physics for poets

PHYSICS FOR POETS

WINTERIM SESSION 2001/2002 - GAMBS Room 401 PENN - WEATHER CANCELLATION KYW# 2605610-892-1583

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TEXT: PHYSICS - CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS, HOBSON, PRENTICE HALL, 0-02-354841-X

OVERVIEW OF COURSE, CHAPTER 1

2Mon 02 JANCHAPTER 2, ATOMS, THE NATURE OF THINGS

3Tues 03 JANCHAPTER 3, HOW THINGS MOVE - GALILEO ASKS THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 4, WHY THINGS MOVE AS THEY DO

4Wed 04 JANCHAPTER 5, THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO NEWTON

5Thurs 05 JANCHAPTER 6, CONSERVATION OF ENERGY - YOU CAN'T GET

AHEAD

6Mon 09 JANCHAPTER 7, THERMODYNAMICS - AND YOU CAN'T EVEN

BREAK EVEN

CHAPTER 17 - THE ENERGY FUTURE

7Tues 10 JANTEST

CHAPTER 8, LIGHT AND ELECTROMAGNETISM

8 Wed 11 JANCHAPTER 9, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

9 Thurs 12 JANCHAPTER 10, THE THEORY OF RELATIVITYCHAPTER 13 - THE QUANTUM THEORY

CHAPTER 14 - THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO QUANTUM

THEORY

Review

10 Thurs 19 JANFinal Exam