For each lecture, the table below lists a reading assignment, the lecture topics (linked to lecture notes), practice problems and homework problems for that reading and lecture, and the due date for the problems. Occasionally, one or more of the sections listed for reading will not be covered in lecture, but you will still be responsible for all sections listed.
The practice and homework problems are to be completed on the MasteringPhysics web site www.masteringphysics.com by 8:00 am on the due date listed. This will typically be a Wednesday. Do not wait until Tuesday night or worse, Wednesday morning (yes, some will do that!), to start working on the problems. Instead, start the problems associated with a particular lecture on the same day as the lecture and complete them soon thereafter. In general, working as many problems as possible is the best way to be successful in the course. Do the practice problems first; they allow multiple tries for the right answers, but the homework problems do not. For additional practice, do additional problems from the text and/or the tutorial section of the MasteringPhysics site.
In weeks with an exam, the homework due date will usually be the day of the exam, which will probably be a Monday, not Wednesday.
The problem numbers are written with the chapter number first, followed by a dash, and then the list of problems from the chapter. Problems listed from more than one chapter are separated by a semicolon. Note that the problem numbers refer to the problems listed at the end of the chapters, not the conceptual questions, unless indicated by a preceding "Q". The online assignments use the same numbering as the problems in the textbook, but one or more quantities in the problem statement may have a different value than in the textbook.
| Date | Reading | Topics | Practice | Homework | Due |
| 1/11 | 1-1,2,3,5 | dimensions, units | 1-2,6,9,26 | 1-32 | 1/18 |
| 1/13 | 1-4,6,7; 2-1 | significant figures, position; no quiz! | 1-16; 2-5 | 1-18 | 1/18 |
| 1/16 | MLK Day | No class | |||
| 1/17 | 2-2 to 4 | velocity, acceleration | 2-10,31,33 | 2-16 | 1/25 |
| 1/18 | 2-5 to 7 | constant acceleration | 2-43,54,63 | 2-84 | 1/25 |
| 1/20 | 3-1 to 3 | vectors | 3-5,24,27 | 3-19 | 1/25 |
| 1/23 | 3-4,5 | unit vectors, motion vectors | 3-33,42,44 | 3-43 | 1/25 |
| 1/24 | 3-6 | relative motion | 3-49,56,57 | 3-53 | 2/1 |
| 1/25 | 4-1 | constant acceleration | 4-2,3,4 | 4-8 | 2/1 |
| 1/27 | 4-2 to 5 | projectile motion | 4-12,14,32 | 4-31 | 2/1 |
| 1/30 | 5-1 | forces | 5-4,6,12 | 5-13 | 2/1 |
| 1/31 | 5-2 to 5 | Newton's laws | 5-20,28,34 | 5-31 | 2/6 |
| 2/1 | 5-6,7; 12-1,2 | gravitation, weight, normal forces | 5-40; 12-5,17 | 5-45 | 2/6 |
| 2/3 | Chaps. 1 to 5; 12-1,2 | review; no quiz! | |||
| 2/6 | Chaps. 1 to 5; 12-1,2 | Exam #1 | |||
| 2/7 | 6-1 | friction, drag | 5-43; 6-4,9 | 6-8 | 2/15 |
| 2/8 | 6-2 | strings, pulleys, springs | 6-16,19,23 | 6-62 | 2/15 |
| 2/10 | 6-3,4 | applications | 6-26,27,31 | 6-40 | 2/15 |
| 2/13 | 6-5; 12-3 | circular motion | 6-47,48; 12-25 | 6-52 | 2/15 |
| 2/14 | 7-1 to 4 | work, kinetic energy, power | 7-5,25,32,46 | 7-29 | 2/22 |
| 2/15 | 8-1 to 3, 5 | potential energy | 8-14,21,27 | 8-28 | 2/22 |
| 2/17 | 12-4 to 6 | gravitational potential energy, tides | 12-42,49,52 | 12-53 | 2/22 |
| 2/20 | 8-4 | nonconservative forces | 8-34,40,74 | 8-42 | 2/22 |
| 2/21 | 9-1 to 4 | impulse, momentum | 9-6,15,23 | 9-19 | 2/27 |
| 2/22 | 9-5 to 7 | collisions, center of mass | 9-30,37,45 | 9-78 | 2/27 |
| 2/24 | Chaps. 5 to 9, 12 | review; no quiz! | |||
| 2/27 | Chaps. 5 to 9, 12 | Exam #2 | |||
| 2/28 | 10-1,2 | rotational kinematics | 10-6,14,19 | 10-17 | 3/15 |
| 3/1 | 10-3,4 | linear variables, rolling motion | 10-25,29,39 | 10-34 | 3/15 |
| 3/3 | 10-5,6 | rotational kinetic energy, moments of inertia | 10-48,51,58 | 10-60 | 3/15 |
| 3/6-10 | Spring Break! | ||||
| 3/13 | 11-1,2,8 | torque, rotational work | 11-3,10,73 | 11-13 | 3/15 |
| 3/14 | 11-3,4 | static equilibrium, c.o.g. | 11-21,25,81 | 11-24 | 3/22 |
| 3/15 | 11-5 | applications of the second law | 11-40,42,80 | 11-82 | 3/22 |
| 3/17 | No class! No quiz! No office hour. | ||||
| 3/20 | 11-6,7,9 | angular momentum | 11-46,49,55 | 11-56 | 3/22 |
| 3/21 | 13-1 to 3 | simple harmonic motion | 13-7,10,27 | 13-24 | 3/29 |
| 3/22 | 13-4 to 6 | springs, energy, pendulums | 13-36,49,58 | 13-64 | 3/29 |
| 3/24 | 14-1,2 | waves | 14-2,7,14 | 14-16 | 3/29 |
| 3/27 | 14-4,5,7 | sound, interference | 14-27,33,37,58 | 14-40 | 3/29 |
| 3/28 | 14-6 | Doppler effect | 14-46,48,52 | 14-49 | 4/3 |
| 3/29 | 14-8,9 | standing waves, beats | 14-63,69,79 | 14-73 | 4/3 |
| 3/31 | Chaps. 10, 11, 13, 14 | review; no quiz! | |||
| 4/3 | Chaps. 10, 11, 13, 14 | Exam #3 | |||
| 4/4 | 15-1 to 3 | density, pressure | 15-4,7,23 | 15-11 | 4/12 |
| 4/5 | 15-4,5 | Archimedes' principle | 15-31,34,49 | 15-47 | 4/12 |
| 4/7 | 15-6 to 8 | fluid dynamics | 15-57,60,70 | 15-67 | 4/12 |
| 4/10 | 16-1 to 3 | temperature, thermal expansion | 16-5,12,24 | 16-19 | 4/12 |
| 4/11 | 16-4,5 | heat | 16-31,37,44 | 16-41 | 4/19 |
| 4/12 | 16-6 | convection, conduction, radiation | 16-53,61,62 | 16-57 | 4/19 |
| 4/14 | 17-1 | ideal gases | 17-8,13,17 | 17-15 | 4/19 |
| 4/17 | 17-2 | kinetic theory | 17-21,26,28 | 17-27 | 4/19 |
| 4/18 | 17-3 | elastic deformation | 17-32,34,39 | 17-37 | 4/26 |
| 4/19 | 17-4 to 6 | phases, latent heats | 17-42,50,59 | 17-47 | 4/26 |
| 4/21 | 18-1 to 3 | first law, thermal processes | 18-4,10,28 | 18-18 | 4/26 |
| 4/24 | 18-4 | ideal gas processes | 18-6,14,35 | 18-23 | 4/26 |
| 4/25 | 18-5 to 7 | second law, heat engines, refrigerators | 18-44,55,59 | 18-50 | 5/1 |
| 4/26 | 18-8 to 10 | entropy, third law | 18-65,69,82 | 18-71 | 5/1 |
| 4/28 | Chaps. 15 to 18 | review; no quiz! | |||
| 5/1 | Chaps. 1 to 18 | Final Exam, 8 am, Monday |
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