Week

Chapter(s) from Text

Online Lecture

Topic

Homework/Exams

1

9/2-9/4

1

Math Review

Units

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1.5

9/4-9/7

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Optional Pre-course diagnostic and optional Pre-course survey

50 minute timed online and an untimed online survey- each has a 1% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic/survey and give serious** effort 9/4 through 9/7

2

9/8-9/11

2

Motion in One Dimension

HW Set 1 due Tues. 9/15

(covers math review, units and 1D motion)

3

9/14-9/18

3

Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

HW Set 2 due Tues. 9/22

(covers vectors and motion in 2D)

4

9/21-9/25

3

4

Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

HW Set 3 due Tues. 9/29

(covers force and Newton's laws)

5

9/28-10/2

Practice #1: Questions 1-17, Practice #2: Questions 8,9,13

Midterm 1

Midterm Exam 1 Wednesday, Sep. 30 at 8:00 PM in 1410BPS

Last day to drop with refund 9/28 at 8PM

Correction due Tues. 10/6

6

10/5-10/9

5, 6

5 and 6

Work, Energy and Momentum

HW Set 4 due Tues. 10/13

(covers work, energy and momentum)

7

10/12-10/16

7, 8.1-8.3

7 and 8a

Oscillations and Rotational Kinematics

HW Set 5 due Tues. 10/20

(covers oscillations and rotational kinematics)

8

10/19-10/23

8

8b

Rotational Motion and Static Equilibrium

HW Set 6 due Tues. 10/27

(covers rotational motion and static equilibrium)

Last day to drop with no grade reported: 10/21 at 8PM

9

10/26-10/30

Practice #1: Questions 18&19

Practice #2: Questions 1-7 & 14-20

Practice #4: Questions 1-7,9

Midterm 2

Midterm Exam 2 Wednesday, October 28th at 8:00 PM in 138 CHEMISTRY

Deadlline to sign up for alternate final exam session for University approved reasons only Fri. 10/30. See important note below ***

Correction due Tues. 11/3

10

11/2-11/6

9 and 10

Orbits, Gravity, Solids and Fluids

HW Set 7 due Tues. 11/10

(covers orbits, gravity, solids and fluids)

11

11/9-11/13

11

Waves and Sound

HW Set 8 due Tues. 11/17

(covers traveling waves, sound and superposition)

12

11/16-11/20

Practice #3: Questions 1-6

Practice #4: Questions 8, 10-12

Midterm 3

Midterm Exam 3 Wednesday, November 18th at 8:00 PM in 118 PSYCHOLOGY

Correction due Tues. 11/24

13

11/23-11/25

12

Ideal Gases and Temperature

HW Set 9 due Tues. 12/1

(covers Ideal gases and temperature)

14

11/30-12/4

13

Heat

HW Set 10 due Tues. 12/8

(covers heat and thermodynamics)

15

12/7-12/11

14

Thermodynamics

HW Set 10 due Tues. 12/8

(covers heat and thermodynamics)

15

12/11-12/13

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Optional Post-course diagnostic and post-course survey

50 minute timed online and a untimed online survey- each has a 1% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic/survey and give serious** effort 12/11 through 12/13

16

12/14-12/18

New material: Practice #3: Questions: 7-19

Plus all other practice exam problems

Final Exam

Final Exam Thursday, Dec. 17 8:00PM Loc. 1410 BPS

***Alternate final exam only for University approved reasons and scheduled no later than 10/30. ***See important note below***

Alternate Final Exam Wednesday, Dec. 16 7:45AM-9:45AM, Loc. TBA

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