Physics 103 Spring 2007 Planner

Labs (Monday through Thursday) and Discussions (Tuesday & Thursday) are conducted by teaching assistants. Each week's lab assignment is listed on the Sunday at the beginning of the week.

Chapter Sections specified are reading assignments - after reading, click that link to answer the preflight before the lecture. Preflights, sets of pre-lecture questions, open at 5 PM, five days before the due date and are due at 9 AM on the day of the lecture. Read the assigned chapter in the text (see below) before answering the preflights. Do not wait until the morning of the lecture to complete them. If you have problems with your computer, it will be too late to go to another computer and get credit! Answers to preflights can be found in the lecture notes  and will also appear in later preflights. 

Homework may be worked on at any time during the semester. Homework is due on Wednesdays  at 5 PM. The second due date, for 80% credit, is always the following Wednesday, again at 5 PM. See the Syllabus page for details. Due dates are also listed at the top of each assignment page.

The Practice Exam links will work all semester. There are more Practice Exams on the Practice Exam Page. Midterm and Final exam links will link to exam solutions after the exams have been graded. For exams, you must report to your assigned

Midterm Exam Rooms               Final Exam Rooms

You can find more resources and information on the Course Info Page.

Lectures will be given by
Professor Clint Sprott (CS) and Professor Matt Herndon (MH)


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Jan 21
No Labs
This Week
22
Lecture 0 (MH)
23
First
Discussions
24
Lecture 1 (MH)
Chapter 1
Introduction
25 26 27
Jan 28
Lab MC-1
Systematic Errors
29
Lecture 2 (MH)
Chapter 2 
Motion in 1D

30 31
Lecture 3 (MH)
Chapter 2
Motion in 1D
Homework 1
Feb 1
2 3
Feb 4
Lab MC-2
Problems 1 & 2
Motion on an Incline

Lecture 4 (MH)
Chapter 3
Motion in 2D
6
Lecture 5 (MH)
Chapter 3
Motion in 2D
Homework 2
8 9 10
Feb 11
Lab MC-4
Acceleration in Free Fall
12
Lecture 6 (MH)
Chapter 4
Laws of Motion
13 14
Lecture 7 (MH)
Chapter 4
Laws of Motion
Homework 3
15
16
17
Feb 18
Makeup Labs This Week
19
Lecture 8 (CS)
Chapter 5
Energy

20

21
Lecture 9 (CS)
Chapter 5
Energy
Homework 4
22
PracticeExam1
PracticeSol'ns1
Midterm 1
Midterm 1 String
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 1-4
23 24
Feb 25
Lab MC-6
Problem 2
Force and Motion
26
Lecture 10 (CS)
Chapter 6
Momentum
27 28
Lecture 11 (CS)
Chapter 6
Collisions
Homework 5
Mar 1

2 3
Mar 4
Lab M-5
Conservation of Momentum

Lecture 12 (CS)
Chapter 7
Rotational Motion
6
Lecture 13 (CS)
Chapter 7 
Gravitation
Homework 6
8 9 10
Mar 11
Lab MC-11
Problems 2 & 3
Collisions
12
Lecture 14 (CS)
Chapter 8
Rotational Equilibrium
13 14
Lecture 15 (CS)
Chapter 8
Rotational Dynamics
Homework 7
15 16 17
Mar 18
Makeup Labs This Week

19
Lecture 16 (MH)
Chapter 9
Solids and Fluids
20 21
Lecture 17 (MH)
Chapter 9
Fluids
Homework 8
22 
Review
PracticeExam2
PracticeSol'ns2
Midterm 2
Midterm 2 String
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 5-8
23 24
Mar 25
Lab M-3
Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
26 
Lecture 18 (MH)
Chapter 10 
Thermal Physics
27 28 
Lecture 19 (MH)
Chapter 10
Thermal Physics
Homework 9
29 30 31
Spring Break!!
Apr 1
Spring Break!!
2
Spring Break!!
3
Spring Break!!
4
Spring Break!!
5
Spring Break!!
6
Spring Break!!
7
Spring Break!!
Apr 8
Lab MC-9
Angular Acceleration

Lecture 20 (MH)
Chapter 11
Thermal Energy
10 11
Lecture 21 (MH)
Chapter 11
Thermal Energy
Homework 10
12 13 14
Apr 15
Lab HC-1
Ideal Gas
Problems HC-1a and HC-1b

16
Lecture 22 (MH)
Chapter 12
Thermodynamics
17 18
Lecture 23 (MH)
Chapter 12
Thermodynamics
Homework 11
19
20 21
Apr 22
Makeup Labs
This Week
23
Lecture 24 (CS)
Chapter 13
Vibrations
24

25
Lecture 25 (CS)
Chapter 13
Waves
Homework 12
26
PracticeExam3
PracticeSol'ns3
Midterm 3
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 9-12
27
28
Apr 29
Lab HC-3
Latent Heat
30
Lecture 26 (CS)
Chapter 14
Sound

May 1

Lecture 27 (CS)
Chapter 14
Sound
Homework 13
3 4
5
May 6
Lab SC-1
Waves

Lecture 28 (CS)
Preflight 28
Review I
8
Lecture 29 (CS)
Preflight 29
Review II
Homework 14
10
11
Preflight 30
12



May 13
Note:
5:00 PM today is the last chance for 80% on Homework 14!

14
Practice Final
Practice Sol'ns
Final Exam
2:45-4:45 PM
Covers Chapters 1-14
15 16
17
18 19


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