Excursions in Physics

PHY 3050

Fall 2002

1300 - 1350 M, W, F

Classroom: 2153, Old Science

Dr Doug Davis

Office: Room 1114

581-6346

DDavis@eiu.edu

General Course Calendar

Mon, Aug 26 -- Introduction
                  TMU 1, Intro to TMU
Wed, Aug 28 -- Ch 2 (of Conceptual Physics), Linear Motion
Fri, Aug 30 -- Ch 2, Linear Motion
                  TMU 2, Falling Bodies

Mon, Sep  2 -- Labor Day -- no classes
Wed, Sep  4 -- Ch 2, Linear Motion; Ex 18, 20, 22, 27, 29; Pb 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
Fri, Sep  6 -- Ch 3, Nonlinear Motion

Mon, Sep  9 -- Ch 3, Nonlinear Motion;  Ex 6, 9, 10, 14, 17, 27; Pb 1, 6, 10
                    TMU 4,  Inertia
Wed, Sep 11 -- Projectile Motion - Experiment on the quad!
Fri, Sep 13 -- Ch 4, Newton's Laws of Motion
                    TMU 6,  Newton's Laws

Mon, Sep 16 -- Ch 4, Newton's Laws of Motion
                    TMU 9,  Moving in Circles
Wed, Sep 18 -- Ch 4, Newton's Laws of Motion;
                         Ex 4, 6, 11, 21, 22, 27, 31, 34, 36, 43; 
                         Pb 2, 3, 5
                    TMU 10,  Fundamental Forces
               Questions for first hour exam?
Fri, Sep 20 -- Hour Exam #1 (Chapters 1 - 4)
               Old Hour Exams
 
Mon, Sep 23 -- discuss Hour Exam #1;
                    TMU 15, Conservation of Momentum
Wed, Sep 25 -- Ch 5, Momentum        
Fri, Sep 27 -- Ch 5, Momentum;  Ex 1, 2, 3, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 31, 32
               Ch 6, Energy

Mon, Sep 30 -- Ch 6, Energy
                    TMU 13, Conservation of Energy 
Wed, Oct  2 -- Ch 6, Energy
                    TMU 14, Potential Energy
Fri, Oct  4 -- Ch 6, Energy;  Ex 5, 7, 8, 9, 21, 23; Pb 1, 2, 4 
               Ch 7, Rotational Motion

Mon, Oct  7 -- "The Convincer"  Experiments on the quad!
Wed, Oct  9 --  Ch 7, Rotational Motion
Fri, Oct 11 --  Ch 7, Rotational Motion; Ex 2, 6, 11, 18, 20, 23, 28, 37; Pb 1
                Ch 8, Gravity

Mon, Oct 14 -- Ch 8: Gravity; Ex 2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 38, 40; Pb 1
                    TMU 8, The Apple and the Moon 
               Questions for second hour exam?
Wed, Oct 16 -- Hour Exam #2 (Chapters 5 - 8) 
               Old Hour Exams
Fri, Oct 18 -- Fall Break -- NO CLASSES

Mon, Oct 21 -- discuss Hour Exam #2
               Ch 10 (of Adventures in Physics), Periodic Motion
                   TMU 16, Harmonic Motion
Wed, Oct 23 -- Ch 10 (of Adventures in Physics), Periodic Motion
Fri, Oct 25 --     TMU 17, Resonance

Mon, Oct 28 -- Ch 10, Periodic Motion;  3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
               Ch 11, Waves
                    TMU 18, Waves
Wed, Oct 30 -- Ch 11, Waves;  1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15
               Ch 12, Sound and Music
               Sound Module
Fri, Nov  1 -- Ch 12, Sound and Music;  1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22
               Questions for third hour exam?

Mon, Nov  4 -- Hour Exam #3 
               Old Hour Exams
Wed, Nov  6 -- discuss Hour Exam #3
Fri, Nov  8 --      TMU 27, Beyond the Mechanical Universe 
               Ch 16, Reflection and Refraction

Mon, Nov 11 -- Ch 16, Reflection and Refraction
                    PSSC movie on video, Introduction to Optics
Wed, Nov 13 -- Ch 16, Reflection and Refraction;
                              1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22
                    TMU 40, Optics 
Fri, Nov 15 -- Ch 17, Color and Vision

Mon, Nov 18 -- Ch 17, Color and Vision; 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
Wed, Nov 20 -- Ch 18, Mirrors and Lenses         
Fri, Nov 22 -- Reality check:  no class

Mon, Nov 25 -- Thanksgiving Break -- NO CLASSES
Wed, Nov 27 -- Thanksgiving Break -- NO CLASSES
ThR, Nov 28 -- Thanksgiving DAY!! -- NO CLASSES 
Fri, Nov 29 -- Thanksgiving Break -- NO CLASSES

Mon, Dec  2 -- 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                   
Wed, Dec  4 -- Ch 19, Optical Instruments, 1 - 10
Fri, Dec  6 -- Ch 20, Wave Optics

Mon, Dec  9 -- Ch 20, Wave Optics, 1 - 12
                   TMU 52: The Quantum Mechanical Universe
               Questions for fourth Hour Exam?
Wed, Dec 11 -- Hour Exam #4
               Old Hour Exams
Fri, Dec 12 -- discuss Hour Exam #4 -- last class day

Tue, Dec 17 -- Final Exam 1230 - 1430 
               Reminder:  the final exam is comprehensive.

   

      

         
Excursions
         Bulletin Board and Online Quizzes
         
         
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            account name. It is something like cuxyz if your initials
            are xyz. Or, it might by cuxyz3 if there are a lot of
            xyz's on campus.
            
            
Unless you have changed it, your WebCT password
            is the password you received when you received your EIU
            eMail account name. If you have WebCT access through
            several courses, your WebCT password is the same
            in all of them. If you have changed your WebCT
            password for another course, that password is your
            WebCT password for all access to WebCT.
            
            
Try WebCT immediately! If you have any problems
            with it, drop me an eMail with WebCT
            problem as the subject and I will see if I can fix
            it. If you run into problems, let me know
            immediately!
            
            
Please use the Bulletin Board frequently and
            throughout the course.
      
   

   

      

         

      
      

         

      
   
   

      

         
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