Physics 107 Schedule -- Fall 2008
Week Date Chapters Covered Homework
1 Wed 27 Aug 1.1-1.8
Fri 29 2.1-2.4
2 Mon 1 Sep 2.4-2.6
Wed 3 2.7-2.8
Fri 5 3.1-3.3 Problem Set 1
3 Mon 8 3.3-3.4
Wed 10 3.5, 4.1-4.2
Fri 12 4.3-4.4 Problem Set 2
4 Mon 15 4.4-4.5
Wed 17 5.1-5.4
Fri 19 Review Problem Set 3
5 Mon 22 EXAM I (Chapters 1-4)
Wed 24 5.4-5.6
Fri 26 5.7-6.2 Problem Set 4
6 Mon 29 6.3-6.5
Wed 1 Oct 6.6-6.8
Fri 3 7.1-7.3 Problem Set 5
7 Mon 6 7.3-7.6
Wed 8 7.6-7.8
Fri 10 8.1-8.3 Problem Set 6
8 Mon 13 FALL BREAK
Wed 15 8.3-8.5
Fri 17 8.6-8.7
9 Mon 20 8.8-8.9 Problem Set 7 (due at midnight Sunday night)
Wed 22 9.1-9.4
Fri 24 Review Problem Set 8
10 Mon 27 EXAM II (Chapters 1-8)
Wed 29 9.5-9.7
Fri 31 9.7-9.9 Problem Set 9
11 Mon 3 Nov 9.9-10.2
Wed 5 10.2-10.4
Fri 7 13.1-13.3 Problem Set 10
12 Mon 10 13.4-13.6
Wed 12 13.8-14.3
Fri 14 14.3-14.4 Problem Set 11
13 Mon 17 14.5-14.8
Wed 19 15.1-15.3
Fri 21 Review Problem Set 12
14 Mon 24 EXAM III (1-10.4, 13-14)
THANKSGIVING
15 Mon 1 Dec 15.4-15.6
Wed 5 15.7-15.10
Fri 7 Review/catch-up Problem Set 13
Mon 15 FINAL EXAM 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Notes Regarding Schedule for Physics 107
- Homework will be due on Thursdays at midnight (although it is
shown as Friday here), except for the week after Thanksgiving and the week after fall break.
- Having a test in another course on the same day will not excuse
you from taking the tests in this course on schedule (although in
extreme circumstances, such as an exam in Tucker from 12-1, a brief
delay will be allowed). If there are any extracurricular activities
which may conflict, please contact me as far in advance as possible.
- The Labs start the week of September 1st. It is very important for
students to look over the lab before going to the lab session.
- There are no Labs on Thanksgiving week, nor the week of Fall
Break.
Some of the topics to be covered include
- Forces and torques on
muscles, bones, joints
- Ultracentrifuge
- Center-of-gravity, balance
- Energy utilization in the human body
- Bone compression and tension, shear forces
- Blood pressure
- Buoyancy, body fat assessment
- Blood flow measurements, aneurysms, vascular flutter
- Transient ischemic attacks
- Alveolar surface tension, surfactants, premature lungs, emphysema
- Capillary action, turbulent blood flow, osmosis, dialysis
- Body temperature sensing and regulation
- Heat transfer in warm-blooded animals
- Heat loss, evaporate cooling (sweat)
- Sound, loudness perception, decibels
- The human auditory system, cochlear implants, hearing loss
- Human voice, resonances, vocal folds
- Ultrasound images, ultrasonic therapy
- Voltage, action potentials, nerve transmission
- The electrocardiograph, cardiac defibrillators
- Currents, resistance, biological effects of electric shock
- Magnets, bird navigation
- MRI, mass spectrometer
- The EM spectrum (IR, UV, X-rays), X-ray diagnostics
- Optics, mirrors, lenses
- The human eye, retinal images, vision correction, rods, cones
- Fiber optics, endoscopy, laproscopic surgery
- Nuclear physics
- Medical imaging, radioisotopes, half-life, cancer treatment
- Biological effects of ionizing radiation