Physics 1020 section 2 About Time -- schedule

PHYSICS 1020-02 Schedule Spring 2012

explanations to the table:

since this is a "free-flowing" class, schedule is flexible and will be defined and modified as semester progresses
Homework will not be handed in -- does not enter into your grade; However, it is in your interest to make a serious attempt to do it.
abbreviations used in table:
- "SAC" refers to "From Sundials to Atomic Clocks"; (in folder "Books" in Course Library); SACx refers to SAC chapter x.
- "CCP" refers to Crowell's "Conceptual Physics" (in folder "Books" in Course Library).
- "CLM" refers to Crowell's "Light and Matter" (in folder "Books" in Course Library).
- SAm refers to "Scientific American"
- Lxx refers to slides from lecture #xx (e.g. L05 refers to Lecture #5 (19 Jan))
- PrSetx refers to Practice problem set x posted in folder "exercises" in Blackboard

Date L# Lecture / discussion subject Reading Ass. Hwk

Thu 01/05 1 Introduction, Thoughts about Time,
powers, exponents, scientific notation,
lenght, time, mass scales SAC 1,2 -

Tue 01/10 2 unit conversion, speed of light,
Fermat's principle, refraction, internal reflection,
Sun as timekeeper SAC 3, CCP 7.1, 7.3 -

Thu 01/12 3 motion, velocity, acceleration, energy,
pendulum, dimensional analysis SAC 4, CCP 1.3, 1.4 CCP1 HW 3,5,7

Tue 01/17 4 terrestrial and celestial coordinates,
energy, periodic motion, oscillation, SAC 5, CLM 17 CCP1 HW 8,

Thu 01/19 5 motion, energy conversion
gravitation
trigonometric functions
oscillations SAC 6,7, CCP8.1, CLM 35.5 CCP1 HW 11

Tue 01/24 6 gravitation,
oscillation, resonance SAC 8,9; CLM 18;
SAmSep2002 p76-85 L05, CCP1 HW 12, 13, 17

Thu 01/25 7 exponential
oscillation, resonance SAC 10,11,12 PrSet1

Tue 01/31 8 atoms, energy levels
heat, temperature, Doppler effect
SAC 13,14 ..

Thu 02/02 9 solar time,
calendar
SAC 15,16; CCP 1.1, CLM 22.1 ..

Tue 02/07 10 electromagnetic radiation
noise SAC 17,18 -

Thu02/09 - Exam 1 -- -

Tue 02/14 11 relativity
SAC 19 ..

Thu 02/16 12 general relativity
stars
SAC 20,21 ..

Tue 02/21 13

SAC 22,23 -

Thu 02/23 14 direction of time, entropy .. -

Tue 02/28 15 direction of time, entropy .. -

Thu 03/01 16 time vs frequency,
Fourier transform
feedback,information
..

Tue 03/06 -- Spring Break - No classes - -

Thu 03/08 -- Spring Break - No classes - -

Tue 03/13 17 ... - -

Thu 03/15 18
-

Tue 03/20 19

- -

Thu 03/22 -- Exam 2 -- -

Tue 03/27 20 -

Thu 03/29 21

Tue 04/03 22 ,
-

Thu 04/05 23 - -

Tue 04/10 24 - -

Thu 04/12 25 - -

Tue 04/17 26 Reserve/Review - -

Thu 04/19 27 Reserve/Review - -

Date	L#	Lecture / discussion subject	Reading Ass.	Hwk
Thu 01/05	1	Introduction, Thoughts about Time, powers, exponents, scientific notation, lenght, time, mass scales	SAC 1,2	-
Tue 01/10	2	unit conversion, speed of light, Fermat's principle, refraction, internal reflection, Sun as timekeeper	SAC 3, CCP 7.1, 7.3	-
Thu 01/12	3	motion, velocity, acceleration, energy, pendulum, dimensional analysis	SAC 4, CCP 1.3, 1.4	CCP1 HW 3,5,7
Tue 01/17	4	terrestrial and celestial coordinates, energy, periodic motion, oscillation,	SAC 5, CLM 17	CCP1 HW 8,
Thu 01/19	5	motion, energy conversion gravitation trigonometric functions oscillations	SAC 6,7, CCP8.1, CLM 35.5	CCP1 HW 11
Tue 01/24	6	gravitation, oscillation, resonance	SAC 8,9; CLM 18; SAmSep2002 p76-85	L05, CCP1 HW 12, 13, 17
Thu 01/25	7	exponential oscillation, resonance	SAC 10,11,12	PrSet1
Tue 01/31	8	atoms, energy levels heat, temperature, Doppler effect	SAC 13,14	..
Thu 02/02	9	solar time, calendar	SAC 15,16; CCP 1.1, CLM 22.1	..
Tue 02/07	10	electromagnetic radiation noise	SAC 17,18	-
Thu02/09	-	Exam 1	--	-
Tue 02/14	11	relativity	SAC 19	..
Thu 02/16	12	general relativity stars	SAC 20,21	..
Tue 02/21	13		SAC 22,23	-
Thu 02/23	14	direction of time, entropy	..	-
Tue 02/28	15	direction of time, entropy	..	-
Thu 03/01	16	time vs frequency, Fourier transform feedback,information	..
Tue 03/06	--	Spring Break - No classes	-	-
Thu 03/08	--	Spring Break - No classes	-	-
Tue 03/13	17	...	-	-
Thu 03/15	18			-
Tue 03/20	19		-	-
Thu 03/22	--	Exam 2	--	-
Tue 03/27	20			-
Thu 03/29	21
Tue 04/03	22	,		-
Thu 04/05	23		-	-
Tue 04/10	24		-	-
Thu 04/12	25		-	-
Tue 04/17	26	Reserve/Review	-	-
Thu 04/19	27	Reserve/Review	-	-

FINAL EXAM: Tuesday Apr. 24 from 7:30 to 9:30, room TBA
*** GOOD LUCK! ***

schedule for PHY1020-02
modifed 16 Jan 2012