Knutson Lectures Magenta Days
Labs (Monday-Wednesday) will primarily be conducted by Watson
Discussions (Wednesday-Friday) will be conducted by Forest, Knutson and Watson.
The chapters specified are the reading assignment. After doing the assigned reading, click on the link to answer the preflight before the lecture.
Homework for the week can be discussed with the TAs during Office Hours.
The due date is shown on the homework page.
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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| 2
WEEK 1 |
3 Labor Day | 4 | 5 Lecture 1: Chapter C1 Introduction to Interactions |
6 | 77 Lecture 2: Chapter C1 The Standard Model and the Fundamental Forces |
8 |
| 9
WEEK 2 |
10 Lecture 3: Chapter C2 Vectors Lab 1 |
11 |
12 Lecture 4: Chapter C3 Interactions transfer momentum Homework 1 due |
13 |
14 Lecture 5: Chapter C4 Particles and Systems |
15 |
| 16
WEEK 3 |
17 Lecture 6: Chapter C5 Applying Momentum Conservation Lab 2 |
18 | 19 Lecture 7: Chapter C6 Homework 2 due |
20 | 21 Lecture 8: Chapter C7 Some Potential Energy Functions |
22 |
| 23
WEEK 4 |
24 Lecture 9: Chapter C8 Force and Energy Lab 3 |
25 | 26 Lecture 10: Chapter C9 Homework 3 due |
27 | 28 Lecture 11: Chapter C10 Thermal Energy |
29 |
| 30 |
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WEEK 5 |
1 Lecture 12: Chapter C11 Energy in Bonds Lab 4 |
2 | 3 Lecture 13: Chapter C13 Homework 4 due |
4 | 5 Lecture 14: Chapter C14 Angular Momentum |
6 |
7 WEEK 6 |
8 Lecture 15: Chapter C14 Conservation of Angular Momentum |
9 | 10 Lecture 16: Chapter N1 Newton's Laws 17:45 Midterm 1 |
11 | 12 Lecture 17: Chapter N2 Vector Calculus |
13 |
14 WEEK 7 |
15 Lecture 18:
Chapter N3 Forces from Motion Lab 5 |
16 | 17 Lecture 19: Chapter N4 Motion from Forces Homework 6 due |
18 | 19 Lecture 20: Chapter N5 Statics |
20 |
21 WEEK 8 |
22 Lecture 21: Chapter N6 Linearly Constrained Motion Lab 6 |
23 | 24 Lecture 22: Chapter N7 Coupled Objects Homework 7 due |
25 | 26 Lecture 23: Chapter N8 Circularly Constrained Motion |
27 |
28 WEEK 9 |
29 Lecture 24: Chapter N12 Orbits Lab 7 |
30 | 31 Lecture 25: Chapter N13 Planetary Motion Homework 8 due |
| Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2 Lecture 26: Chapter N10 Projectile Motion |
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| 4
WEEK 10 |
5 Lecture 27: Chapter N9 Noninertial Frames Lab 8 |
6 | 7 Lecture 28: Chapter N11 Homework 9 due |
8 | 9 Lecture 29 Makeup/Review |
10 |
| 11
WEEK 11 |
12 Lecture 30: Chapter R1 The Principle of Relativity Lab 9 |
13 | 14 Lecture 31: Chapter R2 Synchronizing Clocks |
15 | 16 Lecture 32: Chapter R3 The Nature of Time Homework 7 |
17 |
| 18
WEEK 12 |
19 Lecture 33: Chapter R4 The Metric Equation Lab 10 |
20 | 21 Lecture 34: Chapter R5 Homework 9 due |
22 THANKSGIVING | 23 |
24 |
| 25
WEEK 13 |
26 Lecture 35: Chapter R6 Coordinate Transformations Lab 11 |
20 | 28 Lecture 36: Chapter R7 Lorentz Contraction Homework 10 due |
29 | 30 Lecture 37: Chapter R8 The cosmic speed limit |