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PHYSICS FOR POETS

WINTERIM SESSION –2001/2002 - GAMBS – Room

401 PENN - WEATHER CANCELLATION KYW# 2605

610-892-1583

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TEXT: PHYSICS - CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS,

HOBSON, PRENTICE HALL, 0-02-354841-X

OVERVIEW OF COURSE, CHAPTER 1

2 Mon 02 JANCHAPTER 2, ATOMS, THE

NATURE OF THINGS

– 3 Tues 03 JAN CHAPTER 3, HOW THINGS MOVE - GALILEO ASKS

– THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 4, WHY THINGS MOVE AS THEY DO

4 Wed 04 JANCHAPTER 5, THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO NEWTON

5 Thurs 05 JANCHAPTER 6,

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY - YOU CAN'T GET

AHEAD

6 Mon 09 JANCHAPTER 7,

THERMODYNAMICS - AND YOU CAN'T EVEN

BREAK EVEN

CHAPTER 17 - THE ENERGY FUTURE

7 Tues 10 JANTEST

CHAPTER 8, LIGHT AND ELECTROMAGNETISM

8 Wed 11 JANCHAPTER 9,

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

9 Thurs 12 JANCHAPTER 10, THE THEORY

OF RELATIVITY– CHAPTER 13 - THE QUANTUM THEORY

CHAPTER 14 - THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO

QUANTUM

THEORY

Review

10 Thurs 19 JAN Final Exam