PHYSICS 131-01

SPRING 2000

Instructor: Purrington

Office: 5050 Stern Hall

Phone: 862-3177

e-mail: danny@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu

Text: Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics

Class Hours: T-ThH 9:30, W 2

SYLLABUS

Week of:

Jan. 10 (one class) Chapter 1 Measurement, units

Jan. 17 Chaps. 2, 3 1-D kinematics, vectors

Jan. 24 Chaps. 4,5 2-, 3-D kinematics, Newtonian dynamics

Jan. 31 Chaps. 6,7 Newtonian dynamics II, work and kinetic energy

Feb. 7 Chap. 8 Potential energy, energy conservation

EXAM, Feb. 10, Chaps. 1-7

Feb. 14 Chap. 9 Systems of particles

Feb. 21 Chaps. 10, 11 (part) Collisions, rotational kinematics/dynamics

Feb. 28 Chap. 11, 12 Torque, angular momentum

Mar. 6 Mardi Gras/Spring Break (no classes)

Mar. 13 Chap. 13,14 Static equillibrium, gravitation

Mar. 20 Chap. 15 Fluids

EXAM, Mar. 23, Chaps. 8-12

Mar. 27 Chap. 16 Simple Harmonic Motion

Apr. 3 Chaps. 17, 18 Waves, sound

Apr. 10 Chap. 19 Thermodynamics

Apr. 17 Chap. 20 Kinetic theory

EXAM, Apr. 20, Chaps. 13-18

Apr. 24 Chap. 21 Second law of thermodynamics

Final Examination: Friday, May 5