Preliminary Schedule   PHYS 2101   MWF, Spring 2008, Sec. 1, 4, and 5
Dubravka Rupnik   281 Nicholson   (225) 578-8400   rupnik@phys.lsu.edu
Office hours:   WF: 9:40 - 10:30 AM, TTh: 10:40 - 11:30 PM, or by appointment
(you're welcome to come to my office anytime on the chance that I'll be there)
Study sessions:   M 3:40 - 5:30 PM   280 Nicholson Hall
Click here to see couple of old exams. Click here to see some examples.

Chapter Assignment  (Supplemental notes)

Week -  Dates

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Ch. 1-6   (Review of Phys 1100), Examples_2345 (with fixed a-t plot on first page), Questions, Old Review, Problem 5-67 1 - Jan 14,16,18 (15,17) Hw1
Ch. 7  (Kinetic energy and work)  Unsolved-problems 2 - Jan 23,25 (22,24) Hw2

Review Session

1/18, 5:30-7PM
 130 Nicholson

TEST 1 (Ch. 1-6)   Hystograms

 
1/22, 6-7 PM
 1-130 Nicholson
4,5 - 2 Lockett
1/22 - last day to drop w/out W ,  1/24 - last day to add/change
    Syllabus 1/25
Ch. 8 (Potential energy and conservation of energy)   Examples_78 3 - Jan 28,30,Feb 1 (29,31) Hw3 2/7

2/4 - 2/6     Mardi Gras

    
Ch. 9  (Center of mass and linear momentum)  Ancient "long jump"  4 - Feb 8 (7)  
Ch. 9  (Collisions), Ch. 10 (Rotation)   Example_9, Example_10 5 - Feb 11,13, 15 (12,14) Hw4 2/15
Ch. 10  (Rotational energy, torque), Ch.11 (Rolling)  Cycloid 6 - Feb 18,20,22 (19,21)  

Review Session
2/18, 6-7 PM
 130 Nicholson

TEST 2   (Ch. 7 - 9) Hystograms Problem 2d variations
2/19, 6-7 PM
 1-130 Nicholson
4,5 - 2 Locket
Ch.11 (Torque, angular momentum)  Example_11, Linear_vs_angular 7 - Feb 25,27,29 (26,28) Hw5 2/25
Ch. 12 (Equilibrium) 8 - Mar3,5, 7 (4,6)  Hw6 3/3
Ch.13 (Gravitation)  Kepler's law animation, Star motion animation Kepler's law of periods, 243 IDA (asteroid-moon system), Review 9 - Mar 10,12,14 (11,13) Hw7

 Spring Break    3/17 - 3/21

    
Ch.14   (Fluids)    Pressure gauge, Pascal's principle - Brakes, Airplane lift, Flow around wing, Venturi tube    Examples_14 11 - Mar 24,26,28 (25,27) Hw8

Review Session
3/24, 6 PM
 130 Nicholson

TEST 3   (Ch. 10 - 13)  Hystograms
3/25, 6-7 PM
 1-130 Nicholson
4,5 - 2 Locket
Ch.15   (Oscillations)  Negative damping (torsion) - Tacoma bridge 12 - Mar 31, Feb 2,4 (1,3) Hw9

4/7 - Final date to drop with W, to reschedule a final exam if 3 tests are within 24 hours

    
Ch. 16   (Waves)   Review-old,  Review all(old) 13 - Apr 7,9,11 (8,10) Hw10 
Ch. 18  (Temperature, heat, 1st law of thermodynamics) 14 - Apr 14,16,18 (15,17) Hw11

Review Session
4/14, 6 PM
 130 Nicholson

TEST 4   (Ch. 14 - 16)  Hystograms
4/15, 6-7 PM
 1-130 Nicholson
4,5 - 2 Locket
Ch. 19   (Ideal gasses), Ch. 20 (Entropy)  15 - Apr 21,23,25 (22,24) Hw12
Ch. 20   (Entropy, 2nd law of thermodynamics)   Heat engines, Carnot cycle 16 - 4/28,4/30, 5/2, (4/29,5/1) Hw13
Hw14 or Hw14

Review Session
5/2, 6 PM
 130 Nicholson

Final Exam

 5/8,  5:30-7:30 PM 130 Nicholson