A host of introductory texts is shelved in Gordon Library, QC 21-23. Several are conveniently located in Olin 118 (a very comfortable room to study in). Examples are:
LECTURE TOPICSSerway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Tipler, Physics
Wolfson & Pasachoff, Physics
Fishbane et. al., Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Vol. 1
Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamentals of Physics
The schedule of day-by-day lecture topics is listed below. To get the most out of each lecture, you should read -- AHEAD OF TIME! -- the respective objectives and skim through the relevant sections in the text as indicated, so that the lecture discussions will have something to stick to in your memory banks.
DATE LECTURE TOPIC STUDY GUIDE
1. Th 8/26 Introduction to Course 1, Obj. 2 - 5
Vectors (Ch. 1, Secs. 8,9,10)
2. F 8/27 Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration 1, Obj. 6, 7
(Ch. 2 Secs. 1,2,3,4)
3. M 8/30 Velocity & Acceleration 1, Obj. 6, 7, 8
Motion in One Dimension
(Ch. 2 Secs.3,4,5,6)
4. W 9/1 Motion One & Two Dimensions 1, Obj. 8, 9
Projectile Motion 2, Obj. 9
(Ch. 3, Secs. 1,2,3,4)
5. F 9/3 Circular Motion (Ch.3, Sec. 5) 2, Obj. 10, 11
Newton's Laws of Motion
(Ch.4, Secs. 1-6)
Tues. 9/7 Question and Answer Session for Exam 1 (4:30-5:30, 7:00-8:00 in Olin 107)
Wed. 9/8 EXAMINATION NO. 1 (ON STUDY GUIDE 1)
10:00-10:50 A. M. for Sections 1 to 6
1:00-1:50 P.M. for Sections 7 to 12
6. F 9/10 Using Newton's Laws (Ch.4, Sec. 7) 2, Obj. 12, 13
Ch. 5, Secs. 1,2,3)
7. M 9/13 Using Newton's Laws 2, Obj. 12, 13, 14
(Ch. 5, Secs. 1-5)
8. W 9/15 Using Newton's Laws 2, Obj. 12, 13, 14
(Ch. 5, Sec. 4,5)
Thurs. 9/16 Question and Answer Session for Exam 2 (4:30-5:30, 7:00-8:00 in Olin107)
Fri. 9/17 EXAMINATION NO. 2 (ON STUDY GUIDE 2)
10:00-10:50 A.M. for Sections 1 to 6
1:00-1:50 P. M. for Sections 7 to 12
9. M 9/20 Work, Energy, and Power 3, Obj. 15, 16, 17, 18
(Ch. 6, Secs. 1-5)
10. W 9/22 Conservation of Energy 3, Obj. 19, 20, 21
Conservative & Non-Conservative Forces
(Ch. 7, Secs. 1,2,3,4)
11. F 9/24 Momentum and Impulse 3, Obj. 22, 23, 24
Conservation of Momentum
(Ch. 8, Secs. 1,2,3)
12. M 9/27 Conservation of Momentum 3, Obj. 24
Elastic & Inelastic Collisions
(Ch. 8, Secs. 1-5)
13. W 9/29 Torque, Static Equilibrium 4, Obj. 25
(Ch. 10, Sec. 2; Ch. 11, Secs. 1-4)
Thurs. 9/30 Question and Answer Session for Exam 3 (4:30-5:30, 7:00-8:00 in Olin 107)
Fri. 10/1 EXAMINATION NO. 3 (ON STUDY GUIDE 3)
10:00-10:50 A. M. for Sections 1 to 6
1:00-1:50 P. M. for Sections 7 to 12
14. M 10/4 Rotational Kinematics 4, Obj. 26
(Ch. 9, Secs. 1,2,3,4)
15. W 10/6 Rotational Dynamics 4, Obj. 27
(Ch. 9, Sec. 5; Ch. 10, Secs. 1-3)
16. F 10/8 Angular Momentum and Conservation 4, Obj. 28, 29, 30
of Angular Momentum
(Ch. 10, Secs. 6,7)
17. M 10/13 Conservation of Angular Momentum 4, Obj. 28, 29, 30
Tues. 10/12 Question and Answer Session for Exam 4 (4:30-5:30, 7:00-8:00 in Olin 107)
Wed. 10/13 EXAMINATION NO. 4 (ON STUDY GUIDE 4)
10:00-10:50 A. M. for Sections 1 to 6
1:00-1:50 P. M. for Sections 7 to 12
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