| PHYS 106 Schedule | |||||
| Week | Date | Day | Reading | Topic | Labs |
| 1 | 12-Jan | Mon | - | Welcome, Course Information | |
| 14-Jan | Wed | 1.1-1.4 | Stars, Planets & Humans | Lab 0: Intro | |
| 16-Jan | Fri | 1.5-1.8 | Kepler, Science & Pseudoscience | ||
| 2 | 19-Jan | Mon | 2.1-2.6 | Stars, Atoms & Estimation | |
| 21-Jan | Wed | 2.7-3.3 | Aristotle vs. Galileo | Lab 1: GalileoÕs Observations | |
| 23-Jan | Fri | 3.4-3.6 | Velocity, Acceleration & Falling | ||
| 3 | 26-Jan | Mon | 4.1-4.3 | Newton: Inertia, Law of Motion | |
| 28-Jan | Wed | 4.4-4.5 | Weight vs. Mass & Force | Lab 2: Human Kinematics | |
| 30-Jan | Fri | 4.5-4.7 | Automobiles & Momentum | ||
| 4 | 2-Feb | Mon | 5.1-5.3 | Gravity | |
| 4-Feb | Wed | 5.3-5.6 | Stellar Evolution | Lab 3: NewtonÕs Laws | |
| 6-Feb | Fri | 6.1-6.3 | Work & Energy | ||
| 5 | 9-Feb | Mon | - | Exam 1 Ch 1-5 | |
| 11-Feb | Wed | 6.3-6.4 | Work-energy Principle | Lab: TBD | |
| 13-Feb | Fri | 6.5-6.6 | Conservation of Energy | ||
| 6 | 16-Feb | Mon | 6.7 | Efficiency & Power | |
| 18-Feb | Wed | 7.1-7.2 | 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | Lab 4: Work, Energy, & Power | |
| 20-Feb | Fri | 7.3-7.7 | Entropy & Cars | ||
| 7 | 23-Feb | Mon | 7.8 | Exponential Growth & Resources | |
| 25-Feb | Wed | 8.1-8.2 | Electric Force & Atoms | Lab 5: Heat Engines & Refrigerators | |
| 27-Feb | Fri | 8.3-8.4 | Atoms, Electric Current & Circuits | ||
| 8 | 2-Mar | Mon | - | Exam 2 Ch 6,7 | |
| 4-Mar | Wed | 8.5-8.6 | Force Fields & Electromagnetism | Lab: TBD | |
| 6-Mar | Fri | 9.1-9.2 | Waves & Interference | ||
| 9 | 9-Mar | Mon | 9.3-9.5 | Light & Electromagnetic Fields | |
| 11-Mar | Wed | 9.6-9.7 | EM Spectrum & Solar Radiation | Lab 6: Greenhouse Effect | |
| 13-Mar | Fri | 9.8-9.9 | Ozone Depletion & Global Warming | ||
| 10 | 16-Mar | Mon | 10.1-10.4 | Constant Light Speed | |
| 18-Mar | Wed | 10.5-10.6 | Time Dilation | Lab 7 EM Lab | |
| 20-Mar | Fri | 10.7 | Relativity: Time Travel, Length Contraction | ||
| XX | 23-Mar | Mon | |||
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| 11 | 30-Mar | Mon | 10.8 | Relativity: Speed, Mass & Energy | |
| 1-Apr | Wed | 12.1-12.3 | Quantization | Lab 8 Spectroscopy | |
| 3-Apr | Fri | Ch 10 | Exam 3 Prep- Relativity | ||
| 12 | 6-Apr | Mon | Ch 8,9 | Exam 3 Ch 8, 9, 10 | |
| 8-Apr | Wed | 12.4-12.6 | Quantum Matter & Randomness | Lab: TBD | |
| 10-Apr | Fri | 13.1-13.2 | Uncertainty | ||
| 13 | 13-Apr | Mon | 13.3-13.5 | Nonlocality & Entanglement | |
| 15-Apr | Wed | 13.6-13.7 | The Quantum Atom | Lab 9 Renewable Energy Lab | |
| 17-Apr | Fri | 16.1-16.5 | The Energy Challenge | ||
| 14 | 20-Apr | Mon | 16.6-16.7 | Nuclear vs Coal | |
| 22-Apr | Wed | - | Quantum & Energy Review | Lab10 TBD | |
| 24-Apr | Fri | - | Catch up & Course Review | ||
| Finals | 27-Apr | Mon | |||
| 29-Apr | Wed | ||||
| 1-May | Fri | ||||