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Reading assignments: The reading assignments listed below are sections from Young and Freedman, University Physics, 12th edition. The reading assignments are the same for the TuTh 9:30-10:45 lecture and for the TuTh 2:00-3:15 lecture.

IMPORTANT NOTE #1 ABOUT THE LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: In order to get the most out of the lectures, you must read each assignment BEFORE the lecture.

IMPORTANT NOTE #2 ABOUT THE LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: Be certain to bring your i>clicker remote transmitter to every lecture.

IMPORTANT NOTE #3 ABOUT THE LECTURES AND READING ASSIGNMENTS: Your instructor will not discuss each and every topic in the lecture --- only the ones that he feels will give you the most difficulty. If a topic in the assigned reading is not discussed in lecture, you are still responsible for knowing and understanding that topic!
ActivPhysics Online: At various places in your textbook you will see an icon for "ActivPhysics Online" as shown to the right. This refers to helpful simulations that you can view on the Web at http://wps.aw.com/aw_young_physics_11. At that site, use the pull-down menu to select simulations from Part I: Mechanics.

You can also access ActivPhysics from within MasteringPhysics. Once you are logged in to MasteringPhysics, click on the "ActivPhysics OnLine" button at the left of the screen.
MasteringPhysics assignments: The due dates for the MasteringPhysics assignments are also listed below. For details about how to use MasteringPhysics, visit the MasteringPhysics page.

Note that each week you will have three MasteringPhysics assignments. Most weeks these will be due at the following times:
  • Monday night at 11:59 p.m.: A reading quiz with a single problem based on the reading assignment for the following day's (Tuesday's) lecture.
  • Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m.: A reading quiz with a single problem based on the reading assignment for the following day's (Thursday's) lecture.
  • Sunday night at 11:59 p.m.: A homework assignment with 12 problems based on the material covered during the previous week's lectures.
There will be a different schedule of MasteringPhysics assignments during the weeks of January 21 (due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday), January 28 (due to the first midterm exam), February 18 (due to the Presidents' Day holiday), February 25 (due to the second midterm exam), and March 10 (the last week of classes).

All MasteringPhysics assignments will be available at least one week before they are due.

UCSB deadlines: Click here for important deadlines for adding and dropping classes and for paying fees.

Reading assignments and MasteringPhysics assignments
Date    
Subject
Assignment
Tu 1/8
Lecture: Introducing physics, properties of vectors
Read Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 before lecture
W 1/9
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 1 (covers Sections 1.9, 1.10)
(You should also do the assignment "Introduction to MasteringPhysics." This does not count for credit, but will help you understand the features of the MasteringPhysics program.)
Th 1/10
Lecture: Unit vectors, products of vectors
Read Sections 1.9, 1.10 before lecture
Su 1/13
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 1 (covers Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10)
M 1/14
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 2 (covers Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)
Tu 1/15
Lecture: Motion along a straight line - displacement, velocity, and acceleration
Read Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 before lecture
W 1/16
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 3 (covers Sections 2.5, 2.6)
Th 1/17
Lecture: Motion along a straight line - free fall, non-constant acceleration
Read Sections 2.5, 2.6 before lecture
Su 1/20
 No assignment ---
M 1/21
Two MasteringPhysics assignments due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 2 (covers Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6)
and
Reading quiz 4 (covers Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
Tu 1/22
Lecture: Motion in a plane, projectile motion
Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 before lecture
W 1/23
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 5 (covers Sections 3.4, 3.5)
Th 1/24
Lecture: Motion in a circle, relative velocity
Read Sections 3.4, 3.5 before lecture
Su 1/27
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 3 (covers Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5)
M 1/28
 No assignment ---
Tu 1/29
 FIRST MIDTERM EXAM Covers all assigned material from Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Cell phones are not allowed (but calculators are allowed)
You must take the Midterm Exam for the lecture section in which you are enrolled
W 1/30
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 6 (covers Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Th 1/31
Lecture: Forces, Newton's first and second laws
Read Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 before lecture
Su 2/3
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 4 (covers Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
M 2/4
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 7 (covers Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6)
Tu 2/5
Lecture: Mass and weight, Newton's third law, free-body diagrams
Read Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 before lecture
W 2/6
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 8 (covers Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
Th 2/7
Lecture: Using Newton's laws, friction
Read Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 before lecture
Su 2/10
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 5 (covers Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
M 2/11
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 9 (covers Sections 5.4, 5.5)
Tu 2/12
Lecture: Dynamics of circular motion, fundamental forces
Read Sections 5.4, 5.5 before lecture
W 2/13
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 10 (covers Sections 6.1, 6.2)
Th 2/14
Lecture: Work and kinetic energy
Read Sections 6.1, 6.2 before lecture
Su 2/17
 No assignment ---
M 2/18
Two MasteringPhysics assignments due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 6 (covers Sections 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2)
and
Reading quiz 11 (covers Sections 6.3, 6.4)
Tu 2/19
Lecture: Work, energy, and power
Read Sections 6.3, 6.4 before lecture
W 2/20
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 12 (covers Sections 7.1, 7.2)
Th 2/21
Lecture: Potential energy
Read Sections 7.1, 7.2 before lecture
Su 2/24
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 7 (covers Sections 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2)
M 2/25
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 13 (covers Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5)
Tu 2/26
Lecture: Energy conservation, force and potential energy, energy diagrams
Read Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 before lecture
W 2/27
 No assignment ---
Th 2/28
 SECOND MIDTERM EXAM Covers all assigned material from Chapters 4, 5, and 6, plus Sections 7.1 and 7.2
Cell phones are not allowed (but calculators are allowed)
You must take the Midterm Exam for the lecture section in which you are enrolled
Su 3/2
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 8 (covers Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5)
M 3/3
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 14 (covers Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3)
Tu 3/4
Lecture: Momentum, impulse, momentum conservation, collisions
Read Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 before lecture
W 3/5
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 15 (covers Sections 8.4, 8.5, 8.6)
Th 3/6
Lecture: Elastic collisions, center of mass, rocket propulsion
Read Sections 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 before lecture
Su 3/9
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 9 (covers Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6)
M 3/10
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 16 (covers Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3)
Tu 3/11
Lecture: Describing rotational motion
Read Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 before lecture
W 3/12
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Reading quiz 17 (covers Sections 9.4, 9.5, 9.6)
Th 3/13
Lecture: Energy in rotational motion, moments of inertia
Read Sections 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 before lecture
F 3/14
MasteringPhysics assignment due at 11:59 p.m.
Homework assignment 10 (covers Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6)

FINAL EXAM for the TuTh 9:30-10:45 lecture:
Wednesday, March 19, 2007, 8:00-11:00 a.m.
in Broida 1610 (the lecture room)

FINAL EXAM for the TuTh 2:00-3:15 lecture:
Wednesday, March 19, 2007, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
in Broida 1610 (the lecture room)

The Final Exam will cover all assigned material
from Chapters 1 through 9.

Cell phones are not allowed (but calculators are allowed).

You must take the Final Exam for the lecture section in which you are enrolled.

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