Week 1

September 9th
Topics: Class Introduction
Assignment: Register and complete Quiz 1 (due by Sep 23rd)

Week 2

September 16th
Topics:
Physics & Measurement
  • Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
  • Matter and Model Building
  • Density & Atomic Mass
Assignment:
​Online HW2 (due Sep 30)
Quiz 2 (due Sep 30th)

Week 3

September 23rd
Topics:
Physics & Measurement
  • Dimensional Analysis
  • Conversion of Units
  • Estimates and Order of Magnitude Calculations
  • Significant Figures
Assignment:
Online homework
​Quiz 3 (due by October 7th)

Week 4

September 30th
Topics:
Physics & Measurement​​
  • Significant Figures

Motion in One Dimension
  • Distance & Displacement
Assignment:
Online HW4 (due Oct 14th)
Quiz 4 (due Oct 14th)

Week 5

October 7th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Position, Velocity, and Speed
  • Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
Assignment:
Online HW5 (due Oct 21st)
​Quiz 5 (due Oct 21st)

Week 6

October 14th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
Assignment:
Online HW6 (due Oct 28th)
​Quiz 6 (due Oct 28th)

Week 7

October 21st
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
Assignment:
Online HW7 (due Nov 4th)
Quiz 7 (due Nov 4th)

Week 8

October 28th
Topics:
Motion in One Dimension
  • Acceleration
  • Motion Diagrams
  • One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration​
Assignment:
Online HW8 (due by Nov 11th)
​Quiz 8 (due by Nov 11th)

Week 9

November 4th
Topics:
​Motion in One Dimension
  • Freely Falling Object
  • Kinetic Equations Derived from Calculus​
Assignment:
Online HW9 (due Nov 18th)
Quiz 9 (due Nov 18th)
​Ch 1 & 2 Pre-Test

Week 10

November 11th
Topics:
​Ch 1 & 2 Review​
Assignment:
Optional Online HW10 Ch 1 & 2 Review
​Ch 1 & 2 Pre-Test
​Ch 1 & 2 Test (due Dec 2nd)

Week 11

November 18th
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 2nd)

Week 12

December 2nd
Topics:
Vectors
  • Introduction to Trigonometry
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Vector and Scalar Quantities​
Assignment:
Online HW12 (due Dec 16th)
​Quiz 12 (due Dec 16th)

Week 13

December 9th
Topics:
Vectors
  • Coordinate Systems
  • ​Using Trig Ratios
  • Polar & Rectangular Coordinates
Assignment:
Online HW13 (due Jan 6th)
​Quiz 13 (due Jan 6th)

Week 14

December 16th
Topics:
Vectors
  • Vector and Scalar Quantities
  • Some Properties of Vectors​ ​
Assignment:
Online HW14 (due Jan 13th)
​Quiz 14 (due Jan 13th)

Week 15

January 6th
Motion in Two Dimensions
Vectors
  • Some Properties of Vectors
  • Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors​ ​
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW15 (due Jan 20th)
Quiz 15 (due Jan 20th)

Week 16

January 13th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
Vectors
  • Some Properties of Vectors
  • Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors​ ​​
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW16 (due Jan 27th)
Quiz 16 (due Jan 27th)

Week 17

January 20th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
  • The Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors
Assignment:
Online HW17 (due Feb 3rd)
​Quiz 17 (due Feb 3rd)

Week 18

January 27th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions
  • Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 
  • Projectile Motion​
Assignment:
Online HW18 (Feb 17th)
​Quiz 18 (due Feb 17th)

Week 19

February 3rd
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimensions​​​
  • Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 
  • Projectile Motion​
Assignment:
Online HW18 (due Feb 17th)
​Quiz 18 (due Feb 17th)

​No HW & Quiz 19

Week 20

February 10th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension
  • Uniform Circular Motion
  • Relative Velocity & Relative Acceleration​
Assignment:
Online HW18 (Feb 17th)
​Quiz 18 (due Feb 17th)

No HW & Quiz 20

Week 21

February 17th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension
  • Uniform Circular Motion
  • Relative Velocity & Relative Acceleration​
Assignment:
Online HW21 (due March 3rd)
​Quiz 21 (due March 3rd)

Week 22

February 24th
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension​
​​Chapter 3 & 4 Review
Assignment:
Optional HW22 Ch 3 & 4 Review
​Chapter 3 & 4 Pre-Test
​Chapter 3 & 4 Test (due March 10th)

Week 23

March 3rd
Topics:
Motion in Two Dimension​
  • Rocket Lab​
Assignment:
Optional HW22 Chapter 3 & 4 Review
​Chapter 3 & 4 Test  (due March 10th)

Week 24

March 10th
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 7th)
​Quiz 24 (due April 7th)

Week 25

March 24th
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Some Applications of Newton's Laws​
Assignment:
Online HW24 (due April 7th)
Quiz 24 (due April 7th)

​No HW25 & Quiz 25 - Material covered in HW24 & Quiz 24 (due date extended)

Week 26

March 31st
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Forces of Friction
  • Free Body Diagram Tutorial
Assignment:
Online HW26 (due April 21st)
​Quiz 26 (due April 21st)

Week 27

April 7th
Topics:
Laws of Motion​
  • Forces of Friction
  • Free Body Diagram Tutorial
  • Inclined Planes​
Assignment:
Online HW27 (April 28th)
​Quiz 27 (due April 28th)

Week 28

April 21st
Topics:
Linear Momentum
  • Linear Momentum and its Conservation
  • Impulse and Momentum
Assignment:
Online HW28 (due May 5th)
​Quiz 28 (due May 5th)

Week 29

April 28th
Topics:
Linear Momentum
  • ​Impulse and Momentum
  • Collisions in One Dimension​
  • Two Dimensional Collisions​
  • Motion of a System of Particles​ ​
Assignment:
​Online HW29 (due May 12th)
​Quiz 29 (due May 12th)

Week 30

May 5th
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 19th)
Quiz 30 (due May 19th)
Ch 5-9 Pre-Test

Week 31

May 12th
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 19th)

Week 32

May 19th
Topics:
In-Person Celebration
Assignment:
​Summer
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