Wk |
Day |
Date |
Lecture-Demonstration series |
Laboratories |
Assessment |
0 |
Thurs |
08/16/07 |
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No lab |
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1 |
Fri |
08/17/07 |
Course introduction and role call. Required material: scientific calculator. Useful: a digital chronograph. |
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Pretest |
1 |
Mon |
08/20/07 |
1. Measurement 1.1. The Physical Sciences 1.2. The Scientific Method and Attitude 1.3. The Senses 1.4. Standard Units and Systems of Units |
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2 |
Wed |
08/22/07 |
1.5. More on the Metric System 1.6. Derived Units and Conversion Factors 1.7. Significant Figures |
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2 |
Thurs |
08/23/07 |
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Lab 01: Measurement: Uncertainty and Precision, statistics A204 required. |
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3 |
Fri |
08/24/07 |
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Quiz 1 |
3 |
Mon |
08/27/07 |
2. Linear motion 2.1. Defining Motion 2.2. Speed and Velocity |
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4 |
Wed |
08/29/07 |
2.3. Acceleration |
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4 |
Thurs |
08/30/07 |
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Lab 02: Linear motion: Ball roll A204 required. |
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5 |
Fri |
08/31/07 |
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Quiz 2 |
5 |
Mon |
09/03/07 |
Reviewed quiz two and laboratory one. Due to the novel lab structure and mathematical weaknesses on quiz two, this took a whole period. |
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6 |
Wed |
09/05/07 |
2.5. Projectile Motion: ball arc exercise |
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6 |
Thurs |
09/06/07 |
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Lab 03: Accelerated motion: g |
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7 |
Fri |
09/07 |
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Test 1 |
7 |
Mon |
09/10/07 |
3. Force and Motion 3.1. Force and Net Force 3.2. Newton's First Law of Motion 3.3. Newton's Second Law of Motion 3.4. Newton's Third Law of Motion |
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8 |
Wed |
09/12/07 |
3.6. Momentum 4. Work and Energy 4.1. Work 4.2. Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy 4.3. Conservation of Energy |
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8 |
Thurs |
09/13/07 |
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Lab 04:Marble momemtum |
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9 |
Fri |
09/14/07 |
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Quiz 3 |
9 |
Mon |
09/17/07 |
5. Temperature and Heat 5.1. Temperature |
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10 |
Wed |
09/19/07 |
5.2. Heat 5.3. Specific Heat and Latent Heat 5.4. Heat Transfer |
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10 |
Thurs |
09/20/07 |
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Lab 05: Heat transfer |
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11 |
Fri |
09/21/07 |
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Quiz 4 |
11 |
Mon |
09/24/07 |
15. Place and Time 15.1. Cartesian Coordinates 15.2. Latitude and Longitude 15.3. Time |
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12 |
Wed |
09/26/07 |
15.4. Determining Latitude and Longitude 15.5. The Seasons and the Calendar 15.5. Precession of the Earth's Axis |
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12 |
Thurs |
09/27/07 |
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Lab 06: Midterm practical |
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13 |
Fri |
09/28/07 |
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Quiz 5 |
13 |
Mon |
10/01/07 |
19. The Atmosphere 19.1. Composition and Structure 19.2. Atmospheric Energy Content 19.3. Atmospheric Measurements and Observations |
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14 |
Wed |
10/03/07 |
19.4. Air Motion 19.5. Clouds |
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14 |
Thurs |
10/04/07 |
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Lab 07: Lat/Long Weather lab activities. Google Earth. A204 required. |
Midterm practical due |
15 |
Fri |
10/05 |
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Midterm |
15 |
Mon |
10/08/07 |
Review midterm, lab 07. Begin chapter 20 with cloud observation. |
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16 |
Wed |
10/10/07 |
20. Atmospheric Effects 20.1. Condensation and Precipitation 20.2. Air Masses 20.3. Storms Highlight: Naming Typhoons 20.4. Atmospheric Pollution 20.5. Pollution and Climate |
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16 |
Thurs |
10/11/07 |
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Lab 08: Clouds |
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17 |
Fri |
10/12/07 |
Highlight: El Niño and La Niña |
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Quiz 6 |
18 |
Mon |
10/15/07 |
6. Waves 6.1. Waves and Energy Propagation 6.2. Wave Properties 6.3. Electromagnetic Waves |
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19 |
Wed |
10/17/07 |
6.4. Sound Waves 6.5. The Doppler Effect 6.6. Standing Waves and Resonance |
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20 |
Thurs |
10/18/07 |
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Lab 09: Sound lab |
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21 |
Fri |
10/19/07 |
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Quiz 7 |
22 |
Mon |
10/22/07 |
7. Optics and Wave Effects 7.1. Reflection 7.2. Refraction and Dispersion 7.3. Spherical Mirrors |
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23 |
Wed |
10/24/07 |
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United Nations Day |
24 |
Thurs |
10/25/07 |
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Lab 10: Reflection and refraction: Peoples in a mirror, penny in dishpan |
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25 |
Fri |
10/26/07 |
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26 |
Mon |
10/29/07 |
6.3, 7.2 and chapter 7.2 highlight: The Rainbow: Dispersion and Internal Reflection. HSL color concepts. |
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27 |
Wed |
10/31 |
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Test 2 |
28 |
Thurs |
11/01/07 |
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Lab 11: The Rainbow and the Colors of Light using HSL CSS commands A204 required. |
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29 |
Fri |
11/02/07 |
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FSM Independence |
30 |
Mon |
11/05/07 |
Review Test two, lab 11 |
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31 |
Wed |
11/07/07 |
8. Electricity and Magnetism 8.1. Electric Charge and Current 8.2. Voltage and Electrical Power 8.3. Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety |
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32 |
Thurs |
11/08/07 |
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Pohnpei Constitution |
33 |
Fri |
11/09/07 |
8.4. Magnetism 8.5. Electromagnetism |
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Quiz 8? |
34 |
Mon |
11/12/07 |
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Veteran's Day |
35 |
Wed |
11/14/07 |
11. The Chemical Elements 11.1. Classification of Matter 11.2. Discovery of the Elements 11.3. Occurrence of the Elements 11.4. The Periodic Table 11.5. Naming Compounds 11.6. Groups of Elements |
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36 |
Thurs |
11/15/07 |
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Circuits and conductivity: Batteries, bulbs, and materials |
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37 |
Fri |
11/16/07 |
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Quiz 9 |
38 |
Mon |
11/19/07 |
12. Chemical Bonding 12.1. Law of Conservation of Mass 12.2. Law of Definite Proportions 12.3. Dalton's Atomic Theory |
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39 |
Wed |
11/21/07 |
12.4. Ionic Bonding 12.5. Covalent Bonding 12.6. Hydrogen Bonding |
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40 |
Thurs |
11/22/07 |
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Acid or Base? |
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41 |
Fri |
11/23/07 |
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Quiz 10 |
42 |
Mon |
11/26/07 |
13. Chemical Reactions 13.1. Balancing Chemical Equations 13.2. Energy and Rate of Reaction 13.3. Acids and Bases |
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43 |
Wed |
11/28/07 |
13.4. Single-Replacement Reactions 13.5. Avogadro's Number |
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44 |
Thurs |
11/29/07 |
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Lab practical final |
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45 |
Fri |
11/30/07 |
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Quiz 11 |
46 |
Mon |
12/03/07 |
10. Nuclear Physics 10.1. Symbols of the Elements 10.2. The Atomic Nucleus 10.3. Radioactivity and Half-Life |
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47 |
Wed |
12/05/07 |
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48 |
Thurs |
12/06/07 |
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Site Swaps |
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49 |
Fri |
12/07/07 |
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Review |
50 |
Wed |
12/12/07 |
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Final |