Text: University Physics, 10th Ed. by Young and Freedman
(and excerpts from Chs 2 and 6 of Thermal Physics by Schroeder)
Meets in BL-114 (This room is often quite chilly) MTTh
8th and 9th periods
(The nominal meeting room is G-313, but please go to BL-114.)
Schedule of days and topics
| Day | Date | Chapters / Topics | HW due |
| Thur | 09/05 | Ch 9 | 9-28, 9-33, 9-49, 9-71 |
| Mon | 09/09 | Rotation/Collision Expt - Part 1 | Q9-16, 9-53, 9-67, 9-69 |
| Tues | 09/10 | Rot/Coll Expt | HW Set 1 Due |
| Thurs | 09/12 | Rot/Coll Expt; Ch 10, Ch 11 | 10-1,10-2,10-24,10-33 |
| Mon | 09/16 | Ch 10, Ch 11 | 10-29,10-42,10-54 |
| Tues | 09/17 | Ch 10, Ch 11 | HW Set 2 Due |
| Thurs | 09/19 | Ch 11; practice test | |
| Mon | 09/23 | Exam 1 | |
| Tues | 09/24 | Ch 14 (Fluid Mechanics) | Ch 14: 5,11,55 |
| Thurs | 09/26 | Ch 14 | Ch 14: 33, 95 a), b), c) |
| Mon | 09/30 | Ch 15 | HW (Ch 14 problems) due today |
| Tues | 10/01 | Ch 15 | |
| Thurs | 10/03 | Chs 16 | |
| Mon | 10/07 | Ch 16 | |
| Tues | 10/08 | Ch 17 | |
| Thurs | 10/10 | Exam 2 | |
| Mon | 10/14 | No class | |
| Tues | 10/15 | No class (Th, Fri 10/17 & 10/18 we are on break) | |
| Mon | 10/21 | Ch 17 | |
| Tues | 10/22 | Ch 17, Ch 18 | 17-34, 37, 41, 45 |
| Thurs | 10/24 | Ch 18; LN2 metal heat cap expt. | Ch 17 HW due |
| Mon | 10/28 | Ch 18 | |
| Tues | 10/29 | Ch 18, Statistical thermodynamics | Schr parts of Ch 2 |
| Thurs | 10/31 | Statistical thermodynamics | Schr parts of Ch 2 |
| Mon | 11/04 | Boltzmann factor | Schr parts of Ch 6, Worksheet |
| Tues | 11/05 | Statistical thermodynamics | Schr 6.1, 6.6, water vp |
| Thurs | 11/07 | Exam 3 | |
| Mon | 11/11 | Poll . [No class on Tues 11/12 and Thurs 11/14] |