Lecture Notes for my Physics 201 Class

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On this page you find lecture notes for my Physics 201 class. I will try to provide lecture notes by latest the day after class! I will only provide the power point slides. If we do an example or problem on the board I may not post it here!

 

September 1 Introduction

September 3 Introduction/Vectors

September 5 1-D Kinematics

September 8 1-D Kinematics

September 10 2-D Kinematics

September 12 Circular Motion

September 15 Newton’s Laws

September 17 Newton's laws

September 19 Newton's laws

September 22 Newton's laws

September 24 Circular Motion

September 26 Review

September 29 Gravity

September 29, 19:30-20:30: Midterm Exam 1, Ch. 1-5

October 1 Work, Energy

October 3 Conservation of Energy

October 6 Power

October 8 Momentum, collisions

October 10 Impulse, Center of Mass

October 13 Rotational Kinematics

October 15 Moments, Moving Axis

October 17 Review

October 20 Torque, Rotational Dynamics

October 20, 19:30-20:30: Midterm Exam 2, Ch. 6-8

October 22 Angular Momentum

October 24 Rotational Statics

 

October 27 SHM

October 29 SHM, Pendulum

October 31 Waves

November 3 Standing Waves

November 5 Interference, Sound

November 7 Review

November 10 Expansion, Heat

November 10, 19:30-20:30: Midterm Exam 3, Ch. 9-12

November 12 Heat Transfer, Ideal Gas

November 14 Kinetic Theory, 1st Law

November 17 Heat Engines, 2nd Law

November 19 Carnot Cycle, Entropy

November 21 Fluid Statics

November 24 Review (Entire semester)

November 26 Review (Entire semester)

The classes after Thanksgiving have been “used” for evening exam time slots.

There will be no scheduled office hour from December 1 on. Instead, please contact me by email.

 

 

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