Syllabus PH 111 M. J. Moloney, Fall 2011, Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers 8th Ed. by Serway and Jewett

W Day Date Text Material Homework Due (Quiz on the day following the HW Due date)
0 Th Sep 1
Chap 1 dimensions, estimates, sig figs
Ch 1 OQ 3,10, Probs 10, 28, 32, 37,

F Sep 2
Chap 2 Ch 2 OQ 1, 5; CQ 5; Probs 1, 3, 5
1 M Sep 5 Chap 2 Ch 2 OQ 18; CQ 7; Probs 7, 14, 12

T Sep 6 Chap 2 Ch 2 CQ 9, Probs 15, 17, 35, 61

Th Sep 8 Chap 3 Ch 2 Probs 29, 39; Ch 3 Probs 21, 31, 38

F Sep 9 Chap 3/4 Ch 3 Probs 55, Ch 4 OQ 1, 4, CQ 3, Prob 3
2 M Sep 12 Chap 4 Ch 4 OQ 5, Probs 5, 7, 11,17

T Sep 13 Chap 4
Ch 4 OQ 13, Probs 21, 23, 50, 59

Th Sep 15 Exam 1 (Chs (1), 2, 3, 4 thru sect 4.3)


F Sep 16 Chap 4  circular motion; no relative motion
Ch 4 OQ 10, Prob  27, 30, 33, 54, 55
3 M Sep 19 Chap 4/5 Ch 5 CQ 2, 4, 5; Probs 1, 5, 7

T Sep 20 Chap 5 Ch 5, OQ 7; Probs 13, 15, 24, 27, 35, 39

Th Sep 22 Chap 5/6 Ch 5 OQ 8, 16; Prob 45, Ch 6 OQ 2, 6; CQ 3, 6; Prob 1

F Sep 23 No Class
Ch 6 Probs 2, 9, 10, 19
4 M Sep 26 Chap 6 Ch 6, Probs 13, 21, 23, 29

T Sep 27 Chap 6 Ch 6 Probs 45, 52, 59

Th Sep 29
Chap 6
 Ch 6 Probs 35, 57

F Sep 30
Exam 2 ( Chs 4,  5, and 6)
5 M Oct 3
Sects 23.1-23.3
Ch 23 OQ 6, 7; CQ 2, 5; Probs 4, 7, 8

T Oct 4 Sects 23.3, 11.1, 29.1
Ch 23 OQ 10; Probs 9, 17; Ch 11 Probs 1, 3

Th Oct 6 Sec 29.2, Chap 7
Ch 29  OQ 1; Probs  3, 9,  11,  12, 13;  Ch 7  CQ  5, 7

F Oct 7 Chap 7 Ch 7 OQ 3, 5, 7; Probs  1, 5, 7 , 9, 11
, 6 M Oct 10
Chap 7 Ch 7  OQ 11;  Probs  14, 17, 27, 33,

T Oct 11 Chap 7/8
Ch 7 Probs 45, 47, 52; Ch 8 OQ 3, 6; Prob 3
7 M Oct 17 Chap 8 
Ch 8 CQ 7;  Probs  7, 9, 15

T Oct 18 Chap 8 thru Sect 8.3
Ch 8 Prob 13,  17

Th Oct 20 Exam 3 (Ch 7 Ch 8 thru sect 8.3 and parts of Chs 23 & 29)

F Oct 21 Chap 8
Ch 8 Probs 18, 22, 27
8 M Oct 24 Chap 8, Sect 13.1
Ch 8, Probs 28, 37, 39

T Oct 25 Sects 13.2, 13.4
Ch 13 OQ 1, Probs 1, 6, 11 a) & b)

Th Oct 27
Sect 13.5
Ch 13, CQ 2, Probs 29, 33

F Oct 28 Chap 9 Ch 9, OQ 2,4; CQ 3, Probs 1, 5
9 M Oct 31
Chap 9 Ch 9, OQ 6, 7, 8;  CQ 11

T Nov 1
Chap 9
Ch 9, OQ 10, 11, 12, 13; Probs 11, 14, 15

Th Nov 3 Chap 9 Ch 9, OQ 15; Probs 37, 38, 43

F Nov 4 Exam 4 (chaps 8, 9 and parts of 13)
10 M Nov 7 Review for Final Exam


Nov 8 No class. (Optional review)

Th,F Nov 10, 11
No class. (Optional review)