Course Outline
Physics 211 Spring 2004

INSTRUCTOR

LECTURE (WNGR 151)

OFFICE

OFFICE HOURS

David McIntyre

Section 1: MWF 10 am
Section 2: MWF 11 am

WNGR 463

M 1-2, W 9-10, F 9-10

WEEK

DATE

READING

TOPIC

LAB (Th - W)

1

Mar 29
Mar 31
Apr 2

1.1 - 1.7
2.1 - 2.4
2.5 - 2.6

Measurement
Displacement, velocity, acceleration
Motion with constant acceleration



1-D motion

2

Apr 5
Apr 7
Apr 9

2.7 - 2.8
3.1 - 3.6
3.7 - 3.8

Falling bodies
Vectors
Projectile motion



Projectile motion

3

Apr 12
Apr 14
Apr 16

3.9 - 3.10
4.1 - 4.3
4.4 - 4.6

Uniform circular motion, relative velocity
Force and mass
Newton's laws of motion



Force and Acceleration

4

Apr 19
Apr 21
Apr 21
Apr 23

4.7 - 4.8

MT 1 7:30 pm
5.1

Applications of Newton's laws
Review, Ch. 1-4
Chaps. 1-4, Venues TBA
Friction




Friction

5

Apr 26
Apr 28
Apr 30

5.2 - 5.4
6.1 - 6.2
6.3 - 6.4

Circular motion
Newton's law of gravitation
Satellite motion



Satellite motion

6

May 3
May 5
May 7

6.5 - 6.7
7.1 - 7.3
7.4

Kepler's laws
Work
Kinetic energy and work-energy principle



Work and K.E.

7

May 10
May 12
May 12
May 14

8.1 - 8.3

MT 2 7:30 pm
8.4 - 8.5

Potential energy
Review, Ch. 5-7
Chaps. 5-7, Venues TBA
Conservation of energy




Conservation of Energy

8

May 17
May 19
May 21

8.6
8.7
8.8

Conservation of energy
Gravitational potential energy
Power



Make-Up Labs

9

May 24
May 26
May 28

9.1 - 9.3
9.4 - 9.6
9.7

Momentum
1-dimensional collisions
2-dimensional collisions



Collisions

10

May 31
Jun 2
Jun 4


9.8 - 9.9

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
Center of mass
Review for final exam


11

Jun 7

FINAL EXAM
7:30 am

Venues TBA