Physics 103 Spring 2008 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 20
No Labs
This Week
Holiday
22
First
Discussions
23
Lecture 1 (MH)
Chapter 1
Introduction
24 25 26
Jan 27
Lab MC-1
Systematic Errors
28
Lecture 2 (MH)
Chapter 2 
Motion in 1D

29 30
Lecture 3 (MH)
Chapter 2
Motion in 1D
Homework 1
31
Feb 1 2
Feb 3
Lab MC-2
Problems 1 & 2
Motion on an Incline

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

19

20
Lecture 9 (CS)
Chapter 5
Energy
Homework 4
21
PracticeExam1
PracticeSol'ns1
Exam 1
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 1-4
22 23
Feb 24
Lab MC-6
Problem 2
Force and Motion
25
Lecture 10 (CS)
Chapter 6
Momentum
26 27
Lecture 11 (CS)
Chapter 6
Collisions
Homework 5
28

29 Mar 1
Mar 2
Lab M-5
Conservation of Momentum

Lecture 12 (CS)
Chapter 7
Rotational Motion
4
Lecture 13 (CS)
Chapter 7 
Gravitation
Homework 6
6 7 8
Mar 9
Lab MC-11
Problems 2 & 3
Collisions
10
Lecture 14 (CS)
Chapter 8
Rotational Equilibrium
11 12
Lecture 15 (CS)
Chapter 8
Rotational Dynamics
Homework 7
13 14 15 Spring Break!!
Mar 16
Spring Break!!


17
Spring Break!!

18
Spring Break!!
19
Spring Break!!

20
Spring Break!!
21
Spring Break!!
22 Spring Break!!
Mar 23
Makeup Labs This Week
24
Lecture 16 (MH)
Chapter 9
Solids and Fluids
25 26
Lecture 17 (MH)
Chapter 9
Fluids
Homework 8
27 Review
PracticeExam2
PracticeSol'ns2
Exam 2
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 5-8
28 29

Mar 30
Lab M-3
Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
31
Lecture 18 (MH)
Chapter 10 
Thermal Physics
Apr 1

2
Lecture 19 (MH)
Chapter 10
Thermal Physics
Homework 9
3

4

5

Apr 6
Lab MC-9
Angular Acceleration

Lecture 20 (MH)
Chapter 11
Thermal Energy
8
Lecture 21 (MH)
Chapter 11
Thermal Energy
Homework 10
10 11 12
Apr 13
Lab HC-1
Ideal Gas
Problems HC-1a and HC-1b

14
Lecture 22 (MH)
Chapter 12
Thermodynamics
15 16
Lecture 23 (MH)
Chapter 12
Thermodynamics
Homework 11
17
18 19
Apr 20
Makeup Labs
This Week
21
Lecture 24 (CS)
Chapter 13
Vibrations
22

23
Lecture 25 (CS)
Chapter 13
Waves
Homework 12
24
PracticeExam3
PracticeSol'ns3
Exam 3
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 9-12
25
26
Apr 27
Lab HC-3
Latent Heat
28
Lecture 26 (CS)
Chapter 14
Sound

29
30
Lecture 27 (CS)
Chapter 14
Sound
Homework 13
May 1 2
3
May 4
Lab SC-1
Waves

Lecture 28 (CS)
Preflight 28
Review I
6
Lecture 29 (CS)
Preflight 29
Review II
Homework 14
8
9
Preflight 30
10



May 11
Note:
5:00 PM today is the last chance for 80% on Homework 14!

12
13
Practice Final
Practice Sol'ns
Final Exam
5:05-7:05 PM
Covers Chapters 1-14
14
15
16 17


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