Home page for General Physics 121

Here is a copy of the course syllabus

You can find pdf's for lectures in the following list:

• January 23, 2008 (Intro, course logistics) pdf file

• January 25, 2008 (weekly assignments, FCI pretest) pdf file

• January 28, 2008 (weekly assignment, Chap 2) pdf file

• January 30, 2008 (weekly assignment, Chap 2) pdf file

• February 1, 2008 (finish Chap 2) pdf file

• February 4, 2008 (start Chap 3) pdf file

• February 6, 2008 (Chap 3) pdf file

• February 8, 2008 (finish Chap 3) pdf file

• Test date: First exam to be held on Wednesday, Feb 13 at 9 AM

• February 11, 2008 (start Chap 4) pdf file

• February 15, 2008 (finish Chap 4) pdf file

• February 18, 2008 (Dr. Arendt; start Chap 5) pdf file

• February 20, 2008 (Chap 5 - springs; friction) pdf file

• February 22, 2008 (Chap 5 - friction; uniform circular motion) pdf file

• February 25, 2008 (Chap 6 - Work, kinetic energy) pdf file

• Test date: Second exam to be held on Monday, March 3 at 9 AM

• February 27, 2008 (Chap 6 - More work) pdf file

• February 29, 2008 (Finish Chap 6, Exam review) pdf file

• March 3, 2008 (Test; assignment for the week) pdf file

• March 5, 2008 (Chap 7, power, potential energy) pdf file

• March 7, 2008 (Chap 7, conservation of energy) pdf file

• March 17, 2008 (Chap 7, power; Chap 9, center of mass) pdf file

• March 19, 2008 (Chap 9, motion of center of mass) pdf file

• Test date: Third exam to be held on Monday, March 31 at 9 AM

• March 24, 2008 (Chap 9, impulse and momentum; collisions) pdf file

• March 26, 2008 (Chap 9, collisions in 1 and 2-D) pdf file

• March 31, 2008 (Assignment for week: Chap 10-11) pdf file

• April 2, 2008 (Chap 10, rotational kinematics; torque) pdf file

• April 4, 2008 (Chap 10, moment of inertia) pdf file

• April 7, 2008 (Chap 10, rolling motion; Chap 11 cross products) pdf file

• April 9, 2008 (Chap 11, conservation of angular mo.) pdf file

• April 11, 2008 (Chap 11, gyroscopes and frisbees) pdf file

• April 14, 2008 (Chap 8, gravitation) pdf file

• April 16, 2008 (Chap 8, gravitation) pdf file

• April 18, 2008 (Chap 8, gravitation) pdf file

• Test date: Fourth exam to be held on Monday, April 28 at 9 AM

• April 21, 2008 (Chap 13, simple harmonic motion) pdf file

• April 23, 2008 (Chap 13, SHM - examples) pdf file

• April 25, 2008 (Chap 14, Traveling Waves) pdf file

• April 30, 2008 (Chap 16, Temperature and Heat) pdf file

• Test date: Final Exam to be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 9 AM

• May 2, 2008 (Chap 16, Heat transfer, heat capacity) pdf file

• May 5, 2008 (Chap 16, Thermal expansion, kinetic theory) pdf file

• May 9, 2008 (Final Exam Review) pdf file