781961 Physical Principles of Design

Spring 1997 Assignment Schedule

Date Topic Reading Homework Due In Class
Jan 13 Physical Ideas 1 Exercise
Jan 15 One dimensional motion 2:1-5 1:1E,10P 2:Q1,3E,21E
Jan 22 Motion in 2 and 3 dimensions 3:1-6; 4:1-4 2:4E,19P 3:Q9,4E; 4:2E
Jan 27 Forces 5:1-6 3:6P; 4:1E Tensions; 5:7E
Jan 29 Force and motion 5:7-8 5:Q10,17E 5:27E,39P,43P
Feb 3 Friction and drag 6:1-3,5 5:Q13,48P 6:11E,13E,41P,46E
Feb 5 Mechanical energy 7:1-4; 8:1,3 6:12E,31P 7:49P
Feb 10 Center of mass and momentum 9:1-5 7:Q14,26P Exercise
Feb 12 Rotation and torque 11:1,2,6-9 9:5E,22P 11:51E,67E
Feb 19 Equilibrium 12:4-6; 13:1-3 11:56P,70P 12:Q13; 13:Q4,2E,5E,6E
Feb 24 Statics problems 13:4-6 12:Q14; 13:3E Exercise
Feb 26 Fluids 15:1-4,6,7,10 13:8E,26P,33P 15:8P,32E,62E
Mar 3 Oscillations 16:1-3,9 15:11E,23P,72P 16:Q2,Q9
Mar 5 Waves in materials ... 17:1-5 16:Q8 17:Q2; 18:3E
... and sound in air 18:1-3 17:3E; 18:10P
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Mar 17 Temperature 19:1-5 19:Q2 19:21E,50E
Mar 19 Thermal energy 19:6-11 19:12P,36P Exercise
Mar 24 Engines and refrigerators 20:3; 21:2,4,5 19:40E,89P 21:Q6,Q12,58E
Mar 26 Current and resistance 27:1-5,7 21:38E,62P 27:Q4,Q12,50E
Mar 31 Circuits 28:1-6 27:30P,60P 28:Q2,Q6,Q12
Apr 2 Electricity and ... 22:1; 23:1-3 28:33E,46P 23:4E
... magnetism 29:1-3 29:Checkpt#1,Q9
Apr 7 Electromagnetic waves 34:1,2,4 23:5E; 29:Q10,Q16 Exercise
Apr 9 Reflection and refraction 34:6-9 34:4E,19E,21E 34:Q8,Q9
Apr 14 Reflected images 35:1-4 34:Q10,65P 35:16P(a,d)
Apr 16 Refracted images 35:5-7 35:8P,16P(b,e-h) 35:Q6,24E
Apr 21 Interference 36:1-4,7 35:32E,38P,50P Exercise
Apr 23 Diffraction 37:1-3,5,7 36:Q16,56P Exercise
Apr 28 Properties of materials Handouts 37:9P,22E,29P None
Apr 30 Synoptic review Bring questions 13:48E None

Jim Napolitano
Last modified: Thu Apr 24 09:40:24 EDT 1997