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Syllabus for Fall 2008

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Day	Date	Topic	Reading Before Class	Homework Assignment	Homework Due	Class Worksheet
T	Sep 30	Introduction, math review		1.70, 72	W1600
W	Oct 1	Vectors	1.1-1.5	1.75, 80, 83	R1500
R	Oct 2	Velocity and momentum	1.6-1.11	1.95, 103, 104, 105	M1700	Motion Soln
T*	Oct 7	Velocity and momentum	1.6-1.11	2.25, 26, 28	W1600
W	Oct 8	Momentum principle	2.1-2.3	2.32, 33, 35	R1500
R	Oct 8	Momentum principle	2.4-2.6	2.38, 39, 40, 41	M1700	Momentum
T*	Oct 14	Momentum principle	2.7-2.10	Probs Solutions	W1600
W	Oct 15	Nonconstant forces	3.1-3.4	Probs Solutions	R1500
R	Oct 16	Gravity, electr. force	3.5-3.8	Probs Solutions	M1700	Excel Soln
T*	Oct 21	More forces	3.9-3.13	Probs Solutions	W1600
W	Oct 22	Constant forces	4.1-4.6	Probs Solutions	R1500
R	Oct 23	Constant forces	4.7-4.10	Probs Solutions	M1700
T*	Oct 28	Constant forces	4.11-4.17		W1600
W	Oct 29	Circular motion		Probs Solutions	R1500
R	Oct 30	Circular motion		Probs Solutions	M1700	Pract. probs.
T*	Nov 4	Circular motion				Pract. solns.
W	Nov 5	Energy principle	5.1-5.3	5.57,60,61	R1500
R	Nov 6	Energy principle	5.4-5.7	5.62,69,76,83	M1700	Class probs
T*	Nov 11	Potential energy	5.8-5.16			Class probs
W	Nov 12	Energy in systems	6.1-6.3	Problems	R1500
R	Nov 13	Energy in systems	6.4-6.8	Solutions	M1700	Pract. probs.
T*	Nov 18	Friction	6.9-6.13	Solutions		Pract. solns.
W	Nov 19	Systems of many particles	8.1-8.3
R	Nov 20	Systems of many particles	8.4-8.7	Probs Solns	M1700	Class probs Answers
T*	Nov 25	Systems of many particles		Probs Solns
W	Nov 26	NO CLASS
R	Nov 27	NO CLASS
T	Dec 2	Energy quantization	7.1-7.3
W	Dec 3	Energy quantization	7.4-7.8
R	Dec 4	Review				Exams
M	Dec 8 1400	Final exam

*There will be a test on each unit on the Tuesdays indicated.

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