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General Physics 203 Syllabus -Fall 2024

Week

Lecture

Chapter: Sections

Topic

Practice Problems:
FOC = Focus on Concepts
P = Problems

Week 1

Sep. 3

1:  1-8

Mathematical Concepts

FOC:  1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

P:  18, 25, 27, 35, 52, 56, 57

Sep. 6

2:  1-7

 

Kinematics in one Dimensions

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

P:  6, 7, 11, 22, 26, 37, 46, 47, 53, 58, 61, 66, 73, 76
 

Week 2

 

Sep. 10

3:  1-2

Kinematics in two Dimensions

FOC:  1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8

P:  10, 15, 32, 38, 44, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60

Sep. 13

3:  3-4

 

Week 3

Sep. 17

4:  1-5

Newton's Laws of Motion

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14

P:  1, 4, 7, 10, 29, 33, 35, 37, 49, 52, 58, 64, 80, 81, 87, 88

Sep. 20

4:  6-13

 

Week 4

Sep. 24

5:  1-4

Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion

FOC: 1,3, 4, 5, 6, 7

P:  8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31, 35, 38, 39, 45, 51

Sep. 27

5:  5-8

 

Week 5

Oct. 1

6:  1-4

Work & Energy

FOC: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

P:  6, 8, 11, 17, 25, 34, 36, 37, 39, 44, 45, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, 69

Oct. 4

6: 5-9

 

Week 6

Oct. 8

7:  1-3

Linear Momentum

FOC: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

P:  9, 14, 22, 27, 30, 32, 39, 40, 41, 43, 72

Oct. 11

7:  4-5

 Wednesday October 9th, 7:45pm-9:05pm, First Midterm (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Week 7

Oct. 15

8:  1-7

Rotational Kinematics

FOC: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9

P:  14, 16, 22, 34, 39, 40, 42, 44, 55, 85

Oct. 18

9:  1-6

Statics & Rotational Dynamics

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10

P:   7, 12, 14, 16, 23, 37, 41, 43, 45, 46, 55, 57, 64, 65
 

Week 8

Oct. 22

9:  1-6

Statics & Rotational Dynamics

 

Oct. 25

10:  1-8

Elasticity & Vibrations

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9

P: 8, 9, 14, 31, 35, 36, 37, 42, 44, 55, 68, 74 
 

Week 9

Oct. 29

11:  1-5

Fluids: Statics & Dynamics

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

P:  8, 12, 23, 26, 34, 39, 44, 55, 58, 75, 79

Nov. 1

11:  6-11

 

Week 10

Nov. 5

12: 1-4

Temperature & Heat

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

P:  3, 8, 16, 26, 30, 33, 44, 49, 74, 79, 82, 86

Nov. 8

12: 5-8

Wednesday November 6th, 7:45pm-9:05pm, Second Midterm (Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Week 11

Nov. 12

14: 1-3

The Ideal Gas Law

FOC: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

P:  18, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 34, 49, 54

 

Nov. 15

14: 1-3

 

Week 12


 

Nov. 19

15:  1-5

Thermodynamics

 

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

P: 3, 7, 9, 23, 30, 33, 38, 39, 52, 77

 

Nov. 22

15:  6-11

 

Week 13

Nov. 27

 

16: 1-10

Waves & Sound

 

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

P:  3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 22, 24, 25, 28, 93, 53, 94, 55, 79, 85, 86

 

Week 14

Dec. 3

17:  1-4

Linear Superposition & Interference

FOC: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9

P:  7, 8, 10, 18, 22, 32, 34, 35, 36, 41, 48, 51

Dec. 6

17:  5-6

Final Exam: Thursday, December 19th, 8:00 AM - 10:50 AM, Chapter: 1-12, 14-17