Physics 131 Fall 2008

Lectures, Labs & their schedule

Professor Abhay Deshpande, Stony Brook University

Week
Date
Lectures
Home Work & Due Date
Laboratory Topic
1
Sept 1
None
Get access to the book &
MasteringPhysics (MP)

Practice HomeWork

Assignment number 1:MasteringPhysics
Due-Date 9/8 4:00AM

End of Chapter (EOC) :Bring paper solutions to recitation sections in the week of 9/08:
1.2, 1.9, 1.10, 1.58, 1.23

No Lab
Reading Material for uncertainty
analysis


Sept 3
Introduction

Sept 5
Estimations, One dimensional motion & vectors





2
Sept 8
1D motion, 2D & 3D motion, including projectile motion

Measuring area and error analysis

Sept 10



Sept 12







3
Sept 15


Projectile Motion

Sept 17



Sept 19







4
Sept 22


Acceleration

Sept 24



Sept 26







5
Sept 29


No new Lab.(Week of Rosh Hashanah)
MAKE-UP Lab Week, contact your
TA and arrange make schedule yourself

Oct 1



Oct 3







6
Oct 6


No new Lab. (Week of Yom Kippur)

Oct 7
Midterm 1


Oct 8



Oct 10







7
Oct 13


Energy Conservation

Oct 15



Oct 17







8
Oct 20


Linear Momentum Conservation

Oct 22



Oct 24







9
Oct 27


Angular Momentum Conservation

Oct 29



Oct 31







10
Nov 3


No Lab
Make-Up lab week. Please arrange
with your TA a time for your lab

Nov 3
Midterm 2


Nov 5



Nov 7







11
Nov 10


Simple Harmonic Motion

Nov 12



Nov 14







12
Nov 17


Standing Waves

Nov 19



Nov 21







13
Nov 24


No Lab. (Thanks Giving)

Nov 26



Nov 28







14
Dec 1


Absolute Zero

Dec 3



Dec 5







15
Dec 8


No new Lab.
Make up week. Arrange with your TA.

Dec 10



Dec 12


Final Examination December 19, 2008