9/22/11 1 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Department of Physics Physics 8.01 Fall 2011 Draft Schedule and Reading Assignments 8.01 Website: http://web.mit.edu/8.01t/www/ Textbook: Young and Friedman, University Physics Thirteenth Edition Sept 7/8 W01D2 Introduction to Teal, Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics, Vectors Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.7-1.9 Sept 9 W01D3 Kinematics and One Dimension Motion (Emphasis on Differentiation and Integration) Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.7-1.9, 2.1-2.6 Sept 12/13 W02D1 Kinematics in Two Dimensions (Inertial Reference Frames: Law of Addition of Velocities) Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 3.1-3.3, 3.5 Tuesday Sept 13 Problem Set 1 Due 9 pm Sept 14/15 W02D02 Forces and Newton’s Laws Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 4.1-4.6, 5.1-5.3 Sept 16 W02D3 Problem Solving 01: Kinematics, Force Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 5.1-5.3 Sept 19/20 W03D1 Application of Newton’s Second Law, Experiment 1: Force and Motion Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman Chapter 4.1-4.6, 5.1-5.3, 12.1-12-2, Tuesday Sept 20 Problem Set 2 Due 9 pm Sept 21 Student Holiday No Classes Sept 22 W03D2 Review Sept 22 Test 1 Vectors, Kinematics, and Force 7:30-9:30 pm Rooms to be Announced Sept 23 W03D3 No Class Sept 26/27 W04D1 Circular Motion (Polar Coordinates) Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman 3.4, 5.4-5.5; Course Notes: Circular Motion Kinematics9/22/11 2 Tuesday Sept 27 Problem Set 3 Due 9 pm Sept 28/29 W04D2 Examples of Circular Motion, Experiment 2: Circular Motion Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 3.4; 5.4-5.5 Sept 30 W04D3 Problem Solving 02: Circular Motion Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 3.4; 5.4-5.5 Oct 3/4 W05D1 Work and Energy Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.10 (Scalar Product), 6.1-6.4 Tuesday Oct 4 Problem Set 4 Due 9 pm Oct 5/6 W05D2 Conservation of Energy, Experiment 3: Energy Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman 7.1-7.5, 12.3, 12.6, Experiment 3: Energy Oct 7 W05D3 Problem Solving 03: Conservation of Mechanical Energy Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman 7.1-7.5, 12.3, 12.6 Oct 7 Add Date Oct 10/11 W06D1 Holiday No Class Tuesday Oct 11 Problem Set 5 Due 9 pm Oct 12/13 W06D2 Momentum and Impulse Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.1-8.5 Oct 14 W06D3 Problem Solving 04: Conservation of Momentum Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.1-8.5 Oct 17/18 W07D1 Recoil and Collisions Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.3-8.4 Tuesday Oct 18 Problem Set 6 Due 9 pm Oct 19/20 W07D2 Collisions, Experiment 4 Momentum and Collisions Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.3-8.4, Experiment 4 Momentum and Collisions Oct 21 W07D3 Problem Solving 05: Conservation of Momentum and Collisions Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.1-8.5 Oct 24/25 W08D1 Continuous Mass Flow: Rockets Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 8.69/22/11 3 Oct 26/27 W08D2 Test Two Review Circular Motion, Energy, Momentum, and Collisions Oct 27 Test Two Circular Motion, Energy, Momentum, and Collisions 7:30-9:30 pm Rooms to be Announced Oct 28 W08D3 No Class Oct 31/Nov1 W09D1 Two-Dimensional Rotational Kinematics Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.10 (Vector Product), 9.1-9.6 Tuesday Nov 1 Problem Set 7 Due 9 pm Nov 2/3 W09D2 Two-Dimensional Rotational Dynamics; Experiment 5: Rotational Dynamics Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.10 (Vector Product), 10.1-10.2, 10.4, 11.1-11.3; Experiment 5: Rotational Dynamics Nov 4 W09D3 Problem Solving 06: Two Dimensional Rotational Dynamics Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 1.10 (Vector Product), 10.1-10.2, 10.4, 11.1-11.3 Nov 7/8 W10D1 Angular Momentum Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 10.5-10.6 Tuesday Nov 8 Problem Set 8 Due 9 pm Nov 9/10 W10D2 Conservation of Angular Momentum; Experiment 6: Angular Momentum Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 10.5-10.6; Experiment 6: Angular Momentum Nov 11 W10D3 No Class Veterans Day Holiday Nov 14/15 W11D1 Rolling without Slipping, Translation and Rotation Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 10.3 Tuesday Nov 15 Problem Set 9 Due 9 pm Nov 16/17 W11D2 Translation and Rotation Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 10.3 Nov 18 W11D3 Problem Solving 07: Translation and Rotation Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 10.3 Nov 21/22 W12D1 Test Three Review Nov 22 Test Three Rotational Dynamics and Angular Momentum 7:30-9:30 pm Rooms to be Announced9/22/11 4 Nov 23 W12D2 No Class Exam Grading Nov 23 Drop Date Nov 24-25 W12D3 Holiday No Class Nov 28/29 W13D2 Synthesis Problems: Planetary Motion Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman Chapter 12.3-12.5, 12.8 Thursday Dec 1 Problem Set 10 Due 9 pm Nov 30/Dec 1 W13D2 Synthesis Problems: Rotational Collisions Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 11.1-11.3, 10.3-10.6 Thursday Dec 1 Problem Set 9 Due 9 pm Dec 2 W13D3 Problem Solving 08: Synthesis Problems Dec 5/6 W14D1 Synthesis Problems: Simple Harmonic Oscillator and Pendula Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman: 13.1-13.6 Dec 7/8 W14D2 Synthesis Problems: Gyroscopes Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman Chapter 10.7 Thursday Dec 8 Problem Set 11 Due 9 pm Dec 9 W14D3 Problem Solving 09: Gyroscopic Motion Reading Assignment: Young and Freedman Chapter 10.7 Dec 12/13 W15D1 Synthesis Problems: Context Rich Problems Reading Assignment: Course Notes Chapter 18 Context Rich Problems Dec 14 W15D2 Final Exam Review Final Exam Friday or Monday 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon Johnson
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