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2022-2023 Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus for Physics

2022-2023 Physics Syllabus: Homework, Reading Assignments, Discussion Topics, and Labs

This syllabus is for the 2022-2023 academic year. It will be updated for the 2023-2024 year in June, 2023..

Use the Links in the Homework column to find your textbook reading, study activity, and lab assignments. Check the Moodle for problems due for Monday and Wednesday chat session discussions. Homework is due on the date given, unless otherwise stated in the assignment.

SessionChatHomeworkReadingTopicLab
1Sep 7, 2022HW011: 1-8Basic Methods of ObservationEqual Arm Balance/Density
2Sep 12, 2022HW02A2: 1-5Motion in One DimensionFalling Bodies 1
4Sep 14, 2022HW02B2: 6-8Constant AccelerationFalling Bodies 2
5Sep 19, 2022HW03A3: 1-4Vectors
6Sep 21, 2022HW03B3: 5-8Motion in Two DimensionsProjectiles Challenge
7Sep 26, 2022HW04A4: 1-4Forces: Newton's 1st and 2nd LawsForce Vectors: Force Table
8Sep 28, 2022HW04B4: 5-7Forces: Newton's Third LawIntertial vs. Gravitational Mass
9Oct 3, 2022HW04C4: 8Forces: applicationsForce Vectors: Inclined Planes #1 (Frictionless)
10Oct 5, 2022HW05A5: 1-3Uniform Circular Motion; GravityCentripetal Force
11Oct 10, 2022HW05B5: 4-7Gravitation and WeightlessnessPendulum 1
12Oct 12, 2022HW05C5: 8-10Kepler's lawsPendulum 2
13Oct 17, 2022HW06A6: 1-4Work and EnergyInclined Planes and Friction
14Oct 19, 2022HW06B6: 5-7Conservation and Non-Conservative ForcesSpring Constant
15Oct 24, 2022HW06C6: 8-10Conservation of EnergyAtwook's machine
16Oct 26, 2022HW07A7: 1-4MomentumCollision Kinematics 1
17Oct 31, 2022HW07B7: 5-10Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsCollision Kinematics 2
18Nov 2, 2022HW08A8: 1-3Angular Motion and accelerationTorsion Pendulum 1
19Nov 7, 2022HW08B8: 4-6Rotational DynamicsTorsion Pendulum 2
20Nov 9, 2022HW08C8: 7-9Rotational Kinetic energyRolling bodies (Galileo exp)
21Nov 14, 2022HW09A9: 1-4Static EquilibriumEquilibrium
22Nov 16, 2022HW09B9: 5-7Elasticity, Stress, and StrainStructural Integrity
23Nov 21, 2022ReviewReview of Classical Mechanics
24Nov 23, 2022HW10A10: 1-7Fluid Dynamics
25Nov 28, 2022HW10B10: 8-14Buoyancy and ViscosityBernoulli's Principle
26Nov 30, 2022HW11A11: 1-6Simple Harmonic MotionSpring Oscillation
27Dec 5, 2022HW11B11: 7-16Wave MotionStanding Waves
28Dec 7, 2022HW12A12: 1-9SoundSpeed of Sound
29Dec 12, 2022HW13A13: 1-5Thermal EquilibriumThermal Expansion
30Dec 14, 2022HW13B13: 6-13Ideal Gas LawGas Volumes
Dec 19, 2022HolidayChristmasNo Class
Dec 21, 2022HolidayChristmasNo Class
Dec 26, 2022HolidayNew YearNo Class
Dec 28, 2022HolidayNew YearNo Class
31Jan 2, 2023HW14A14: 1-4Specific HeatSpecific Heat
32Jan 4, 2023HW14B14: 5-8Heat TransferCalorimetry
33Jan 9, 2023HW15A15: 1-4Laws of ThermodynamicsAdiabatic Changes
34Jan 11, 2023HW15B15: 5-6Heat Engines and WorkJoule's Experiment
35Jan 16, 2023HW15C15: 7-12EntropyStatistical Implications
36Jan 18, 2023ReviewREVIEW
37Jan 23, 2023HW16A16: 1-6Electrical ChargeElectric Force
38Jan 25, 2023HW16B16: 7-12The Electric FieldElectroscope
39Jan 30, 2023HW17A17: 1-6Electric PotentialSimple Circuit 1: Series Circuits
40Feb 1, 2023HW17B17: 7-11Electrical Capacitance and EnergySimple Circuit 2: Parallel Circuits
41Feb 6, 2023HW18A18: 1-6Electrical Power and Direct Current
42Feb 8, 2023HW18B18: 7-10Alternating CurrentSimple Circuit 3: Kirchhoff's Rules/Electric Circuit 2
43Feb 13, 2023HW19A19: 1-4DC Circuits and EMFsInternal Resistance
44Feb 15, 2023HW19B19: 5-8RC CircuitsCircuits with Capacitors
45Feb 20, 2023HW20A20: 1-4Magnetic FieldsMap a Magnetic Field
46Feb 22, 2023HW20B20: 5-12Ampere's Law
47Feb 27, 2023HW21A21: 1-5InductionElectric Motor
48Mar 1, 2023HW21B21: 8-15Transformers and LRC Circuits
49Mar 6, 2023HW22A22: 1-7Electromagnetic Waves
50Mar 8, 2023HW23A23: 1-5Light and ReflectionSpeed of Light
51Mar 13, 2023HW23B23: 6-10Lenses and RefractionReflection
52Mar 15, 2023HW24A24: 1-5Light: Waves and ParticlesRefraction
53Mar 20, 2023HW24B24: 6-12Diffraction and PolarizationYoung's Experiment
54Mar 22, 2023HW25A25: 1-6Optical Instruments: MagnificationThin Film Interference
55Mar 27, 2023HW25B25: 7-12Optical Instruments: ResolutionTelescope
56Mar 29, 2023HW26A26: 1-5Special RelativityGPS Relativity
Apr 3, 2023HolidayHoly WeekNo Class
Apr 5, 2023HolidayHoly WeekNo Class
57Apr 10, 2023HW26B26: 6-11Mass and Energy
58Apr 12, 2023HW27A27: 1-6Early Quantum MechanicsCHALLENGE LAB: Black Body radiation
59Apr 17, 2023HW27B27: 7-13Wave-Partical DualitySpectrometry
60Apr 19, 2023HW28A28: 1-6Quantum Mechanics
61Apr 24, 2023HW28B28: 7-12Quantum NumbersDemonstration Lab: Photoelectric effect
62Apr 26, 2023HW29A29: AllMolecules and SolidsWave Nature of Light
63May 1, 2023HW30A30: 1-7Radioactivity
64May 3, 2023HW30B30: 8-13Decay and half-livesCHALLENGE LAB: Geiger Counter
65May 8, 2023HW31A31: 1-4Nuclear Fission and FusionCHALLENGE LAB: Hadron Collider Data
66May 10, 2023HW31B31: 5-9Practical uses for RadiationCHALLENGE LAB: Cloud Chamber
67May 15, 2023HW32A32: 1-7Elementary Particles
68May 17, 2023HW32B32: 8-12Strange Particles and Quarks
69May 22, 2023HW33A33: 1-10Astrophysics
70May 24, 2023ReviewREVIEW
71May 29, 2023HolidayMemorial Day Holiday
72May 31, 2023Option: PlanningPlanning for Summer LAB completions

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