PHYS 1110 Fall 2025 - Course Calendar



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Class
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Date Day Wolfson
Sections
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Sections
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1 1 Aug 26 T Introduction Lecture 0 & 1: Introduction / Critical Role of Energy throughout History
2 Aug 28 R Lecture 2: What is Energy?
Aug 29 F Homework 1
2 3 Sep 2 T Ch. 2 Sec. IV Lecture 3: Conservation of Energy / Lecture 4: Energy Units
4 Sep 4 R Lecture 4: Energy Units
Sep 5 F Energy in the News 1
3 5 Sep 9 T Ch. 3 Lecture 5: Energy Sources
6 Sep 11 R Lecture 6: Thermal Energy
Sep 12 F Homework 2
4 7 Sep 16 T Ch. 11.1 Lecture 7: Electrical Energy
8 Sep 18 R Ch. 4 Sec. II Lecture 8: Heat Engines
Sep 19 F Energy in the News 2
5 9 Sep 23 T Ch. 4 Lecture 8: Heat Engines / Lecture 9: Heat Pumps
10 Sep 25 R Ch. 5 Ch. 4-6, 14 Lecture 10: Fossil Energy
Sep 26 F Homework 3
6 11 Sep 30 T Ch. 5 Lecture 10: Fossil Energy
12 Oct 2 R Ch. 6 Ch. 2 Lecture 11: Environmental Impact of Fossil Energy
7 Oct 7 T Midterm 1 (Lectures 1-9)
13 Oct 9 R Ch. 7 Ch. 1 Lecture 12: Radiation and Radioactivity
Oct 10 F Energy in the News 3
8 Oct 14 T Reading Day
14 Oct 16 R Lecture 12: Radiation and Radioactivity / Lecture 13: Nuclear Energy
Oct 17 F Homework 4
9 15 Oct 21 T Ch. 11, 12 Lecture 13: Nuclear Energy
16 Oct 23 R Ch. 11, 12 Lecture 14: Energy from Earth and Moon
Oct 24 F Energy in the News 4
10 17 Oct 28 T Ch. 8 Ch. 15 Lecture 15: Indirect Energy from the Sun
18 Oct 30 R Ch. 10 Ch. 8, 13 Lecture 16: Direct Energy from the Sun
Oct 31 F Homework 5
11 Nov 4 T Election Day
19 Nov 6 R Ch. 9 Ch. 9 Lecture 17: Storing Energy
Nov 7 F Energy in the News 5
12 20 Nov 11 T Ch. 10 Lecture 18: Cost of Energy
21 Nov 13 R Ch. 1, 12 Ch. 3 Lecture 19: The Science of climate 1
13 Nov 18 T Midterm 2 (Lectures 10-18)
22 Nov 20 R Ch. 13 Lecture 20: The Science of climate 2
Nov 21 F Homework 6
14 23 Nov 25 T Ch. 14 Lecture 21: Future Climates
Nov 27 R Thanksgiving
15 24 Dec 2 T Ch. 15 Ch. 7, 16-19 Lecture 21: Future Climates
25 Dec 4 R Ch. 16 Sec. V Lecture 22: Remediations
Dec 5 F Energy in the News 6
16 26 Dec 9 T Ch. 16 Sec. V Lecture 22: Remediations / Closing Thoughts
  Dec 16 T Final Exam (comprehensive) 1400-1700
Add deadline: Sept 9 (Tuesday)
Drop deadline: Sept 10 (Wednesday)
Withdrawal deadline: Oct 21 (Tuesday)
Revised: Aug 24, 2025