Unless otherwise stated, all readings are from Six Ideas.
| Class | Date | Reading | Comments |
| 1 | Thursday, September 10 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Monday, September 14 | Introduction, Chapters C1 and C2 | Just skim the intro and Chpt. 1. Be sure to read section C1.7, however. Read chapter C2 carefully; we will discuss it in class on Monday. |
| 3 | Thursday, September 17 | Chapter C3 and C4.1-C4.4 | Focus on Chapter C3; you'll need this stuff for the first homework assignment. If you're not familiar with vectors, I strongly encourage you to try the exercises in the text as you read. |
| 4 | Monday, September 21 | Chapter C.4 | Section C4.7 is for entertainment purposes only. I think you'll find it interesting. I won't assign any problems on this, though. |
| 5 | Thursday, September 24 | Chapter C.5 | Don't worry too much about section C5.6. |
| 6 | Monday, September 28 | No Class! | Faculty Retreat |
| 7 | Thursday, October 1 | Chapters C.6 and C.7 | |
| 8 | Monday, October5 | Chapter C.8 | |
| 9 | Thursday, October 8 | Chapter C.9 | Note that the "Math Skills" Section at the end of the chapter explains summation notation. You may wish to read this before starting the chapter. Don't worry about the details of the examples on pages 124 and 125. If the math makes you dizzy, don't fret. |
| 10 | Monday, October 12 | Chapter C.10 | |
| 11 | Thursday, October 15 | Exam!!! | The exam will cover up to and incuding the material in chapter C.8. |
| 12 | Monday, October 19 | Chapter C.11 | The potential energy diagrams section is good to understand; it's really the only way to get the stuff about bonding energies. However, I won't require any homework based on section 11.2. |
| 13 | Thursday, October 22 | Chapter C.12 | |
| 14 | Monday, October 26 | Finish C.13, Chapter N.1 | N.1 is Mostly introductory material. Do not be alarmed by the calculus that starts appearing. It isn't necessary for what we're going to do. The main thing to get out of N.1 is an understanding of velocity. |
| 15 | Thursday, October 29 | Chapter N.1 | |
| 16 | Monday, November 2 | Chapter N.2 | |
| 17 | Thursday, November 5 | Chapter N.3 | |
| 18 | Monday, November 9 | Chapter N.4 | |
| 19 | Thursday, November 12 | Chapter N.5: Only sections 5.1 - 5.3 | |
| 20 | Monday, November 16 | Final Exam | |
| 21 | Thursday, November 19 | Discussion of Chaos | -- |
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