PHYS 211    Maheswaranathan    Fall 2026    Course Schedule


Date

Topic

Chap Sections

Videos

Questions

Problems

8-26

Introduction, Uncertainty, Significant Figures

1-1,2,3

Significant Figures

 7,8

1,5,7,8,10

8-28

Unit: Standards & Conversion, Dim.analysis    

1-4,5,6,7

MoleNIST  UnitsUnit ConversionSecond,

 1,3,5

21,33,38,63,65

8-31

Speed, Velocity, & Acceleration

2-1,2,3,4

Speed, Velocity, & Accel.

1,3,5,8

1,8,16,20,27

9-2 

Kinematics, Free fall, Graphical anal

2-5,6,7,8,9

Deriv. KE1,3,4
Deriv. KE3

11,12,16,19 

18,24,26, 61,62,69

9-4 

Vectors & Unit Vectors

3-1,2,3,4,5

Vectors & Scalars

 

 

9-9

Vector Kinematics

3-6

Adding Vectors

5

41,56 

9-11

Projectile Motion & Relative velocity

3-7,8,9

Projectile Motion Relative Motion

9

14,28

9-14

Newton's Laws of Motion

4-1,2,3,4,5

Newton's Laws of Motion

Atwood's Machine

9-16

Applications of Newton's laws

4-6,7,8

Free Body Diagram

1,6

5,10,17,19,54,63,96

9-18

Revision for Test #1

Study Guide

 

Vec.Add.Hwk

 

9-21

Test #1

Chap 1,2,3,4

 

Vec.Add.key

 

9-23

Friction

5-1

Friction

6  Sky Diving

7,9,30,36,63

9-25

Uniform Circular Motion

5-2,3,4,5,6

Circular Motion: Concept&Prob.

9

51,70,82   STQ

9-28

Gravitation

6-1,2,3

 

 

 

9-30

Satellites, Kepler’s Laws

6-4,5,6,7

 

10-2

Work & Energy, Kinetic Energy

7-1,2,3,4

Work & KE

7

8,11,36

10-5 

Conservation of Energy, Pot.Energy

8-1,2,3,4,5

 

8

22,34,47,109   STQ

10-7 

GPE, Escape velocity, & power.

8-6,7,8

PE & KE

4

15,24

10-9

Momentum & Impulse

9-1,2,3

 

26,37,39         STQ

10-12

Collisions

9-4,5,6,7

 

 

 

10-14

Center of Mass & Rocket Motion

9-8,9,10

Center of Mass

1

 

10-21

Revision for Test #2

Study Guide

 

 

10-23

Test #2

Chap 5,6,7,8,9

 

 

Grade Calculation

10-26

Rotational Variables

10-1,2,3

  Hwk

4

6,9

10-28

Rotational Kinematics & Inertia

10-4,5,6

Rotational Inertia

1

20,41,43

10-30

Inertia & 2nd law for Rotation

10-7,8,9,10

Disk & Ring

9

54,66,89

11-02

Rolling Motion

11-1,2,3

Rolling Down an Incline

 

2,9,72,92

11-04

Torque

11-4,5,6

Torque

 

19,27,35

11-06

Angular Momentum

11-7,8,9

Cons. of AM

 

46,55,60    P61,60,44

11-09

Static Equilibrium

12-1,2,3

Ladder on a wall

3

3,19,24

11-11

Elasticity 

12-4,5,6 

 STQ3

 

 

11-13

Revision for Test #3

Study Guide

STQ1STQ2

Equations Sheet

 

11-16

Test #3

Chap 10,11,12

 

 

Grade Calculation

11-18

Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion

14-1,2,3,4

SHM

SFQ shm

11,100

11-20

Pendulum, Resonance

14-5,6,7,8

 

 

 

11-23

Waves Motion, Types of Waves

15:1,2,3,4

 Air Col. Res

2,11

49,65

11-30

Wave Equation

15:5-11

Waves in a  string

SFQ string vib

 

12-02

Sound

16-1,2,3

 

 

2,38,43,56,57

12-04

Sources of Sound

16-4,5,6,7,8,9

Doppler effect

Doppler Effect

 

12-07

Review for Final

 

Cross Prod. Cal.

 

 

12-10, 
8AM.

Comprehensive Final Exam

 

 

Study Guide

Grade Calculation