PHY 211

SECTIONS 007 - 012

(TENTATIVE) SCHEDULE
SPRING 2025
Recitation problems are on material covered in the lectures.
Problems worked out in lectures serve as examples to help you do the Wednesday homework Problems.
 (You are encouraged to attempt the lecture problems (if listed) beforehand!)
CQ=Conceptual Question      P=Problem

DATE

LECTURE

(9:30am - 10:45pm, Echo360)

LECTURE PROBLEMS

And SLIDES

RECITATION PROBLEMS

(HOMEWORK 8th 9th 10th Ed)

(HOMEWORK 11th Ed in RED)

Links for HW are from 8th Ed

T Jan 14

Introduction

 

 

W Jan 15

 

 

Math Review

R Jan 16

Throwing an object

Ch 2: 1-D Motion

Problems

Solutions

 

Problems

Solutions

 

T Jan 21

Ch 2: 1-D Motion,

Algebra

Table of 1-D Equations

Ch 2: Gravity

 

W Jan 22

 

 

Click here for HW1

Ch2 CQ8 P8 P30 P39 P53

11th Ed (Ch2 CQ8 P8 P30 P39 P53)

R Jan 23

Ch 2: Gravity

Ch 3: Vectors-intro

Ch 3: Vectors

Problems

Solutions

 

Projectile Problems

(Falcon)

Solutions

 

T Jan 28

A CRASH COURSE IN VECTORS PART 1

VECTORS PART 2

Vectors.ppt

(Cannonball curves I) (Cannonball curves II)

Ch 3: Projectile Motion

(We omit Ch 3 Section 5)

Shoot the Monkey (notes)

Shoot the monkey (mp4)

The monkey and the hunter (mp4)

 

Shoot the monkey (youtube)

The monkey and the hunter (youtube)

W Jan 29

 

 

Click here for HW2

Ch2 P43 P44

11th Ed (Ch2 P43 P44)

 

Ch 3 CQ1 P11 P15

Ch 3 P11 (Tenth Ed) is P10 (Eighth Ed)

11th Ed (Ch 1 CQ15 P63 P67)

R Jan 30

Ch 4: Newton’s Laws of Motion
(Zero Gravity)

 

 

 

T Feb 4

Ch 4: Newton’s 1st and 2nd
Laws of Motion,

(Reminder: Vector components)

Equilibrium, Resultant forces, Normal Force

Free Body Diagrams
Slopes, Ropes, Pulleys
(All without friction)

 

W Feb 5

 

 

Click here for HW3

Ch 3 P22 P23 P31 P59

11th Ed (Ch 3 P8 P7 P15 <click>)

Ch3P59:Shoot-the-monkey (Hints)

Shoot the Monkey (notes)

R Feb 6

Ch:4: Free Body Diagrams
Normal Force, Slopes, Ropes, Pulleys
(All without friction)

Exam1 coverage

Ch 3 HW

Solutions

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Pulley Questions Review

 

 

Review of Ch 2 to 4

 

T Feb 11

Review for Exam 1

 

Ch:4: Free Body Diagrams
Normal Force, Slopes, Ropes, Pulleys
(All without frictio

 

W Feb 12

 

 

Practice Exam 1

(no HW collected)

Solution

R Feb 13

EXAM 1

 

 

T Feb 18

Ch 4: Friction

Ch 4: Statics Problems

Newton’s 3rd Law

 

Problems 

Solutions

 

W Feb 19

 

 

Solution to Exam 1

R Feb 20

Ch 4: Newton’s 3rd Law

TV-Table-Earth

 

Ch 5: Work, Potential and Kinetic Energy

Conservation of Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Problems 

Solutions

 

 

PopGun Problem

PopGun Solution


Power problem

Solution

Elephant on Ramp 

Solution

 

T Feb 25

Ch 5: Work, Potential and Kinetic Energy

 

W Feb 26

 

Click here for HW4

 

Ch 4 P50 P54

11th Ed (Ch 4 P50 P70)

 

Ch 5 P1 P8 P13

11th Ed (Ch 5 P1 P8 P13)

R Feb 27

Ch 5: Springs

Hooke’s Law

 

Ch 5: Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
and Power

 

 

T Mar 4

 

Ch 6: Momentum and Collisions

Conservation of Momentum

 

Problems

Solutions

 

 

W Mar 5

 

P71 (old 63) solution

Click here for HW5

 

Ch 5 P20 P36 P37 P50 P71

11th Ed(Ch 5 P20 P36 P37 P50 P69)

R

Mar 6

Ch 6: Collisions

Difficult vs Easy

 

Special Elastic 

 

T Mar 11

Review for Exam 2

 

Equations for Exam 2

 

Exam 2 coverage

Light + Heavy ball

 

Ballistic Pendulum 

 

Problems 

Solutions

 

W Mar 12

 

 

Practice Exam 2

(no HW collected)

Solution

R Mar 13

EXAM 2

 

 

T Mar 18

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

W Mar 19

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

R Mar 20

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

T Mar 25

Ch 7: Circular motion

 

Kinematic Equations

Problems

Solutions

 

W Mar 26

 

 

Solution to Exam 2

R Mar 27

Ch 7: Centripetal Acceleration and Force

.

Centripetal Acceleration
Satellite Radio

Problems

Solutions

Hump-back-bridge

 

T Apr 1

 Ch 8:  Torque and Equilibrium

 

The wrench

Problems

Solutions

Chap 7 probs

Solutions

 

 

W Apr 2

 

 

Click here for HW6

Ch 7 P7 P48 P66 P74

11th Ed (Ch 7 <click> P48 P64 P75)

R Apr 3

Ch 8: Center of Mass

 

Translational motion about center of mass

T Apr 8

Ch8: Center of Mass and Statics Problems

 

Ch 8: Rotational Dynamics

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Joined Objects

 

Ladder Problem

 

Person on Ladder Solution

 

W Apr 9

 

 

Click here for HW7

Ch 8 P5 P6 P11 P22

11th Ed (Ch 8 P7 P32 P11 P28)

R Apr 10

Ch 8: Rotational Dynamics

Moment of Inertia

 

 

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Angular Momentum Demo -Weights

Angular Momentum Demo -Wheel

T Apr 15

More Chap 7 probs

Solutions

 

 

 

 

W Apr 16

 

 

Practice Exam 3
(no HW collected)

Solution

R Apr 17

EXAM 3

 

Ch 7 & 8 Review

 

 

T Apr 22

Rolling(!)

Problems 

Solutions

 

 

W Apr 23

 

 

 

Solution to Exam 3

 

R Apr 24

Ch 13: Simple Harmonic Motion

 

Slides

Summary

(summary)

s2+c2=1

AF_1308

AF_1312

 

Problems 24a 24b

Solutions

 

Laser Disc

 

T Apr 29

Ch 13: Wave motion

(We will cover Ch 13 sections 1-5, 7, 8, 9, 11.

We will omit sections 6, 10.)

 

 

 

 

Lake Michigan waves

AVI

Fig14-18a

Fig14-18b

 

 

AF 1334

AF 1335

AF 1402

AF 1326

AF 1324

 

waves.pdf

 

 

Wave Problems

Wave Solutions

Transverse wave pulse

 

Longitudinal wave pulse 1

 

Longitudinal wave pulse 2

 

 

Fun stuff: How fast is a wave pulse?

(The music is from the movie Chariots of Fire)

 

W Apr 30

 

 

Practice Final (w/o answers)

Practise Final (w/ answers)

(no HW collected)

R May 1

F May 2

Reading Days

Classes do NOT meet

 

What we have covered.

 

Last Lectures Review

 

Practise Final (w/ answers)

Hints for Final

 

Gravity!

 

Tacoma

SCANTRON

 

R May 8

FINAL EXAM  8:00 am – 10:00am 

SCANTRON

 

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