Physics 140 Syllabus Spring 2008
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Date |
Day |
Class# |
Text Section and Title |
HW # |
HW # due |
DR # |
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01/15 |
Tu |
1 |
1.1 Skating |
01 |
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1* |
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01/17 |
Th |
2 |
1.2 Falling Balls |
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01/22 |
Tu |
3 |
1.3 Ramps |
02 |
01 |
2 |
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01/24 |
Th |
4 |
2.1 Seesaws |
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01/29 |
Tu |
5 |
2.2 Wheels |
03 |
02 |
3 |
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01/31 |
Th |
6 |
2.3 Bumper Cars |
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02/05 |
Tu |
7 |
Review (in class) and Hour Exam I (7:00 p.m.) |
04 |
03 |
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02/07 |
Th |
8 |
3.1 Spring Scales |
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02/12 |
Tu |
9 |
3.2 Bouncing Balls |
05 |
04 |
4 |
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02/14 |
Th |
10 |
3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters |
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02/19 |
Tu |
11 |
4.1 Bicycles |
06 |
05 |
5 |
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02/21 |
Th |
12 |
7.1 Wood Stoves |
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02/26 |
Tu |
13 |
7.2 Water, Steam and Ice |
07 |
06 |
6 |
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02/28 |
Th |
14 |
7.3 Incandescent Light Bulbs |
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03/04 |
Tu |
15 |
8.1 Air Conditioners |
08 |
07 |
7 |
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03/06 |
Th |
16 |
8.2 Automobiles |
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03/11 |
Tu |
17 |
Review (in class) and Hour Exam II (7:00 p.m.) |
09 |
08 |
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03/13 |
Th |
18 |
9.1 Clocks |
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03/18 |
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SPRING BREAK |
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03/20 |
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SPRING BREAK |
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03/25 |
Tu |
19 |
9.2 Musical Instruments |
10 |
09 |
8 |
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03/27 |
Th |
20 |
10 .1 Static Electricity and Xerography |
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04/01 |
Tu |
21 |
10.2-3 Flashlights |
11 |
10 |
9 |
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04/03 |
Th |
22 |
11.1 Household Magnets |
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04/08 |
Tu |
23 |
11.2-3 Electric Generators/Motors/Power Dist |
12 |
11 |
10 |
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04/10 |
Th |
24 |
13.1 Radio |
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04/15 |
Tu |
25 |
Review (in class) and Hour Exam III (7:00 p.m.) |
13 |
12 |
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04/17 |
Th |
26 |
13.2 Microwave Ovens |
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04/22 |
Tu |
27 |
16.1 Nuclear Weapons |
14 |
13 |
11 |
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04/24 |
Th |
28 |
16.2 Medical Imaging and Radiation |
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04/29 |
Tu |
29 |
Review |
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14 |
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05/7 |
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FINAL EXAM A1 - 7 - 10 PM |
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05/8 |
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FINAL EXAM A2 - 1:30 - 4:30 PM |
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(*) Discovery room (DR) session 1 runs from Monday January 14th through Friday January 18th. In later weeks the discovery room sessions start on Wednesday morning and end Tuesday in the following week at lunch time. Discovery Room sessions D1 are always Monday’s, D2 on Tuesday’s, D3 Wednesday’s, D4 Thursday’s and D5 Friday’s. The second discovery room session will start with sessions D3 on Wednesday morning, January 23rd.