1-8.9  
             
3/28/2016 M 9.1-9.3, 9.8 Translational and Rotational Kinetic Energy and Center of Mass; Moment of Inertia      
  Tu         9 - Center of Mass/Inertia
  W 9.3-9.5 Moment of Inertia (Calculus); Point Particle and Real Systems      
  Th     16 9.1-9.5, 9.8  
  F 10.1-10.5 Collisions in 1 dimension (1D)      
  Su     17 10.1-10.5  
             
4/4/2016 M 10.6-10.7 Collisions in 2-D and 3-D      
  Tu         10 - Collisions
  W 11.1-11.2 Angular Momentum      
  Th     18 10.6-10.7,11.1-11.2  
  F Review        
  Su      
             
4/11/2016 M 11.3-11.4 Angular Momentum Principle; Torque Test 3 - 7-9 pm 6.8-6.15, 7.4-7.11, 8.1-8.9, 9.1-9.8,10.1-10.7, 11.1-11.2  
  Tu         11 - Angular Momentum
  W 11.7 Statics II: Systems at rest involving torques       
  Th     19 11.3-11.4, 11.7  
  F 11.5-11.6 Extended Bodies; The Three Principles of Mechanics      
  Su     20 11.5-11,6  
             
4/18/2016 M 11.8-11.9 Rotational Dynamics      
  Tu         12 - Spool Dynamics
  W 11.1-11.9 Rotational Dynamics      
  Th     21 11.8-11.11  
  F 12.1-12.2 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics; The Einstein Model of Solids      
  Su     22 12.1-12.2  
             
4/25/2016 M 12.3-12.4 Entropy; The Entropy Principle (The Second Law of Thermodynamics)       
  Tu         13 - Microstates
  W 12.5-12.8 Temperature; Heat Capacity; The Boltzmann Distribution      
  Th     23 12.3-12.8  
  F Review        
  Su          
             
5/2/2016 M 13.1-13.3 Kinetics of Gases and Liquids Test 4 - 7-9 pm 11.1-11.11, 12.1-12.8  
  Tu         14 - Last Discussion: Evaluations
  W 13.4 The Ideal Gas Law      
  Th     24 13.1-13.4  
  F Review for Final        
             
5/11/2016   MWF 10-11am Final Exam 9-12pm 1.1-13.4  
5/14/2016   MWF 11-12pm Final Exam 9-12pm 1.1-13.4  
5/14/2016   MWF 9-10am Final Exam 7-10pm 1.1-13.4  
5/16/2016   MWF 12-1pm Final Exam 2-5pm 1.1-13.4