Physics 306: Elementary Physics Methods

<title>Physics 306 - Syllabus</title>

<h1>Physics 306:    Elementary Physics Methods</h1>

<b>Schedule</b>: Mon, Wed, Fri, 4:00 - 5:00 PM --- PAI 4.42 --- Unique # 53240<br><br>

<B>Instructor</b>:  M.W. Choptuik --- <B>Office</b>:  RLM 9.208A --- 
<B>Office Hours</b>:  Tue, Thu 10:00-11:30<BR>
<B>Phone</B>: 471-1541 ---  <B>E-mail</b>:  matt@infeld.ph.utexas.edu<BR>
<B>WWW Home Page</B>: 
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http://godel.ph.utexas.edu/Members/matt/welcome.html</a><br><br>
<B>Grader</b>: Somdatta Bhattacharya --- <B>Office</b>: TBA --- <B>Office Hours</b>: TBA<br><br>
<B>Tutorial Sessions:</b>
From mid-October (October 17) to the end of classes, there will be tutorial sessions held as 
follows:
<ul> <li> Tuesday 3:30-4:30 --- WEL 3.266 
     <li> Friday 2:30-3:30 --- RLM 7.114
</ul>
These tutorials will be problem-solving, practice sessions.  You will solve 
problems at the board with, when necessary, the assistance of the instructor.
<i>Bring all old homework and tests to these sessions.</i>
<h2>Syllabus</h2>
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   Monday               Wednesday              Friday         Homework Due    FTD

                     30 Aug: Chap 1          1 Sep: Chap 1
                         Introduction           Introduction
 4 Sep:               6 Sep: Chap 2          8 Sep: Chap 2     --- H1            601
    LABOR DAY            One-Dim Motion         One-Dim Motion
11 Sep: Chap 2       13 Sep: Chap 3         15 Sep: Chap 3     --- H2            602
    One-Dim Motion       Vectors                Vectors
18 Sep: Chap 3       20 Sep: Chap 3         22 Sep: Chap 4     --- H3            603
    Vectors              Two-Dim Motion         Laws of Motion
25 Sep: Chap 4       27 Sep: Chap 4         29 Sep: Chap 5     --- H4            604
    Laws of Motion       Laws of Motion         Work/Energy  
 2 Oct: HOUR TEST 1   4 Oct: Chap 5          6 Oct: Chap 5     --- H5            605
    Chaps 1,2,3,4        Work/Energy            Work/Energy
 9 Oct: Chap 6       11 Oct: Chap 6         13 Oct: Chap 6     --- H6            606
    Momentum             Collisions             Collisions
16 Oct: Chap 7       18 Oct: Chap 7         20 Oct: Chap 7                          
    Circular Motion      Circular Motion        Circular Motion
23 Oct: Chap 7       25 Oct: Chap 8         27 Oct: Chap 8     --- H7 (Mon 4am)  607
    Circular Motion      Rotations              Rotations
30 Oct: Chap 8        1 Nov: HOUR TEST 2     3 Nov: Chap 9
    Rotations            Chaps 5,6,7,8         Solids/Fluids
 6 Nov: Chap 9        8 Nov: Chap 9         10 Nov: Chap 10    --- H8 (Mon 4am)  609
    Solids/Fluids        Solids/Fluids          Thermal Physics
13 Nov: Chap 10      15 Nov: Chap 10        17 Nov: Chap 13    --- H9 (Mon 4am)  610
    Thermal Physics      Thermal Physics        Vibrations/Waves
20 Nov: Chap 13      22 Nov: Chap 13        24 Nov:            --- H10 (Mon 4am) 610
    Vibrations/Waves     Vibrations/Waves       THANKSGIVING    
27 Nov: Chap 15      29 Nov: Chap 15         1 Dec: HOUR TEST 3 -- H11 (Mon 4am) 611
    Electric Fields      Electric Fields        Chaps 9,10,13,15
 4 Dec: Chap 15       6 Dec: Review          8 Dec: Review     
    Electric Fields                             Class Evaluation
    
      15 DEC:  COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM  7:00-10:00 PM (Chaps 1-10, 13, 15)
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