PHYS-117: Principles of Physics I : Mechanics
                SCHEDULE
Instructor:  Michael "Bodhi" Rogers
OFFICE: CNS 265
PHONE: 274-3963
E-MAIL: mrogers@ithaca.edu
WEB: http://www.ithaca.edu/physics
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday 2pm-3pm, Thursday 1pm-2pm
 

 



All reading assignments are to be completed PRIOR TO CLASS on the date listed in this schedule. To encourage you to actively read every student must send me a question they have about the reading material via email by 9:30 am each morning before class.

All exercise assignments are due at 9 am on the date listed. Exercise solutions will be posted after assignments have been completed online.

Context rich problems are due at the end of Friday's class period. I will give partial credit for work shown. I also take into account clarity of presentation. Difficult to follow solutions will receive lower scores. Context rich problem solutions will be posted after assignments have been handed in.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change.

Week Class Day, Date Topics Reading    Homework
   Exercises Context-Rich
Problems
01 1 Wed, 27-AUG-08 Learning the fundamentals of Newtonian physics by analyzing Cartoon physics. No Readings      
2 Fri, 29-AUG-08

Standards, units, uncertainty, and vector addition. A Diagnostic Quiz

Chap-01 Introduction, Sections 1.1 through 1.7      
02 3 Mon, 01-SEP-08 No Class : Labor Day
4 Wed, 03-SEP-08 Vector components, unit vectors, vector products Sections 1.8 through 1.10   
5 Fri, 05-SEP-08

Displacement, time, average velocity, instantaneous velocity, interpreting graphs

What does the word "problem" mean? Group work on solving CRP-01 .

 Chap-02 Introduction, Sections 2.1 through 2.2    CRP-01
03   Mon, 08-SEP-08

Average and instantaneous acceleration, interpreting graphs

 

 Section 2.3    1.8,1.35,1.41,1.71  
6 Wed, 10-SEP-08 Constant acceleration, Free falling bodies Sections 2.4 and 2.5   
7 Fri, 12-SEP-08 Position, velocity, and acceleration vectors. Drawing a good schematic. Group work on solving CRP-02. Chap-03 Introduction, Sections 3.1 and 3.2   2.1,2.21,2.44,2.71 CRP-02
04 8 Mon, 15-SEP-08 Projectile motion. Circular motion and relative velocity Section 3.3-3.5   
9 Wed, 17-SEP-08 Exam Review and Group work on solving CRP-03        CRP-03
Thur, 18-SEP-08 Homework due on Thursday at 9 am due to Friday's exam    3.1, 3.9,3.37,3.53
10 Fri, 19-SEP-08 MID-TERM EXAM # 01: in class: CHAPTERS 1-3
05 11 Mon, 22-SEP-08 Forces, interactions, and Newton's First Law. Newton's Second Law, Mass and weight Chapter-04 Introduction, Sections 4.1-4.4   
12 Wed, 24-SEP-08 Newton's Third Law, Free-body diagrams. Sections 4.5 and 4.6     
13 Fri, 26-SEP-08 Making good assumptions. Group work solving CRP-04      4.4, 4.11,4.17,4.30 CRP-04
06 14 Mon, 29-SEP-08 Particles in equilibrium Chapter-05 Introduction, Section 5.1     
15 Wed, 01-OCT-08 Dynamics of particles Section 5.2     
16 Fri, 03-OCT-08 Frictional forces. Explaining one's thought process. Group work solving CRP-0 Section 5.3    4.23,5.1,5.3,5.16 CRP-05
07 17 Mon, 06-OCT-08 Dynamics of Circular Motion Section 5.4     
18 Wed, 08-OCT-08 Work. Exam Review and Group work on solving CRP-06 Chapter-06 Introduction, Section 6.1     CRP-06
Thur, 09-OCT-08 Homework due on Thursday at 9 am due to the exam on Friday 5.23, 5.26, 6.4 6.57
19 Fri, 10-OCT-08 MID-TERM EXAM # 02: in class: Chapters 4 through 6.1
08
 20 Mon, 13-OCT-08

Work and kinetic energy

 

Section 6.2

 

     
21 Wed, 15-OCT-08 Work and Energy with varying forces, Power [A conceptual approach] Section 6.3 and 6.4   No Homework this Week
  Fri, 17-OCT-08 No Class : Fall Break
09 22 Mon, 20-OCT-08 Calculus Review: Work and Energy with varying forces, Power [A calculus approach] Section 6.3 and 6.4     
23 Wed, 22-OCT-08 Gravitational potential energy Chapter-07 Introduction, Section 7.1     
24 Fri, 24-OCT-08 Elastic potential energy. Where does Potential Energy = 0 go? and Group work on solving CRP-07 Section 7.2    6.17, 6.25, 6.73, 7.4 CRP-07
10 25 Mon, 27-OCT-08 Conservative and non-conservative forces Section 7.3     
26 Wed, 29-OCT-08 Force and potential energy, Energy diagrams Sections 7.4 and 7.5     
27 Fri, 31-OCT-08 Momentum and Impulse. Do I need to include a graph? and Group work on solving CRP-08 Chapter-08 Introduction, Section 8.1    7.17, 7.19, 7.39, 7.43 CRP-08
11 28 Mon, 03-NOV-08 Conservation of momentum, Inelastic Collisions Section 8.2 -8.3     
29 Wed, 05-NOV-08 Elastic Collisions, Center of Mass. Group work on solving CRP-09 Section 8.4, 8.5  

 

 CRP-09
  Thr, 06-NOV-08 Homework due on Thursday at 9 am due to the exam on Friday    8.1, 8.9, 8.15, 8.33  
  30 Fri, 07-NOV-08 MID-TERM EXAM # 03: in class: Chapters 6.2 through 8.6
12 31 Mon, 10-NOV-08 Rocket Propulsion (Calculus Review) Section 8.6     
32 Wed, 12-NOV-08 Angular velocity and accelerations. Constant angular acceleration. Chapter-09 Introduction, Sections 9.1 and 9.2      CRP-10
33 Fri, 14-NOV-08 Group work on solving CRP-10      8.45, 8.53, 8.71, 9.11
13 34 Mon, 17-NOV-08 Relating linear and angular kinematics Section 9.3     
35 Wed, 19-NOV-08 Torque Chapter-10 Introduction, Section 10.1     
36 Fri, 21-NOV-08 Torque and angular acceleration. Presenting methods and results to others and Group work on solving CRP-11

Section 10.2

CONCEPT QUIZ

    9.26, 9.27, 9.83, 10.3 CRP-11
14   Mon, 24-NOV-08 No Class : Thanksgiving Break
  Wed, 26-NOV-08
  Fri, 28-NOV-08
15 37 Mon, 01-DEC-08 Rigid-Body rotation about a moving axis Section 10.3     
38 Wed, 03-DEC-08 Work and power in rotational motion Section 10.4     
39 Fri, 05-DEC-08 Angular momentum. Putting it all together and Group work on solving CRP-12 Section 10.5    10.8, 10.21, 10.25, 10.27 CRP-12
16 40 Mon, 08-DEC-08 Conservation of angular momentum Section 10.6     
41 Wed, 10-DEC-08 Conditions for equilibrium, Center of gravity, Solving rigid-body equilibrium problems (This looks like a lot, but these are really short sections.) Chapter-11 Introduction, Section 11.1, Section 11.2, Section 11.3     
42 Fri, 12-DEC-08 REVIEW FOR FINAL Now we are problem solvers and Group work on solving CRP-13      10.37, 10.42, 11.1, 11.11 CRP-13
17   Tues, 16-DEC-08 FINAL EXAM : 4:30 pm - 7 pm : CNS206/208
The Final Exam is Comprehensive with an emphasis on Section 9.3 to Section 11.3




Pages written by Michael Rogers and updated on 22-August-2007 at the Ithaca College Physics Department in Ithaca, NY.