Physics 6A/6L

Introduction to Physics I

Winter 2001

Syllabus

MWF 9:30 to 10:40 am, Thimann Lecture Hall, Room 3.

Instructor: Robert Johnson

Office: Natural Sciences II, Rm 323; Phone 459-2125

Mailbox: Natural Sciences II, Rm 395A (SCIPP mailroom). Do not leave anything urgent for me in the Physics Department mailroom in Kerr Hall!

E-mail: johnson@scipp.ucsc.edu Web: http://scipp.ucsc.edu/~johnson

Office hours: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Wed.; 11:00 am to noon Mon., Fri.

Week	Dates	Topics	Reading	Lab
0	Jan. 3 Jan. 5	Introduction, Units, Vectors Vectors & 1-D Motion	1.1–1.8 1.9–1.11,2.1–2.2	None
1	Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan 12	1-D Motion 2-D and 3-D Motion 2-D and 3-D Motion	2.3–2.7 3.1–3.4 3.5–3.6	#1 Oscilloscope
2	Jan. 17 Jan. 19	Newton’s Laws Newton’s Laws	4.1–4.4 4.5–4.8
3	Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26	Application of Newton’s Laws Application of Newton’s Laws First Midterm Exam	5.1–5.4 5.5–5.7 Ch 1–4	#2 Kinematics
4	Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2	Work & Kinetic Energy Work & Power Potential Energy	6.1–6.3 6.4–6.6 7.1–7.3	#3 Dynamics
5	Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 9	Energy Conservation Momentum & Impulse Collisions & Rockets	7.4–7.6 8.1–8.3 8.4–8.8	#4 P and E Conservation
6	Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16	Rotational Kinematics Rotational Energy Rotational Dynamics	5.5, 9.1–9.4 9.5–9.7 10.1–10.4	#5 Forms of Energy
7	Feb. 21 Feb. 23	Angular Momentum Second Midterm Exam	10.5–10.8 Ch 5–9
8	Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 2	Statics Statics problem solving Oscillations	11.1–11.4 11.4 13.1–13.3	6 Rotating Frames
9	Mar. 5 Mar. 7 Mar. 9	Simple Harmonic Motion Forced and Damped Oscillations Gravity	13.4–13.6 13.7–13.9 12.1–12.3	#7 Rotational Dynamics
10	Mar. 12 Mar. 14	Kepler’s Laws Gravity on Earth	12.4–12.6 12.7–12.8	#8 Harm. Osc.