Course Schedule

PHYS 2001 Schedule of Experiments and Exams:

WeekLectureLabAssessment
Week 1Measurements and introduction to basic instrumentationHands-on instrumentation practice
Week 2Kinematics and the study of motionMotion experiments
Week 3Vectors and vector operationsVector addition and subtraction experiments
Week 4Review SessionExam 1: Covers weeks 1-3
Week 5Newtons Laws of MotionNewtons laws experiments
Week 6Momentum and Conservation of MomentumMomentum conservation experiments
Week 7Review SessionExam 2: Covers dynamics and momentum
Week 8Torques and Rotational MotionRotational motion experiments
Week 9Heat and ThermodynamicsThermodynamics experiments
Week 10Review SessionExam 3: Covers rotational motion and thermodynamics
Week 11Oscillations and Simple Harmonic MotionOscillations experiments
Week 12Vibrating Strings and Wave InterferenceWave experiments
Week 13Sound Waves and their propertiesSound experiments
Week 14Review SessionExam 4: Covers oscillations, waves, and sound