physics 7b and 7lb schedule   

The goal of this course is to continue the understanding of the motion of particles with a focus on SYSTEMS of particles and three main conservation laws:

1) MOMENTUM CONSERVATION  (the first topic)

2) ENERGY CONSERVATION (both reviewing the mechanical examples in the tutorial and covering
     the thermodynamics version)

3) ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONSERVATION (to do this, rotational motion needs to be developed in
     covered in some detail)

Finally, the course concludes with an summarizing example: 1/r² laws (Newtonian Gravity and Coulomb's Law)

The following schedule is a guideline that keeps the lectures and tutotials on track with each other. The exact schedule will depend on whether or not the class is on a Mon-Wed-Fri or Tues-Thur schedule, and the exact scheduling of the midterm exam(s). Notice, for each chapter that is not exactly one week, the suggested amount of time appears in parathensis.

Course Week	Chapters in Serway	Tutorial
1	Chapter 9 (one and a half weeks)*	Work and Energy: systems of particles#
2	Start Chapter 19	Momentum
3	Start Chapter 20	Conservation Laws and Dissipation
4	Finish Chapter 20. Selected Topics from 21/22	Energy Conservation: 1st Law Thermodynamics
5	Selected Topics from 21/22 and midterm	None
6	Chapter 10	Rotational Kinematics
7	Start chapter 11	Rotational Dynamics
8	Start Chapter 12	Angular Momentum
9	Start Chapter 13 (and 23.1, 23.3)	Fields: Connecting forces and energy**
10		Final Exam

* Chapter 9 should take more than one week if done carefully.

The Tutorials for the first half of the course are designed to accomplish the following goals in parallel with the lectures:

a) Review work-energy relationships learned before the long winter break.

b) Highlight important differences between Momentum-Impulse theorem and Work-Energy theorem.

c) Make the transition from mechanical work, to frictional dissipation, to a full treatment of energy in the context of thermodynamics.

** Depending on the exact timing, the last tutorial may occur before students have seen the 1/r² law in lecture.
     The TA's need to be aware of this in running this tutorial.

NOTE: For this course, there is some flexibilty. There is not time to cover all of 21 and 22, and some of this material is in the 51 series. Therefore, the instructor is free to select the topics that they feel work best.  Also, because Coulomb's Law as an example of a 1/r² law has such a small role in 7D, being only one section of 23, time permitting, it can be discussed and introduced as another example of a 1/r² force law in this class.



updated 8-3-05  A. Lara