Phys 141 Fall 2008 (modified from S. Meyer's 2006 syllabus) Course Syllabus and Schedule (Note Bene: Subject to change!) ======================================================== Week 1: September 29 - October 3 ------------------------- No Lab this week. Space and Time: Special Relativity Week 2: October 6 - 12 ------------------------- Your Lab session meets this week to discuss error analysis - please come to your session at your regular time and place. There will be no experiment. Energy and momentum: Conservation Laws Week 3: October 13 - 19 ------------------------- LAB: The Measurement of g The NR limit: Newton's Laws; Friction Week 4: October 20 - 26 ------------------------- LAB: Testing Newton Work, Energy, Gradient, Potential Week 5: October 27-November 2 ------------------------- LAB: Circular Motion Collisions, Gradient, Curl, Stokes Theorem Week 6: November 3 - November 9 ------------------------- LAB: Conservation Laws Rotations MIDTERM EXAM: Probably this week ? Week 7: November 10 - 16 ------------------------- LAB: Moments of Inertia Central force motion: Kepler's Laws The Earth as a Frame; Solar System Week 8: November 17 - 23 ------------------------- LAB: Mechanical Resonance Harmonic Motion Week 9: November 24 - 21 (Thanksgiving is the 27rd) ------------------------- No Lab this week. No Lecture Friday November 28th Practice and Applications to Real Problems Week 10: December 1 - December 5 ------------------------- No Lab this week. Applications to Real Problems Reading Period Dec. 4-5- There will be review sessions this week. No Lecture Friday Dec. 5 Final Exam: ------------------------- 9am, Wed, Dec.10 ------------------------- Quarter Ends Sat Dec 13 Grades Due Tues Dec 16 Grades Available Mon Dec 22 > > -- > Henry J. Frisch > HEP 320, EFI > 5640 S. Ellis Ave. > Chicago, Il. 60637 > Phone:773-702-7479 > Fax:773-834-5959 >