Excursions in Physics

PHY 3050

Summer 2005

( May 9 to June 3, 2005 )

24/7 on the Internet

DON'T FORGET!

The final exam is due

this Friday, June 3.

There is an Equations Sheet that you can print out to use as you take the final exam. Links to that Equations Sheet appear in the calendar below -- by the day fina examl.

updated 05/31/05

( Only Excursions Online is offered this term;

there is no section of Excursions Live! )

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Many students find it useful to look at my Old Hour Exams.

The Old Hour Exams are quite similar to the Midterm and Final.

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General Course Calendar

Mon, May 09 -- Introduction
                  TMU 1, Intro to TMU
               Ch 2 (of Conceptual Physics), Newton's First Law of Motion -- Inertia

Wed, May 11 -- Ch 2, Intertia; Hmwk Ex 1, 9, 10, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34
                 Ch 2 online quiz due
                  TMU 4, Inertia
               Ch 3, Linear Motion
                  TMU 2, Falling Bodies

Fri, May 13 -- Ch 3, Linear Motion; Hmwk Ex 22, 24, 27, 34, 37; Pb 2, 3, 4, 6
               Ch 4, Newton's Second Law of Motion ( F = m a)
                  TMU 6,  Newton's Laws

Mon, May 16 -- Ch 4; Hmwk Ex 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 29, 32, 35, 43, 44; Pb 4, 5, 7
                  TMU 9, Moving in Circles
               Ch 5, Newton's Third Law of Motion
                  TMU 10, Fundamental Forces
               
Wed, May 18 -- Ch 5; Hmwk Ex 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 28, 32; Pb 1, 2, 3, 61
               Ch 6, Momentum 
                  TMU 15, Conservation of Momentum  
               Ch 6; Hmwk  Ch 6; Ex 1, 2, 5, 20, 24, 39, 40, 47, 49 
               Ch 7, Energy
                  TMU 13, Conservation of Energy 
                  TMU 14, Potential Energy

Fri, May 20 -- Ch 7; Hmwk Ex 4, 7, 13, 14, 44, 46; Pb 2, 6 
               Ch 8, Rotational Motion

               Ch 8; Hmwk Ex 13, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 49; Pb 3, 5
               Ch 9, Gravity
                  TMU 8, The Apple and the Moon
               Ch 9 Hmwk Ex 2, 12, 16, 17, 22,39, 40; Pb 3
               Ch 10, Projectile Motion
               Ch 10; Hmwk Ex 3, 6, 10, 15; Pb 5
               This will be on the midterm exam.
               old hour exams (from ExcursionsLive!)
               
Mon, May 23  --Ch 10 (of Adventures in Physics), Periodic Motion
               This is new mat'l which will NOT be on the midterm exam.
                 If there's a pblm with the Adventures in Physics link above, please let me know!
                  TMU 16, Harmonic Motion
                  TMU 17, Resonance

               Midterm Exam due 12:00 noon
                 The midterm exam covers all the material (chapters 1 through 10)
                                       from Hewitt's Conceptual Physics text.
               old hour exams (from ExcursionsLive!)
               Equation Sheet
               Ch 10, Periodic Motion; Hmwk 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16 
               Ch 11, Waves
                   TMU 18, Waves

Wed, May 25 -- Ch 11, Waves; Hmwk 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15
               Ch 12, Sound and Music
                  Sound Module
               Ch 12, Sound and Music; Hmwk 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22
               Ch 16, Reflection and Refraction 
                  TMU 40, Optics 

Fri, May 27 -- Ch 16, Reflection and Refraction;
                              Hmwk 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22
               Ch 17, Color and Vision
               Ch 17, Color and Vision; Hmwk 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 17, 19,
                                   20, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 38, 40, 41, 47
                                                         Calculational 5, 6   
               Ch 18, Mirrors and Lenses
               old hour exams (from ExcursionsLive!)

Mon, May 30  --  Memorial Day; NO CLASSES

Wed, Jun 01  --Ch 18, Mirrors and Lenses;  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12,
                            17, 19, 20, 25, 26; Calculational 5
               Ch 19, Optical Instruments 
               Ch 19, Optical Instruments, Hmwk 1 - 10
               Ch 20, Wave Optics
               Ch 20, Wave Optics, Hmwk 1 - 12  
               old hour exams (from ExcursionsLive!)
   
Fri, Jun 03 -- Last class day
               FINAL!  Final exam due 1200 noon
                 Reminder: The final exam is comprehensive.
               Equation Sheet

WebCT: Excursions Online Quizzes and Exams

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Your WebCT signon is your Eastern eMail address, cs + initials. It should be something like csabc or csxyz2.

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