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Text Giancoli, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed.
| Week: Dates | Topics | Readings | Laboratory |
| 1: 8/26-8/31 | Measurement, 1-D Kinematics | 1:1-7, 2:1-7 | Measuring Data |
| 2: 9/2-9/7 | Kinematics in 2-D | 3:1-9 | Motion I |
| 3: 9/9-9/14 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 4:1-6 | Projectile Motion |
| 4: 9/16-9/21 | Newton Contd. & Circular Motion | 4:7-8, 5:1-4 | Newton II on Air Track |
| 5: 9/23-9/28 | Gravitation, Orbital Motion | 6:1-5 | Mid-term Exam I |
| 6: 9/30-10/5 | Work and Energy | 7:1-4,8:1-4 | Mass on a Spring/Energy |
| 7: 10/7-10/12 | Energy Conservation, Momentum | 8:5-9, 9:1-3 | No Lab |
| 10/13-14 | Fall Break | ||
| 8: 10/17-10/21 | Momentum. Collisions, Centre of Mass | 9:4-6,9:8-9 | Ballistic Pendulum |
| 9: 10/24-10/28 | Rotational Motion about a Fixed Axis | 10:1-8 | Rotation |
| 10: 10/31-11/4 | Statics, Equilibrium, and Fluids | 12:1-3, 13:1-4 | Mid-Term Exam II |
| 11: 11/7-11/11 | Fluids, Pressure, and Flow | 13:5-10 | Fluids I |
| 12: 11/14-11/18 | Vibrations and Waves |
14:1-5,15:1-4 17:1-4,17:6-9 |
Fluids II, the Hidden Object |
| 13: 11/21-11/25 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 14: 11/28-12/2 | Thermodynamics II: Heat and Heat Transfer | 19:1-10 | Standing Waves |
| 15: 12/5-12/9 | Thermodynamics III: The Laws and Heat Engines | 20:1-8 | Thermo |
| Thursday 12/15 | Final Exam 2-5pm. |
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