Physics 206 — Mechanics

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Weekly schedule

Below is roughly the schedule of the material in PHYS 206. Your instructor may go a little faster or slower depending on, among other things, your feedback. The sections listed are the only ones from which material will be tested on the exams; if a section isn't listed, you are not required to learn it. All sections of PHYS 206 will have common exams with each one covering chapters in the textbook as listed below.

Week Date Topic Sections in text
1.Jan 15–19Introduction; Units, physical quantities and vectorsChp 1: §1–10
Mon Jan 22 @ 5:00 pm **    Deadline to add or drop a course     **
2.Jan 22–26Motion along a straight lineChp 2: §1–6
3.Jan 29–Feb 2Motion in 2 and 3 dimensionsChp 3: §1–5
4.Feb 5–9Newton's laws of motionChp 4: §1–6
5.Feb 12–16Applying Newton's lawsChp 5: §1–4 5
Mon Feb 12
7:30–9:30 pm
COMMON EXAM IChapters 1–3
6.Feb 19–23Work and kinetic energyChp 6: §1–4
7.Feb 26–Mar 1Potential energy and energy conservationChp 7: §1–5
8.Mar 4–8Momentum, impulse and collisionsChp 8: §1–5 6
Mar 11–15Spring "Break"
9.Mar 18–22Rotation of rigid bodiesChp 9: §1–5 6
10.Mar 25–29Dynamics of rotational motionChp 10: §1–6 7
Mon Mar 25
7:30–9:30 pm
COMMON EXAM IIChapters 4–7
11.Apr 1–5EquilibriumChp 11: §1–3 4,5
12.Apr 8–12GravitationChp 13: §1–5 6–8
13.Apr 15–19Periodic motionChp 14: §1–6 7,8
Tue Apr 16 @ 5:00 pm **    Deadline to Q-drop with no penalty     **
Mon Apr 15
7:30–9:30 pm
COMMON EXAM IIIChapters 8–11
14.Apr 22–26Contingency and/or review
Fri Apr 26
5:00–7:00 pm
COMMON COMPREHENSIVE EXAM Chapters 1–11, 13, 14