Physics 160 Syllabus/Schedule
August 22 Chapter 1: Measurement, Units, Conversion Factors
August 27 Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension, Displacement, Velocity
August 29 Chapter 2: Acceleration
September 3 Chapter 3: Vectors, Adding Vectors
September 5 Chapter 3: Multiplying Vectors, Dot Products, Cross Products
September 10 Chapter 4: Vector Calculus
September 12 Chapter 4: Projectile Motion, Circular Motion
September 17 First Test on Chapters 1-4
September 19 Chapter 5: Forces, Newton's First and Second Laws
September 24 Chapter 5: Newton's Third Law, Gravity, Masses, Cables, Pulleys
September 26 Chapter 6: Friction, Drag, Terminal Velocity
October 1 Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion
October 3 Chapter 7: Kinetic Energy and Work
October 8 Chapter 7: Power, Examples of Work
October 15 Chapter 8: Potential Energy
October 17 Chapter 8: Calculations involving Kinetic & Potential Energy
October 22 Second Test on Chapters 5-8
October 24 Chapter 9: Center of Mass, Particle Systems, Conservation of Momentum
October 29 Chapter 10: Collisions, One dimensional problems
October 31 Chapter 11: Angular variables and Angular motion
November 5 Chapter 11: Rotational Inertia and Work, Concept of Torque
November 7 Chapter 12: Rolling Objects
November 12 Chapter 12: Problems involving Angular Momentum
November 14 Chapter 14: Gravity
November 19 Chapter 15: Fluids
November 21 Chapter 16: Oscillations
November 26 Third Test on Chapters 9-12, 14-16
December 3 Review for Final Exam
December 12 Final Exam