PHYSICS 231C Calendar

Online lectures and the associated homework sets will become available in Lon-Capa

two weeks prior to the due date for the homework

Week
Chapter(s) from Text
Online Lecture
Topic
Homework/Exams

1

1/9-1/13
1

1

Math Review

Units

HW Set 1 due Tues. 1/17

(covers math review, units and syllabus)

1

1/13-1/16
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Optional Pre-course diagnostic and pre-course survey*

50 minute timed online - 0.5% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic and give it a serious** effort and 0.5% participation bonus given to students completing the survey

1/13 through 1/16

2

1/17-1/20
2
2
Motion in One Dimension

HW Set 2 due Tues. 1/24

(covers 1D motion)

3

1/23-1/27
3
3
Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

HW Set 3 due Tues. 1/31

(covers vectors and motion in 2D)

4

1/30-2/3
3
4
Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

HW Set 4 due Tues. 2/7

(covers force and Newton's laws)

5

2/6-2/10

  

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

 

Midterm 1

 

Midterm Exam 1 Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:00 PM Loc CEM 138

Exam coverage

Last day to drop with refund 2/3 at 8PM

Correction due Tues. 2/14

6

2/13-2/17
5, 6
5 and 6
Work, Energy and Momentum

HW Set 5 due Tues. 2/21

(covers work, energy and momentum)

7

2/20-2/24
7, 8.1-8.3
7 and 8a
Oscillations and Rotational Kinematics

HW Set 6 due Tues. 2/28

(covers oscillations and rotational kinematics)

8

2/27-3/3
8
8b
Rotational Motion and Static Equilibrium

HW Set 7 due Tues. 3/14

(covers rotational motion and static equilibrium)

Last day to drop with no grade reported: 3/1 at 8PM

3/6-3/10

    

SPRING BREAK

  

9

3/13-3/17

Practice #1: Questions 18&19

Practice #2: Questions 1-7, 12 & 14-20

Practice #4: Questions 1-7, 9
Midterm 2

Midterm Exam 2 Thurs, Mar 16 at 6:00 PM Loc CEM 138

Exam coverage

Deadline to sign up for alternate final exam session for University approved reasons only Fri. 3/17

Correction due Tues. 3/21

10

3/20-3/24
9 and 10
9 and 10
Orbits, Gravity, Solids and Fluids

HW Set 8 due Tues. 3/28

(covers orbits, gravity, solids and fluids)

11

3/27-3/31
11
11
Waves and Sound

HW Set 9 due Tues. 4/4

(covers traveling waves, sound and superposition)

12

4/3-4/7
12

12
Ideal Gases and Temperature

HW Set 10 due Tues. 4/11

(covers Ideal gases and temperature)

13

4/10-4/14

  

Practice# 2 Questions 10, 11

Practice #3: Questions 1-9

Practice #4: Questions 8, 10-12

 
Midterm 3

Midterm Exam 3 Thursday, Apr. 13 at 6:00 PM Loc. CEM 138

Exam coverage

Correction due Tues. 4/18

14

4/17-4/21

13 and 14
13 and 14
Heat and Thermodynamics

HW Set 11 due Tues. 4/25

(covers heat and thermodynamics)

15

4/18-4/22

New material: Practice #3: Questions:

10-19

Plus all other practice exam problems
Review for Final

 

 

15

4/28-4/30
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Optional Post-course diagnostic and separate post-course survey*

50 minute timed online - 0.5% participation bonus given to students who take the diagnostic and give it a serious** effort 4/28 through 4/30

0.5% participation bonus given to students who complete the survey

16

5/1-5/4

 
Final Exam

Final Exam

Monday, May 1

8:00PM Loc. TBA
      ***Alternate final exam only for University approved reasons and documentation is required (i.e. letter from Dean's Office)

Alternate Final Exam

Tuesday, May 2 7:45AM

Loc. TBA
*- a 0.5% participation bonus will be added to the final average of any student taking the pre-course or post course diagnostic. If you participate in both 1% will be added to your final average. If you only participate in one, 0.5% is added and if you do not participate (or don't give a serious** effort) no bonus will be added. Additionally, a pre-and a post course survey will be offered at the same time as the two diagnostics are offered. Students participating in these surveys will receive a 0.5% participation bonus added to their final average for each survey in which they participate. If you seriously participate in all four of these optional assignments, 2% will be added to your final average; if you seriously participate in three of them, 1.5% will be added to your final average; if you seriously participate in two of them, 1 % will be added to your final average, if you seriously participate in one of them, 0.5% will be added to your final average.
 
**-simple submission patterns(like AAA..., or BBB...) or rapidly clicking on any response throughout the diagnostic are not considered serious efforts and no bonus will be given
 
*** The alternate final exam time is for students having three verified final exams on the scheduled date or for students having a verified final exam at the same time as our scheduled (common) final exam time.

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Last updated December 21, 2016