PHYS 1110 Fall 2023 - Course Calendar



Week
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Class
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Date Day Homework
Due
Wolfson
Sections
Muller
Sections
Topic
1 1 Aug 22 T Introduction Introduction
2 Aug 24 R Critical Role of Energy in 21st century
2 3 Aug 29 T Ch. 2 Sec. IV What is Energy?
4 Aug 31 R Energy Units
3 5 Sep 5 T Ch. 3 Conservation of Energy
6 Sep 7 R Energy Sources
4 7 Sep 12 T Ch. 4 Sec. II Thermal Energy
8 Sep 14 R Heat Engines
5 9 Sep 19 T Ch. 11 Heat Pumps / Electrical Energy
10 Sep 21 R Ch. 5 Ch. 4-6, 14 Fossil Energy
6 11 Sep 26 T Fossil Energy
12 sep 28 R Ch. 6 Ch. 2 Environmental Impact of Fossil Energy
8 13 Oct 10 T Ch. 7 Ch. 1 Radiation and Radioactivity
14 Oct 12 R Radiation and Radioactivity
9 15 Oct 17 T Ch. 11, 12 Nuclear Energy
16 Oct 19 R Ch. 11, 12 Energy from Earth and Moon
10 17 Oct 24 T Ch. 8 Ch. 15 Indirect Energy from the Sun
18 Oct 26 R Ch. 10 Ch. 8, 13 Direct Energy from the Sun
11 19 Oct 31 T Ch. 9 Ch. 9 Storing Energy
20 Nov 2 R Ch. 10 Cost of Energy
13 23 Nov 14 T Ch. 1, 12 Ch. 3 The Science of climate 1
24 Nov 16 R The Science of climate 2
14 24 Nov 21 T Ch. 13 The Science of climate 2
15 25 Nov 28 T Ch. 14 Future Climates
26 Dec 1 R Ch. 15 Ch. 7, 16-19 Remediations
16 27 Dec 5 T Ch. 16 Sec. V Remediations
Revised: Oct 28, 2023