Physics 151
Principles of Physics I
Course Outline
Fall, 2009

GI: - Text readings from Giancoli (6th Edition) to be done before class.
AG: - Sections in the Workshop Physics Activity Guide that we will be doing in class.

August

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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24
25
26
First Day of Classes
MPEX Diagnostic
VASS Diagnostic
Math Diagnostic, Answers
27
28
FCI Diagnostic
Discuss Syllabus
31
Introduction and
Computing
GI: Appendix 2, Appendix 3
AG: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Pitching Data
Notes on units
        
 

September

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 
1
2
Introduction and
Computing
GI: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
AG: 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
Bowling Data
3
4
Measurement and
Uncertainty
GI:
AG: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
Ball Drop Data
7
Labor Day
(College Closed)
8
9 (Academic Monday)
Measurement and
Uncertainty
GI:
AG: 2.7, 2.8
Gaussian Distribution
10
11
Measurement and
Uncertainty
GI:
AG: 2.9, 2.10, 2.11
SDM Graphic
14
1-D Motion
Graphical
GI: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
AG: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
15
16
1-D Motion
Graphical
GI: 2.4, 2.5
AG: 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
17
18
1-D Motion
Graphical
GI: 2.7
AG: 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11
21
1-D Motion
Mathematical
GI: 2.5
AG: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
22
23
1-D Motion
Mathematical
GI:
AG: 4.5, 4.6, 4.7
24
25
1-D Motion
Mathematical
GI: 2.1, 2.2
AG: 4.8, 4.9
28
1-D Forces, Mass,
and Motion
GI: 5.1
AG: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
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30
1-D Forces, Mass,
and Motion
GI: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.2
AG: 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 		   
 

October

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
     
1
2
Exam I-Take Home
1-D Forces, Mass,
and Motion
GI:
AG: 5.8, 5.9, 5.10
5
Gravity and
Projectile Motion
GI: 2.6
AG: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
6
7
Gravity and
Projectile Motion
GI: 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.4
AG: 6.6, 6.7
8
9
Gravity and
Projectile Motion
GI: 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.4
AG: 6.8, 6.9
12
Gravity and
Projectile Motion
GI: 1.1
AG: 6.10, 6.11
13
14
Applications of
Newton's Laws
GI: 3.4, 4.5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 6.3
AG: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
7.5.1 Data
15
Fall Break
(College Closed)
16
Fall Break
(College Closed)
19
Applications of
Newton's Laws
GI: 5.4
AG: 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10
Bricklayer's Song
20
21
Applications of
Newton's Laws
GI: 5.6, 6.1
AG: 7.10, 7.11, 7.12
22
23
Applications of
Newton's Laws
GI: 5.6, 6.1
AG: 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15
26
One-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 11.1
AG: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
27
28
One-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 10.1, 11.1
AG: 8.6, 8.7
Sampling Rate Graphic
29
30
Exam II-Take Home
One-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 11.2, 11.3
AG: 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
LoggerPro File
 
 

November

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2
Two-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 11.4
AG: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
3
4
Two-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 10.2, 10.3
AG: 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10
5
6
 Two-Dimensional
Collisions
GI: 10.1, 10.4
AG: 9.11, 9.12, 9.13
9
Work and
Energy
GI: 3.4, 7.1, 7.3, 8.5
AG: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
10
11
Work and
Energy
GI: 7.2, 7.4
AG: 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
LoggerPro File
12
13
Energy
Conservation
GI: 8.1, 8.2
AG: 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
16
Energy
Conservation
GI: 8.2, 8.3
AG: 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7
17
18
Rotational
Motion
GI: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
AG: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7
19
20
Exam III-Take Home
Rotational
Motion
GI: 12.4, 12.5, 13.1
AG: 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, 12.11
23
Rotational
Motion
GI: 13.2
AG: 12.12
Activity 12.12 notes
Activity 12.12 graph
24
25
Thanksgiving
(College Closed)
26
Thanksgiving
(College Closed)
27
Thanksgiving
(College Closed)
30
Angular Momentum
and Torque
GI: 3.4, 13.4
AG: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 		       
 
 

December

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 
1
2
Angular Momentum
and Torque
GI: 13.3
AG: 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 13.10
3
4
Harmonic
Motion
GI: 15.1, 15.2
AG: 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5
7 (Academic Friday)
Harmonic
Motion
GI: 15.3
AG: 14.6, 14.7, 14.8
SHM Modeling Spreadsheet
8 (Academic Thursday)
9
Last Day of Classes
MPEX Diagnostic
VASS Diagnostic
FCI Diagnostic
10
Study Day
11
Final Exam
2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Covers 1.1 - 14.10
Emphasis: 10.1 - 14.10
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