Lectures

      Please notice that the schedule below will be slightly adjusted on a weekly basis.
      Week 1

      Galileo

      Day 1: Chapter 1 - Discussion of Units, Significant Figures, Dimensions, Angles. Demos: Book and piece of paper; The Guinea and Feather tube, Man on the Moon. Introduction to 1-D Kinematics. Powerpoint Presentations: Galileo; From Aristotle, Galileo, Descartes to De Broglie; Unit Mismatch; Vectors; Fractals; Warped Space and Time. Scale of the Universe; Michio Kaku on Time Travel
      Links on Significant Figures: 1 , 2

      Day 2: Chapter 2 - Derivation of kinematic equations; Discussion of problems on graphing. Discussion of problems on dimensional analysis. Introduction to Galileo's and Einstein's Principle Relativity.

      Day 3: Chapter 2- Discussion of problems on constant acceleration and graphing.

      Day 4: Chapter 3 -Introduction to Vectors and Kinematics in 2-D (Projectile Motion), Circular Motion, and Relative Velocity. Powerpoint: Free fall and Projectile; Monkey and Hunter; Hurricane. Presentation on Frames of Reference (On Galileo's and Einstein Theories of Relativity). Demos: Horizontal and vertical ball drop.

      Day 5: Unfinished business (Chapters 2 and 3) .

      Does Gravity exist? A Scientist Takes On Gravity

      For UCLA online demos on the topics of the course: 1, 2
      Week 2

      Newton
      Day 1: Chapter 4 - Powerpoint: Introduction to Newton's Laws of Motion. Demos Newton's Laws of Motion. Discussion of problems of Chapter 4.
      What do we understand by mass?

      Day 2: Holiday

      Day 3: Discussion of problems of Chapters 4.

      Day 4:Review: Chapters 2, 3 and 4.

      Day 5: 1st Midterm

      For UCLA online demos on the topics of the course: 1, 2
      Week 3

      Joule
      Day 1: Chapter 5 - Introduction to Friction and Circular Motion;

      Day 2: Problems on Chapter 5.

      Day 3: Chapters 6 and 7 - Introduction to Gravitation and Work-Energy. More on Work and Energy (Work-Energy Theorem); Demos: Interrupted pendulum; Faith in Physics.

      Day 4: Problems on Chapter 6 and 7 - More examples and problems related to corresponding homework.

      Day 5: Chapter 8 - Conservation of Energy and related problems.

      For UCLA online demos on the topics of the course: 1, 2
      Week 4

      Einstein

      Day 1: Problems on Chapter 8

      Day 2: Chapter 9 - Introduction to Collisions; Conservation of Momentum; Demo: Collision Balls.

      Day 3: Examples and problems on Collisions and Conservation of Momentum. Short Video on Collisions.

      Day 4: Homework problems of Chapter 8 and 9.

      Day 5: 2nd Midterm.

      For UCLA online demos on the topics of the course: 1, 2
      Week 5

      Feynman

      Day 1: Introduction to Chapters 10 and 11- Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum

      Mighty Cheese

      Day 2: Chapters 10 and 11 - Problems on Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics. Textbook examples and PowerPoint presentations. Demos: Spinning wheel and turn table.

      Day 3: Homework problems of Chapters 10 and 11.

      Day 4: Homework problems of Chapter 11.

      Day 5: Introduction to Chapter 12 - Static Equilibrium and Torque. Demo: Giant Stapler; Powerpoint: Torque on Jaw, Biceps, Leg, Archs and Domes. Demos: Giant Stapler, Rotational inertia, Spinning wheel.

      Following the Friday lecture - PBS MOVIE: "Newton's Dark Secrets"
      For UCLA online demos on the topics of the course: 1, 2
      Week 6

      Hawking

      Day 1: Homework problems of Chapter 12

      Day 2: Review for Final

      Day 3: Review for Final

      Day 3: Study for Final

      Day 5: FINAL EXAM - August 4 Thursday (3-hour exam): 8-11am in PAB 1425. Bring a pencil and ID.