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    • Lecture
    		 Month
    		Day
    		 Assigned Reading
    		 Topics
    		 Notes
    1
    		 Aug.
    		 28 1.1-1.8 Introduction
    2
    		  
    		 30
    		 2.1-2.5 One-Dimensional kinematics  
    3 Sept.
    		 4
    		 2.6-2.7,3.1-3.6  Free fall, Vectors * HW01 Due *
    1.1-2.5
    4
    		 6
    		 4.1-4.5 Two-dimensional motion, projectiles
    5  
    		 11
    		 5.1-5.4 Newton's laws * HW02 Due *
    2.6-4.5
    6
    		  
    		 13
    		 5.5-5.7 Weight, normal forces
    7
    		 
    		 18
    		 6.1-6.2 Friction, strings and springs  * HW03 Due *
    5.1-5.7


    		20 Midterm exam 1 Chapters 1-5
    8
    		  
    		 25
    		 6.3-6.5 Equilibrium, circular motion   
    9
    		  
    		 27
    		 7.1-7.4 Work and Energy * HW04 Due *
    6.1-6.5
    10
    		 Oct.
    		 2
    		 8.1-8.5 Energy conservation  
    11
    		4
    		 9.1-9.4 Linear momentum, impulse * HW05 Due *
    7.1-8.5


    		9
    		Reading day, no class
    12
    		  
    		 11
    		 9.5-9.8 Collisions, center of mass, rockets
    13
    		16
    		 10.1-10.4 Rotational kinematics
    * HW06 Due *
    9.1-9.8
     
    		18
    		 Midterm exam 2 Chapters 6-9
    14
    		  
    		23
    		 10.5-10.6,11.1-11.2 Rotational energy, torque
    15
    		  
    		 25
    		 11.3-11-9 Equilibrium, angular momentum
    16
    		  
    		 30
    		 12.1-12.6 Gravity  * HW07 Due *
    10.1-11.9 
    17
    		 Nov.
    		 1 13.1-13.8
    		Simple harmonic motion, pendulum,
    driven oscillations, resonance
    18
    		 6 13.7-13.8
    14.1-14.4    		 Driven oscillations, resonance (cont.),
    Waves.    		 * HW08 Due *
    12.1-13.8
    19
    		8
    		 14.5-14.9 Sound intensity, Doppler effect,music
    20
    		  
    		 13
    		 15.1-15.5 Fluid statics * HW09 Due *
    14.1-14.9

    		 
    		 15
    		 Midterm exam 3 Chapters 10-14  
    21
    		  
    		 20
    		 15.6-15.8 Fluid statics and dynamics


    		 
    		 22
    		Thanksgiving day, no class  
    22
    		  
    		 27
    		 16.1-16.6 Temperature and Heat  * HW10 Due *
    15.1-15.8
    23
    		29
    		 17.1-17.6 Phase changes
    24
    		 Dec.
    		 4
    		 18.1-18.5  Laws of Thermodynamics * HW11 Due *
    16.1-17.6 
    25
    		 6
    		 18.6-18.10  Heat engines, Entropy


    		7

    		* HW12 Due *
    18.1-18.10 
    Section 001 Dec. 10 Monday 2PM-5PM
    		Lecture Section 1 Final Exam (Final for 9:30-10:45 section)
    Section 002
    		Dec.
    		 18
    		 Tuesday 9AM-12noon Lecture Section 2 Final Exam (Final for 11:00-12:15 section)
    Section 003 Dec. 11 Tuesday 2PM-5PM
    		Lecture Section 3 Final Exam (Final for 12:30-13:45 section)
    Section 004 Dec. 10 Monday 9AM-12noon
    		Lecture Section 4 Final Exam (Final for 4:00-5:15 section)