Weekly Workload

PHYSICS Addendum to Course Syllabus, June 2010, Dr Dave Menke, page 3 of 6

Weekly Workload

Week 1, May 31 – June 4, 2010

1. Monday: No School
2. Tuesday
a. Introduction
b. Syllabus
c. Lesson 1: History of Physics, Kinematics
d. Lab Exercise #1: Density of Water
e. Homework Assignment 1: Hand out. Turn in Thursday, 6/3
f. Essay 1: Aristotle, due Thursday, 6/3

3. Wednesday
a. Review of Lesson 1
b. Lesson 2: Vector Physics
c. Lab Exercise #2: Measurement
d. Homework Assignment 1: Hand out. Turn in Thursday, 6/3
e. Essay 1: Aristotle, due Thursday, 6/3

4. Thursday
a. Turn in Homework Assignment 1
b. Turn in Essay 1 on Aristotle
c. Test 1 on Lessons 1 & 2
d. Mind Game 1
e. Lesson 3: Newton’s Laws
f. Homework Assignment 2: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/10
g. Essay 2: Isaac Newton. Turn in Thursday, 6/10.

5. Friday: No School

Week 2, June 7-11

1. Monday –
a. Return of papers
b. Running Grades
c. Review of Lesson 3: Newton's Laws
d. Lab Exercise #3: Linear motion
e. Lesson 4: Circular Motion
f. Homework Assignment 2: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/10
g. Essay 2: Isaac Newton. Turn in Thursday, 6/10.

2. Tuesday
a. Running Grades
b. Review of Lesson 4: Circular Motion
c. Lab Exercise #4: Centripetal Motion
d. Lesson 5: Energy, Momentum
e. Homework Assignment 2: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/10
f. Essay 2: Isaac Newton. Turn in Thursday, 6/10.


3. Wednesday
a. Running Grades
b. Review of Lesson 5: Energy, Momentum
c. Lab Exercise 5: Finding Gravity
d. Lesson 6: Momentum & Impulse
e. Homework Assignment 2: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/10
f. Essay 2: Isaac Newton. Turn in Thursday, 6/10.

4. Thursday
a. Turn in Homework Assignment 2
b. Turn in Essay 2
c. Review Lesson 6: Momentum & Impulse
d. Test 2 on Lessons 3, 4, 5, 6
e. Mind Game 2
f. Lesson 7:
g. Essay 3: James Prescott Joule, Due 6/17
h. Homework Assignment 3: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/17

5. Friday: No School

Week 3, June 14-18
1. Monday
a. Return of papers
b. Running Grades
c. Review of Lesson 6 Energy, Work, Power
d. Lesson 8: Simple Harmonic Motion
e. Lab Exercise #6 Hooke’s Law
f. Lab Exercise #7: Simple Harmonic Motion
g. Essay 3: James Prescott Joule, Due 6/17
h. Homework Assignment 3: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/17

2. Tuesday
a. Review of Lesson 7: Simple Harmonic Motion
b. Running Grades
c. Lesson 9
d. Lab Exercise #8: Momentum
e. Essay 3: James Prescott Joule, Due 6/17
f. Homework Assignment 3: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/17

3. Wednesday
a. Lesson 10:
b. Lab Exercise #9: KE, PE
c. Essay 3: James Prescott Joule, Due 6/17
d. Homework Assignment 3: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/17

4. Thursday
a. Turn in Homework Assignment 3
b. Turn in Essay 3
c. Test 3 on Lessons 7, 8, 9, 10
d. Mind Game 3
e. Review Lesson 7:
f. Homework Assignment 4: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/24
g. Essay 4: Albert Einstein, due 6/24
h. Lesson 11

5. Friday: No School

Week 4, June 21-25
1. Monday:
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Questions
d. Review Lesson 9
e. Lesson 12:
f. Lab Exercise #10: Archimedes Principle
g. Homework Assignment 4: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/24
h. Essay 4: Albert Einstein, due 6/24

2. Tuesday
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Questions
d. Review Lesson 10
e. Lesson 13:
f. Lab Exercise 11: Waves on a string
g. Homework Assignment 4: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/24
h. Essay 4: Albert Einstein, due 6/24

3. Wednesday
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Review Lesson 13
d. Lesson 14
e. Homework Assignment 4: Handout. Turn in Thursday, 6/24
f. Essay 4: Albert Einstein, due 6/24

4. Thursday
a. Turn in Homework Assignment 4
b. Turn in Essay 4
c. Test 4 on Lessons 11, 12, 13, 14
d. Mind Game 4
e. Review Lesson 7:
f. Homework Set 5: Hand out, due Thursday, 7/1
g. Essay 5: Enrico Fermi, due Thursday 7/1
h. Lesson 15

5. Friday: No School

Week 5, June 28- July 2
1. Monday:
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Review Lesson 9,
d. Lesson 16:
e. Lab Exercise #10: Waves on a string
f. Homework Set 5: Hand out, due Thursday, 7/1
g. Essay 5: Enrico Fermi, due Thursday 7/1

2. Tuesday
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Review Lesson 10
d. Lab exercise 11:
e. Lesson 17:
f. Homework Set 5: Hand out, due Thursday, 7/1
g. Essay 5: Enrico Fermi, due Thursday 7/1

3. Wednesday
a. Return of papers
b. Running grades
c. Lab Exercise 12:
d. Lesson 18
e. Homework Set 5: Hand out, due Thursday, 7/1
f. Essay 5: Enrico Fermi, due Thursday 7/1

4. Thursday
a. Turn in Homework Assignment 5
b. Turn in Essay 5
c. Test 5 on Lessons 15, 16, 17, 18
d. Mind Game 5

5. Friday: No School


Week 6: July 5 - 9

1. Monday, July 5: No School

2. Tuesday, July 6: Banquet

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