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Physics 204A Class Schedule
| Day | Date | Pre- Lecture |
Pre-Read Notes |
Pre-Read Text |
Class Slides |
Class Topic | Homework Assignment |
Homework Solutions |
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| M | Aug 26 |  |
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Ch 1: 1-7 |  |
1. Introduction | PS #1 |  |
| W | Aug 28 |
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Ch 2: 1-6 | |
2. Describing Motion in One Dimension | PS #2 | |
| F | Aug 30 | |
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Ch 2: 8 | |
3. Motion and the Calculus | PS #3 | |
| M | Sep 2 | *** Labor Day *** | ||||||
| W | Sep 4 |
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Ch 2: 7,9 | |
4. Constant Acceleration & Freefall | PS #4 | |
| F | Sep 6 | |
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Ch 3: 1-8 | |
5. Review of Vectors | PS #5 | |
| M | Sep 9 | |
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Ch 4: 1-4 | |
6. Describing Motion in More Dimensions | PS #6 | |
| W | Sep 11 | |
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Ch 4: 5-6 | |
7. Projectile Motion | PS #7 | |
| F | Sep 13 | |
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Ch 4: 5-6 | |
8. Projectile Motion in 3D: PitchFX | PS #8 | |
| M | Sep 16 | |
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Ch 4: 7 | |
9. Uniform Circular Motion | PS #9 | |
| W | Sep 18 | >>> First Exam <<< | ||||||
| F | Sep 20 |
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Ch 5: 1-6, 8 | |
10. Newton's Laws of Motion Last Day to Drop the Class |
PS #10 | |
| M | Sep 23 | |
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Ch 5: 7, 9 | |
11. Four Common Forces | PS #11 | |
| W | Sep 25 |
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Ch 6: 1-3 | |
12. The Frictional Force | PS #12 | |
| F | Sep 27 | |
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Ch 5: 9 | |
13. Tension in Ropes with Pulleys | PS #13 | |
| M | Sep 30 | |
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Ch 6: 5 | |
14. Forces in Circular Motion | PS #14 | |
| W | Oct 2 | |
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Ch 6: 4 | |
15. Freefall with Air Resistance | PS #15 | |
| F | Oct 4 |
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Ch 9: 4-6 | |
16. Momentum & Impulse | PS #16 | |
| M | Oct 7 |
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Ch 9: 1-3 | |
17. Center of Mass | PS #17 | |
| W | Oct 9 | |
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Ch 9: 7 | |
18. The Law of Conservation of Momentum | PS #18 | |
| F | Oct 11 | |
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Ch 7: 4-8 | |
19. The Definition of Work | PS #19 | |
| M | Oct 14 | |
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Ch 7: 1-3 | |
20. The Work-Energy Theorem | PS #20 | |
| W | Oct 16 | |
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Ch 7: 9 | |
21. Power, Energy, and Force | PS #21 | |
| F | Oct 18 | |
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Ch 8: 1-4 | |
22. Force, Work, and Potential Energy | PS #22 | |
| M | Oct 21 | |
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Ch 8: 5-8 | |
23. The Law of Conservation of Energy | PS #23 | |
| W | Oct 23 | |
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Ch 9: 8-11 | |
24. Collisions and Conservation of Energy | PS #24 | |
| F | Oct 25 | |
*** Bring a Question to Class Day *** Email your question in your PCQ. |
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| M | Oct 28 | >>> Second Exam <<< | ||||||
| W | Oct 30 | |
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Ch 10: 1-5 | |
25. Describing Rotational Motion | PS #25 | |
| F | Nov 1 | |
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Ch 10: 7-9 | |
26. The Laws of Rotational Motion | PS #26 | |
| M | Nov 4 | |
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Ch 10: 6,10 Ch 11: 1-3 |
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27. Using Torque and Rotational Kinetic Energy | PS #27 | |
| W | Nov 6 | |
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Ch 11: 6 | |
28. Torque as a Vector | PS #28 | |
| F | Nov 8 | |
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Ch 11: 4-8 | |
29. Torque and Angular Momentum | PS #29 | |
| M | Nov 11 | *** Veterans Day *** | ||||||
| W | Nov 13 | |
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Ch 11: 9-11 | |
30. Conservation of Angular Momentum | PS #30 | |
| F | Nov 15 | |
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Ch 11: 12 | |
31. Planets, Moons, and Gyroscopes | PS #31 | |
| M | Nov 18 | |
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Ch 12: 1-4 | |
32. Static Equilibrium | PS #32 | |
| W | Nov 20 | |
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Ch 12: 5-6 | |
33. Equilibrium Examples | PS #33 | |
| F | Nov 22 | |
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Ch 15: 1-3 | |
34. Hooke's Rule and Simple Harmonic Motion | PS #34 | |
| *** Fall Break *** | ||||||||
| M | Dec 2 | |
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Ch 15: 4,7 | |
35. SHM and Circular Motion | PS #35 | |
| W | Dec 4 | |
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Ch 15: 5-6 | |
36. Systems Exhibiting SHM | PS #36 | |
| F | Dec 6 | |
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Ch 13: 7-8 | |
37. Kepler's Rules | PS #37 | |
| M | Dec 9 | |
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Ch 13: 1-5 | |
38. The Law of Gravitation | PS #38 | |
| W | Dec 11 | |
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Ch 13: 6,9 | |
39. Gravitational Potential Energy & General Relativity | PS #39 | |
| F | Dec 13 | |
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reading | |
40. Matter, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy | Study for Final Exam |
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| M | Dec 16 | >>> Final Exam (10-11:50am) <<< | ||||||