Week 1

September 12th
Topics: Class Introduction
Assignment: Register and complete Quiz 1 (due by Sep 26th)

Week 2

September 19th
Topics:
Physics & Measurement
  • Standards of Length, Mass, and Time​
Assignment:
​Online HW2 (due Oct 3rd)
Quiz 2 (due Oct 3rd)

Week 3

September 26th
Topics:
Physics & Measurement
  • Matter and Model Building
  • Density & Atomic Mass
  • Dimensional Analysis
  • Conversion of Units
  • Estimates and Order of Magnitude Calculations
  • Significant Figures
Assignment:
Online homework (due Oct 10th)
​Quiz 3 (due Oct 10th)

Week 4

October 3rd
Topics:
Physics & Measurement​​
  • Significant Figures​
Assignment:
Online HW4 (due Oct 17th)
Quiz 4 (due Oct 17th)

Week 5

October 10th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Distance & Displacement
  • Position, Velocity, and Speed​
Assignment:
Online HW5 (due Oct 24th)
​Quiz 5 (due Oct 24th)

Week 6

October 17th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Instantaneous Velocity and Speed​
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
Assignment:
Online HW6 (due Oct 31st)
​Quiz 6 (due Oct 31st)

Week 7

October 24th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
Assignment:
Online HW7 (due Nov 7th)
Quiz 7 (due Nov 7th)

Week 8

October 31st
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration​
Assignment:
Online HW8 (due by Nov 14th)
​Quiz 8 (due by Nov 14th)

Week 9

November 7th
Topics:
​Motion in One Dimension
  • Freely Falling Object
  • Kinetic Equations Derived from Calculus​
Assignment:
Online HW9 (due Nov 28th)
Quiz 9 (due Nov 28th)
​Ch 1 & 2 Pre-Test

Week 10

November 14th
Topics:
​Ch 1 & 2 Review​
Assignment:
Optional Online HW10 Ch 1 & 2 Review
​Ch 1 & 2 Pre-Test
​Ch 1 & 2 Test (due Dec 5th)

Week 11

November 28th
Topics:
​Ch 1 & 2 Review
Assignment:
Optional Online HW10 Ch 1 & 2 Review
​Complete Ch 1 & 2 Pre-Test
​Ch 1 & 2 Test (due Dec 5th)

Week 12

December 5th
Topics:
Vectors
  • Introduction to Trigonometry
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Vector and Scalar Quantities​
Assignment:
Online HW12 (due Jan 9th)
​Quiz 12 (due Jan 9th)

Week 13

December 12th
Topics:
Vectors
  • Coordinate Systems
  • ​Using Trig Ratios
  • Polar & Rectangular Coordinates
Assignment:
Online HW13 (due Jan 16th)
​Quiz 13 (due Jan 16th)

Week 14

January 9th
Topics:
Vectors
  • Vector and Scalar Quantities
  • Some Properties of Vectors​ ​
Assignment:
Online HW14 (due Jan 23rd)
​Quiz 14 (due Jan 23rd)

Week 15

January 16th
Motion in Two Dimensions
Vectors
  • Some Properties of Vectors
  • Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors​ ​
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW15 (due Jan 30th)
Quiz 15 (due Jan 30th)

Week 16

January 23rd
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
Vectors
  • Some Properties of Vectors
  • Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors​ ​​
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW16 (due Feb 6th)
Quiz 16 (due Feb 6th)

Week 17

January 30th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
  • The Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors​
  • Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 
  • Projectile Motion​
Assignment:
Online HW17 (due Feb 13th)
​Quiz 17 (due Feb 13th)

Week 18

February 6th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
  • Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 
  • Projectile Motion​
Assignment:
Online HW17 (Feb 13th)
​Quiz 17 (due Feb 13th)

​No HW & Quiz 18

Week 19

February 13th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions​​​
  • Rocket Lab​​
Assignment:
No Recording or Class Notes due to outside lab
​No HW & Quiz 19

Week 20

February 20th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension
  • Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 
  • Projectile Motion​
Assignment:
Online HW20 (due March 6th)
​Quiz 20 (due March 6th)

Week 21

February 27th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension
  • Uniform Circular Motion
  • Relative Velocity & Relative Acceleration​
Assignment:
Online HW21 (due March 13th)
​Quiz 21 (due March 13th)

Week 22

March 6th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension​​
​Chapter 3 & 4 Review
Assignment:
Optional HW22 Chapter 3 & 4 Review
​Chapter 3 & 4 Test  (due March 27th)

Week 23

March 13th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension​
​​Chapter 3 & 4 Review
Assignment:
Optional HW22 Chapter 3 & 4 Review
​Chapter 3 & 4 Test  (due March 27th)

Week 24

March 20th
Topics:
​Laws of Motion
  • The Concept of Force
  • Newton's First Law & Inertial Frames
  • Mass​​​
  • Newton's Second Law
  • The Gravitational Force & Weight
  • Newton's Third Law​
Assignment:
Online HW24 (due April 10th)
​Quiz 24 (due April 10th)

Week 25

March 27th
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Some Applications of Newton's Laws​
Assignment:
No HW and Quiz 25
​Enjoy Spring Break!

Week 26

April 17th
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Forces of Friction
  • Free Body Diagram Tutorial
Assignment:
Online HW26 (due May 1st)
​Quiz 26 (due May 1st)

Week 27

April 24th
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Forces of Friction
  • Free Body Diagram Tutorial
  • Inclined Planes​
Assignment:
Online HW27 (due May 8th)
​Quiz 27 (due May 8th)

Week 28

May 1st
Topics:
Linear Momentum
  • Linear Momentum and its Conservation
  • Impulse and Momentum
Assignment:
Online HW28 (due May 15th)
​Quiz 28 (due May 15th)

Week 29

May 8th
Topics:
Linear Momentum
  • ​Impulse and Momentum
  • Collisions in One Dimension​
  • Two Dimensional Collisions​
  • Motion of a System of Particles​ ​
Assignment:
​Online HW29 (due May 22nd)
​Quiz 29 (due May 22nd)

Week 30

May 15th
Topics:
Energy and Energy Transfer​​
  • Work Done by a Varying Force
  • Kinetic Energy and the Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
  • Power
​
Potential Energy
  • Potential Energy of a System
  • The Isolated System - Conservation of Mechanical Energy
  • Conservative & Nonconservative Forces
Assignment:
Online HW30 (due May 22nd)
Quiz 30 (due May 22nd)
Ch 5-9 Pre-Test

Week 31

May 15th
Topics:
Review Chapter 5-9
Assignment:
Complete homework and quiz assignments
Optional HW31 Ch 5-9 Review
Chapter 5-9 Pre-Test
​Chapter 5-9 Test (due May 22nd)

Week 32

May 22nd
Topics:
In-Person Celebration
Assignment:
​Summer
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