PHYSICS 20300ST FALL 2009 (MR4) TTh 5:00-6:40

Professor: Mark Shattuck (shattuck@ccny.cuny.edu)

Office: Steinman Hall T1M-16 x8161, (Marshak 424A)

Office Hours:  TTh 4:00-5:00 (Marshak 424A or 419)

Web: http://gibbs.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/teaching.html

Textbook: Cutnell & Johnson - “Physics”, 8th edition, Volume 1 [Wiley Plus Homework].

Physics Lab Manual: http://mail.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~physdept/AltLabMan/TOC.html

 

·         Homework: [Wiley Plus] online homework

·         Four tests and Final.

·         All Labs MUST be completed to pass the course!

15%     Online Homework

10%     Tests (x4)

45%     Final (cumulative)

 

 

 

 

Week Beginning

Topic

Reading

Comments

Aug. 31

Mathematics of Physics

Chap. 1, A1-4

 

Sep. 7

Kinematics 1D/2D

Chap. 2,3

 

Thur. Sept. 10

Test 1 (1)

Sep. 14

Forces, Newton’s Laws

Chap. 4

 

Sep. 21

Circular Motion

Chap. 5

 

Sep. 28 (Th)

Work & Energy

Chap. 6

 

Oct. 5

Impulse & Momentum

Chap. 7

 

 Thur. Oct. 8

Test 2 (2-6)

Oct. 12

Rotational Kinematics

Chap. 8

 

Oct. 19

Rotational Dynamics

Chap. 9

 

Oct. 26

Simple Harmonic Motion

Chap. 10

 

Thur. Oct. 29

Test 3 (6-9)

Nov. 2

Fluid Dynamics

Chap. 11

 

Nov. 9

Temperature/Heat

Chap. 12

 

Nov. 16

Heat Transfer

Chap. 13

 

Tues. Nov. 24

Test 4 (10-13)

Nov. 30

Ideal Gas/Kinetic Theory

Chap. 14

 

Dec. 7

Thermodynamics

Chap. 15

 

Dec 15-21

FINALS

 

 

 

Section ST   Homework link: http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls128906/

Section ST2 Homework link: http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls128907/