Syllabus for1441-002, Spring 2008

Period Chapters
Weeks of Jan. 14 and Jan. 23, 2008 Chapters 1 - 3: 
Estmiate, measurements, Kinematics in one and two dimensions
Weeks of Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, and Monday,  Feb. 11, 2008
Chapters 4 and 5: 
Forces and Newton's Law of Motion, Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 First Term Exam (Chap. 1 - 4 or 5)
Week of Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, 2008
Chapters 6:
Work and energy
Weeks of Mar 3. and Mar. 10, 2008 Chapters 7 and 8:
Impulse and Momentum, Rotational Kinematics
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2008 Second Term Exam (Chap. 4 or 5 - 7)
Week of Mar. 17, 2008 Spring break
Weeks of Mar. 24 and Mar. 31, 2008 Chapters 9 and 10:
Rotational Dynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity
Weeks of Mar. 31 and Monday, Apr. 7, 2008 Chapters 10 - 11:
Simple Harmonic Motion, Elasticity and Fluids
Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2008 Third Term Exam (Chap 8 - 11)
Weeks of Apr. 16 and Apr. 23, 2008 Chapters 12 - 14:
Temperature and Heat, The transfer of heat, The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory
Week of Apr. 30, 2008 Chapters 15 - 16: 
Thermodynamics, Waves and Sounds
Monday, May 5, 2008 Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 1 - 16) 

** The above schedule might change depending on progress in the class.

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