PHYS 101    Summer A 2014    Course Schedule

Date Topic Assignments
Chapter Reading Videos Demonstrations Mastery Quizzes
5-19-14 Introduction and Describing Motion 1,2 Scientific Method
Significant Digits
Distance, Speed, and Travel Time. MQ1   
5-20-14 Graphing Motion & Kinematic Equations 2 Position VS. Time
Velocity VS. Time
Speed, Velocity, & Acceleration. MQ2
5-21-14 Falling Objects & Projectile Motion 3 Projectile Motion Prob. Hang-Time in Proj. Motion MQ3
5-22-14 Newton's laws of motion  4 Newton's Laws of motion   MQ4
5-23-14  Circular Motion  5 Circular Motion
Kepler's Laws
  MQ5
5-27-14 Mid-Term Exam Energy and Oscillations  6 Energy, Work, Power
PE and KE  Horsepower
  MQ6   
5-28-14 Momentum and Impulse  7 Momentum
Impulse
Collisions
  MQ7
5-29-14 Rotational Motion 8 Rot. Kinematics
Rot. Dynamics
Rotational Inertia MQ8
5-30-14 Temperature and Heat 10 Specific Heat
Calorimetry
Heat Transfer
  MQ10
6-02-14  Heat Engines 11 Thermodynamics   MQ11
6-03-14 Electricity  Electrostatics 12,13 Electric Current, Resistance, Ohm's law, Electric circuits: Series & Parallel, Electric power & energy, DC vs.AC, Household circuits, and Cost of Electricity. Series & Parallel Circuits MQ13
6-04-14 Electromagnetism 14 Magnets, Magnetic effects of electric currents, Faraday's law of Induction, Generators, and Transformers.   MQ14
6-05-14 Waves 15,16,17
Waves: Transverse vs. Longitudinal, Wavelength, Frequency, Wave Speed, Sound Waves, Musical Instruments, and Doppler Effect.
  MQ15   MQ17
6-06-14 Final Exam