CLASS SCHEDULE FOR PHYSICS 66

SPRING 2009                                              Dr. Gauvreau

WEEK

DATE

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Feb 10,12

Intro(30m),

Ch 1: Coord. systems & Vect.(60m), 

Tut: Kin/Repr (90)

Ch 1 cont (30m)

Tut:Kin/Vel(120m),

Ch1:HW(30m)

2

Feb 17,19

Ch2:1-D motion(60m),

Ch1: HW(30m)

Tut:Kin/acc.1D (120m) 

Ch2: HW (30m)

RTP1-Lab1: Intro Motion (180m)

3

Feb 24,26

Ch3:2D Motion(60m)

Ch2: HW(30m)

Tut: Motion2D(120m)

Quiz1:Ch1&2(60m),

Ch 4: Laws Motion(30m),

Tut: Forces(120m)

4

Mar 3, 5

 

Ch3:HW(60m)  Ch4 cont. (60m)

Tut:2nd and 3rdLaw (120m)

Ch4 HW (30m)

RTP1-Lab3: Force&Motion(180m)

5

Mar 10,12

Ch4: HW(30m), Ch5: Applications Newton’s law(30m),

 RTP1-Lab5: “F = ma”(180m)

Quiz2: Ch3&4(60m), Ch5cont (30m), Tut:Work/Energy(120m)

6

Mar 17,19

Ch5:HW(30m),Ch6:En.&En.Xfer(30m)

RTP1-Lab12(180m)

Ch 5: HW(30m) Ch 6 cont (30m)

Tut : Changes in En. & Mom.(120m)  TBA (60m)

7

Mar 24,26

Ch6:HW(60m), Ch 7:Pot. Energy(60)

Tut: Cons. Mom 1-D(120m)

Quiz 3: Ch5&6(60m),

RTP1-Lab8(180m)

8

Mar 31, Apr 2

Cesar Chavez – No Classes

 

Ch7: HW(60m), Ch8: Mom. & Coll. (60m), Tut: Cons. Mom. 2-D(120m)

9

Apr 7, 9

Spring-Break – No Classes

No Classes

10

Apr 14,16

Ch8:HW(60m), RTP1-Lab9(180m)

Quiz4: Ch7&8(60m)

Ch10 : Rot. Motion (60m),

Tut: Rotational Motion(120m)

11

Apr 21,23

Ch11: Grav.&Plan. Orb. & H-Atom(60m)

Ch12 : Osc. Motion(60m)

Tut: Dyn.RB(120m)

Ch10&11 :HW(90m),  

Lab3: SHM(150m)

12

Apr 28,30

Quiz 5 : Ch10+Ch11(60m)

Tut:Equil RB(120m)

Ch13: Mech. Waves(60m),

Ch12: HW(60m)

Tut : Sup&Refl.(120m)

Tut: Refl&Transm(60m)

13

May 5, 7

Tut: Refl&Transm cont (60m)

Ch13:HW(60m), Tut:Prop&Refr.(120m)

Ch14:Sup.&Standing Waves(60m)

Lab4: Standing Waves(180m)

14

May 12,14

Quiz6:Ch12&13(60m), Ch14: HW(30m),  Ch15: Fluid Dyn.(90m),  TBA (60m)

Ch16:Temp.& Kin. Th.  Gasses(60m)

 Tut:Press. Liqu.(120m)

Ch14: HW(30m)

15

May 19,21

Ch15 :HW(60m), Ch17: (60m), Tut:Buoyancy (120m)

Quiz 7: Ch14&15(60m),  Ch18(30m), Tut: Ideal Gas Law(120m), 

16

May 26,28

Ch16,17:HW(90m), Ch 18 cont (30m)

Tut: First Law of Thermo. (120m)

Ch18:HW(60m),   Review(180m)

17

June 2, 4

No Classes

Final Exam   12:30 pm    Room 0915

 

 

 

How to get an “A” in this class in 10 steps. 

This is a demanding class.  In order to obtain a good grade, you should:  

 

1)    Read the material prior to lectures

2)    Do attend the lectures

3)    Do the tutorials thoroughly

4)    Do the Labs

5)    Do the HW (Reserve plenty of time to do the assigned homework.)

6)    Write the Lab reports including the “summary”.

7)    Participate in class discussions.

8)    Attend office hour discussions.

9)    Review and understand solutions to the quizzes and HW

10) Get enough sleep.