Laboratory
All laboratory experiments below are hyperlinked to the corresponding manuals. Whenever a lab experiment is not hyperlinked, it comes from Walter Wimbush’s Lab Manual available electronically here.
Students are expected to read through the manuals in advance and come prepared for the lab.
Instructions on how to setup and operate the physics equipment can be found here.
Course Resources
A workbook to practice solving problems is available electronically here.
Week 1
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Introduction Ch. 1 Introduction Ch. 2 Motion |
Lab. Safety Practice Problems Ch. 1 |
| Tuesday | Lab. Velocity and Acceleration Lab. Force Table |
Practice Problems Ch. 2 |
| Wednesday | Ch. 3 Kinematics 2D | Practice Problems Ch. 3 |
| Thursday | Ch. 4. Dynamics | Practice Problems Ch. 4 |
| Friday | No Lab |
Week 2
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Memorial Day No Class |
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| Tuesday | Test 1. Ch. 1 – 3 Ch. 4 Forces |
Lab. Vectors (online) Lab A. Force Table |
| Wednesday | Ch. 5 Circular Motion | Practice Problems Ch. 5 |
| Thursday | Ch. 7 Energy | Practice Problems Ch. 7 |
| Friday | Review for Test 2 |
Week 3
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Test 2. Ch. 4, 5, 7 Ch. 8 Momentum |
Practice Problems Ch. 8 |
| Tuesday | Lab. Momentum Lab. Torque |
Lab. Momentum (online) |
| Wednesday | Ch. 9 Rotation Ch. 10 Statics |
Practice Problems Ch. 9 Practice Problems Ch. 10 |
| Thursday | Ch. 10 Statics Ch. 11 Equilibriium Review for Test 3 |
Practice Problems Ch. 11 |
| Friday |
Week 4
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Test 3. Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11 Ch. 12 Fluids |
Practice Problems Ch. 12 |
| Tuesday | Lab. SHM Lab. Standing Waves |
Lab A. Simple Pendulum |
| Wednesday | Ch. 12. Fluids Ch. 13. Oscillations |
Practice Problems Ch. 12 Practice Problems Ch. 13 |
| Thursday | Ch. 14. Waves Review for Test 4 |
Practice Problems Ch. 14 |
| Friday |
Week 5
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Test 4. 12, 13, 14, 15 Ch. 15 Sound |
Practice Problems Ch. 15 |
| Tuesday | Lab. Boyle’s Law Lab. Specific Heat |
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| Wednesday | Ch. 16 Temperature | Practice Problems Ch. 16 |
| Thursday | Ch. 17 Heat Review for Test 5 |
Practice Problems Ch. 17 |
| Friday |
Week 6 Final
| Class | Assignments/Practice | |
| Monday | Test 5 | This is the final Test for the class. |