PHY 211

SECTIONS 001 – 006, 007-012

(TENTATIVE) SCHEDULE
FALL 2023
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 - 10:45am, Echo360)

&

(11am – 12.15pm, Echo360)

LECTURE PROBLEMS

And SLIDES

HOMEWORK PROBLEMS

(HOMEWORK 8th 9th 10th Ed)

(HOMEWORK 11th Ed in RED)

Links for HW are from 8th Ed

T Aug 22

Introduction

 

 

W Aug 23

 

 

Math Review

R Aug 24

Throwing an object

Ch 2: 1-D Motion 

Problems

Solutions 

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Vertical Equations

 

T Aug 29

Ch 2: 1-D Motion,

Algebra

Table of 1-D Equations

Ch 2: Gravity

 

W Aug 30

 

 

Click here for HW1

Ch2 CQ8 P8 P30 P39 P53

11th Ed (Ch2 CQ8 P8 P30 P39 P53)

R Aug 31

Ch 2: Gravity

Ch 3: Vectors

2-D Motion

Problems

Solutions

 

Projectile Problems

(Falcon)

Solutions

 

T Sept 5

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 Sept 6

 

 

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 Sept 7

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

 

 

 

T Sept 12

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 Sept 13

 

 

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 Sept 14

 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 Sept 19 

Review for Exam 1 

 

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

 

W Sept 20

 

 

Practice Exam 1

(no HW collected)

Solution

R Sept 21

EXAM 1

 

 

T Sept 26

Ch 4: Friction

Ch 4: Statics Problems

Newton's 3rd Law 

 

Problems 

Solutions

 

W Sept 27

 

 

Solution to Exam 1

R Sept 28

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 Oct 3

 Ch 5: Work, Potential and Kinetic Energy

 

W Oct 4

 

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 Oct 5

Ch 5: Springs

Hooke's Law

 

Ch 5: Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
and Power

 

 

T Oct 10

 

Ch 6: Momentum and Collisions 

Conservation of Momentum

 

Problems

Solutions

 

 

W Oct 11

 

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 Oct 12

Ch 6: Collisions

Difficult vs Easy

 

Special Elastic 

 

T Oct 17

Review for Exam 2

 

Equations for Exam 2

 

Exam 2 coverage

Light + Heavy ball

 

Ballistic Pendulum 

 

Problems 

Solutions

 

W Oct 18

 

 

 Practice Exam 2

(no HW collected)

Solution 

R Oct 19

EXAM 2

 

 

T Oct 24

 

FALL BREAK

 

 

FALL BREAK

 

 

FALL BREAK

 

W Oct 25

 

 

Solution to Exam 2

R Oct 26

Ch 7: Circular motion

 

Kinematic Equations 

Problems

Solutions

 

T Oct 31

Ch 7: Centripetal Acceleration and Force

.

Centripetal Acceleration
Satellite Radio

Problems

Solutions

Hump-back-bridge

 

W Nov 1

 

 

Click here for HW6

Ch 7 P7 P48 P66 P74

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

R Nov 2

 Ch 8:  Torque and Equilibrium

 

The wrench

 

 

Problems

Solutions

 

 

Chap 7 probs

Solutions

 

 

T Nov 7

Ch 8: Center of Mass

 

 

 

Translational motion about center of mass

W Nov 8

 

 

Click here for HW7

Ch 8 P5 P6 P11 P22

11th Ed (Ch 8 P7 P32 P11 P28)

R Nov 9

Ch8: Center of Mass and Statics Problems

 

Ch 8: Rotational Dynamics

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Joined Objects

 

Ladder Problem

 

Person on Ladder Solution

 

T Nov 14

Ch 8: Rotational Dynamics

Moment of Inertia

 

 

 

Problems

Solutions

 

Angular Momentum Demo -Weights

Angular Momentum Demo -Wheel

W Nov 15

 

 

Practice Exam 3
(no HW collected) 

Solution

R Nov 16

EXAM 3

Information

Ch 7 & 8 Review

 

 

T Nov 21

No Class

No Class

 

W Nov 22

THANSGIVING

THANSGIVING

THANSGIVING

R Nov 24

THANSGIVING

THANSGIVING

THANSGIVING

 T Nov 28

Rolling(!) 

Problems 

Solutions

 

 

W Nov 29

 

 

 

 Solution to Exam 3

 

R Nov 30

Ch 13: Simple Harmonic Motion

 

Slides

Summary

(summary)

s2+c2=1

AF_1308

AF_1312

 

Problems 24a 24b

Solutions

 

Laser Disc

 

T Dec 5

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 Dec 6

 

 

Practice Final (w/o answers)

Practise Final (w/ answers)

                   (no HW collected)

R Dec 7

F Dec 8

Reading Days

Classes do NOT meet

 

What we have covered.

 

Last Lectures Review

 

Practise Final (w/ answers)

Hints for Final

 

Gravity!

 

Tacoma

SCANTRON

 

T Dec 12

SEC 007-012

FINAL EXAM  10:30 am – 12:30 pm 

SCANTRON

 

 

R Dec 14

SEC 001-006

FINAL EXAM  8:00 am - 10:00 am 

SCANTRON