Fall 2011 Syllabus (WILL CHANGE FOR 2012)
Elements of Physics 161
Lectures on Tue. and Thu. 5:00-6:20 pm
Physics Lecture Hall
(Readings refer to 9th edition of textbook)
lec date(s) day Topic Reading
1 9/1 Th Introduction 1
BEWARE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION BECAUSE OF RUTGERS FOOTBALL.
2 9/6 Tu 1-D Motion 2
3 9/13 Tu Vectors & 2-D Motion 3
4 9/15 Th Newton's Laws 4.1 - 4.3
5 9/20 Tu Newton's Laws 4.4 - 4.6
6 9/22 Th Work & Energy 5.1 - 5.5
7 9/27 Tu Work & Energy, Momentum 5.6-7, 6.1
8 9/29 Th Momentum & Collisions 6.2 - 6.4
9 10/4 Tu Circular Motion & Gravity 7.4 - 7.6
10 10/6 Th Solids and Liquids 9.1 - 9.6
10/11 Tu EXAM 1: Chap 1-6, lec 1-8, labs. Physics Lect Hall and SEC-207,217,218.
11 10/13 Th Fluid Dynamics 9.7 - 9.10
12 10/18 Tu Temperature 10.1 - 10.3
13 10/20 Th Ideal Gas 10.4 - 10.5
14 10/25 Tu Heat and Heat Transfer 11.1 - 11.6
15 10/27 Th Thermodynamics 12.1 - 12.2
16 11/1 Tu Thermodynamics 12.3 - 12.6
17 11/3 Th Waves and Sound 13.1-6
18 11/8 Tu Waves and Sound 13.7-11 & 14.1-4
19 11/10 Th Standing Waves 14.8 - 14.12
11/15 Tu EXAM 2 : Chap 7-12, lec 9-17, labs. Physics Lect Hall and SEC-207,217,218.
20 11/17 Th Electric Fields 15.1 - 15.8
21 11/22 Tu Electric Potential 16.1 - 16.7
11/23-25 Thanksgiving Break
22 11/29 Tu Electric Current 17.1 - 17.8
23 12/1 Th Radioactivity 29.1 - 29.7
24 12/6 Tu Light 21.12 & 22.1-7
25 12/8 Th Mirrors and Lenses 23.1 - 23.6
26 12/13 Tu Optical Instruments 25.1 - 25.5
12/21 Wed Final Exam (12:00am-3:00 pm). Physics Lect Hall and SEC 209, 210.