SCIENCE 111
	FALL 2007
	CLASS SCHEDULE

Section numbers in the lectures refer to Hewitt et. al.

Date	Activity and Reading Assignment

	** WEEK 1 **
9/10/07
	Introduction to the course;
	Prologue: The Nature of Science
9/12
	Chapter 1: Patterns of Motion and Equilibrium
	1.1 Aristotle on Motion	
	1.2 Galileo's concept of inertia
	1.3 Mass -- a measure of inertia, 1 kg weighs 9.8 N
	1.4 Net Force

	** WEEK 2 **
9/17
	1.5 The equilibrium rule
	1.6 Support force
	1.7 Equilibrium of moving things
	1.8 The force of friction
9/19
	1.9 Speed and velocity, instantaneous and average speed,
		velocity, motion is relative
	1.10 Acceleration

        ** WEEK 3 **
9/24
	Chapter 2: Newton's laws of motion
	2.1 Newton's first law
	2.2 Newton's second law, free fall
	2.3 Forces and interactions
	2.4 Newton's third law
	2.5 Vectors
09/26
	Chapter 3: Momentum and energy
	3.1 Momentum
	3.4 Conservation of momentum
	3.5 Energy and work
	3.7 Potential energy
09/28
	*** LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW W/O "W" ***

        ** WEEK 4 **
10/01
	3.8 Kinetic energy & work-energy theorem
	3.9 Conservation of energy
	3.10 Machines
	3.11 Sources of energy
10/03
	Exam 1: All material, up to and including week 3

	** WEEK 5 **
10/08
	Chapter 4: Newton's Law of Gravitation
	4.1 Law of Universal Gravitation
	4.2 The Universal Gravitational Constant, G
	4.3 Gravity and distance: The inverse-square law
	4.4 Weight and weightlessness
	4.6 Universal gravitation
10/10
	Chapter 6: Fluid mechanics
	6.1 Density
	6.2 Pressure
	6.3 Buoyancy in a liquid
	6.4 Archimedes' principle
	6.5 Flotation

	** WEEK 6 **
10/15
	Chapter 7: Thermal energy and thermodynamics
	7.1 Thermal energy
	7.2 Temperature
	7.3 Absolute zero
	7.4 Heat
	7.5 Quantity of heat
10/17
	7.6 The laws of thermodynamics
	7.7 Specific heat capacity
	7.8 Thermal expansion

	** WEEK 7 **
10/22
	Chapter 8: Heat transfer and change of phase
	8.1 Conduction
	8.2 Convection
	8.3 Radiation
10/24
	Exam 2: All material from beginning of week 4 up to and including week 6
10/26
	*** LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FOR A SERIOUS AND COMPELLING REASON ***

	** WEEK 8 **
10/29
	8.5 Heat transfer and phase change 
	8.6 Evaporation
	8.7 Condensation
	8.8 Boiling
	8.9 Melting and freezing
	8.10 Energy and change of phase
10/31
 	Chapter 9: Static and current electricity
	9.1 Electrostatic force and charge, charge conservation
	9.2 Coulomb's law
	9.3 Electric field
	9.4 Electric potential
	9.5 Voltage sources
	9.6 Electric current, DC & AC

	** WEEK 9 **
11/05
	Chapter 11: Waves and sound
	11.1 Vibrations and waves
	11.2 Wave motion, wave speed
	11.3 Transverse and longitudinal waves
	11.4 Sound waves
	Chapter 12: Light Waves
	12.1 Electromagnetic spectrum
11/07
	Chapter 34: The stars
	34.1 The birth of stars
	34.2 The life of stars
	34.3 The death of stars

	** WEEK 10 **
11/12
	Holiday -- Veterans Day. No classes.
11/14
	34.4 Black holes
	34.5 Galaxies
	34.6 Quasars
	34.7 The Big Bang
11/19
	Exam 3: All material from beginning of week 7 up to and including week 9


11/26	(Monday of finals week) -- Final exam (comprehensive) 11 - 1:30