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PHY
101 Major Concepts in Physics Syllabus Prof. Stefan Ballmer
Phone 443-9105 |
Links:
- Syllabus
- For announcements,
grades and other information, please also visit the Syracuse
University Blackboard web
site.
Make sure you check the announcements on Blackboard periodically.
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You can also download the etext iPad App.
Tentative Class Schedule
| No |
Week |
Date (2011) |
Chapter / Topic |
Lab |
Remarks & Problem sets |
| 1 |
1 |
Aug 29 Mon |
Chap 1: Representing motion |
No labs this week |
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| 2 |
Aug 31 Wed |
Chap 2: Motion in 1D,
velocity |
... |
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| 3 |
2 |
Sept 7 Wed |
Chap 2: Acceleration |
No labs this week |
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| 4 |
3 |
Sept 12 Mon |
Chap 4: Forces, Newton's
laws of motion |
Lab 1: Visualizing
motion |
|
| 5 |
Sept 14 Wed |
Chap 4: Forces, Newton's laws of motion, part 2 | ... |
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| 6 |
4 |
Sept 19 Mon |
Chap 4: Forces summary and
Friction |
Lab 2: Forces |
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| 7 |
Sept 21 Wed |
Chap 10: Energy and Work,
Introduction |
... |
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| 8 |
5 |
Sept 26 Mon |
Chap 10: Kinetic and
potential energy |
Lab 3: Energy and
Work |
|
| 9 |
Sept 28 Wed |
EXAM I |
... |
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| 10 |
6 |
Oct 3 Mon |
Chap 10, 11 : Power,
Temperature, Heat; Using energy |
Lab 4: Power |
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| 11 |
Oct 5 Wed |
Chap 12: Thermal properties
of Matter; The Ideal Gas |
... |
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| 12 |
7 |
Oct 10 Mon |
Chap 11: Thermodynamics,
first and second law |
Lab 5: Behavior
of Gases |
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| 13 |
Oct 12 Wed |
Chap 12: Heat engines |
... |
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| 14 |
8 |
Oct 17 Mon |
Chap 11 & 12: Heat
transfer |
Lab 6: Properties of Gases | |
| 15 |
Oct 19 Wed |
Review: Energy and
Thermodynamics |
... |
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| 16 |
9 |
Oct 24 Mon |
EXAM II |
Lab 7: Stirling
Engine |
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| 17 |
Oct 26 Wed |
Chap 20: Introduction to
Electricity |
... |
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| 18 |
10 |
Oct 31 Mon |
Chap 21 & 22:
Electrical fields and currents |
Lab 8: Electric
circuits |
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| 19 |
Nov 2 Wed |
Chap 21: Electrical Energy
Storage |
... |
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| 20 |
11 |
Nov 7 Mon |
Chap 23: Circuits |
Lab 9: Electric
Energy Storage |
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| 21 |
Nov 9 Wed |
Review: Chap 20-23:
Electricity |
... |
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| 22 |
12 |
Nov 14 Mon |
Chap 24: Magnetic fields
and forces |
No labs this week |
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| 23 |
Nov 16 Wed |
EXAM III |
... |
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| 24 |
13 |
Nov 28 Mon |
Chap 24: Magnetic forces
applications |
Make-up lab: Electric Motor | |
| 25 |
Nov 30 Wed |
Chap 25: Induction |
... |
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| 26 |
14 |
Dec 5 Mon |
Chap 25: Electromagnetic
waves |
No lab this week |
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| 27 |
Dec 7 Wed |
Review: Chap 24-25:
(Electro-) Magnetism |
... |
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| Final |
Dec 15 Thu |
EXAM IV & V |