Introductory Physics with Calculus

Engineering Physics 211, section 2: University of Idaho: 2008 Spring


Instructor: Prof. David Jeffery, Workman Center Rm 313, Tel: 505-835-5226, Email: jeffery@kestrel.nmt.edu, Office Hours: MTWF 2:00--4:00 pm (Make an appointment if you need to see the instructor for sure.)
Course Assistant: ???
Lab Instructor and Lab Page: ???
Class: MWF 10:00--10:50 am lecture, R 2:00--4:00 pm recitation, Workman Center Rm 113
Lab: ???
Text: Halliday, Resnick, & Walker "Fundamentals of Physics: Extended," 6th Edition (common name Halliday & Resnick)
Quizzes: MW at end of class
Homeworks: Assigned Fridays, due the following Friday by 3:00 pm???

M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) and Moon




Current Course Pages Past Semesters

University Pages



Tentative Schedule: 2002 Fall

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Week of       Events in Space-Time 
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August 26     Chapt.  1:  Measurement, Significant Figures     1 lectures
              Chapt.  2:  Motion in One Dimension              3 lectures
               Homework 1  
               Homework 1 Solutions 


September 2   Chapt.  3:  Vectors                              2 lectures
              Chapt.  4:  Motion in 2 and 3 Dimensions         2 lectures
               Homework 2 
               Homework 2 Solutions 
              Labor Day:  Sept. 2 Monday


September 9   Chapt.  4:  Motion in 2 and 3 Dimensions         2 lectures
              Chapt.  5:  Force and Motion I                   2 lectures
               Homework 3 
               Solutions to Homework 3 
              Registration closes:  Sept. 13 Friday
              Class Test 1:  Sept. 12 Thursday
               Solutions to Test 1 


September 16  Chapt.  5:  Force and Motion I                   2 lectures
              Chapt.  6:  Force and Motion II                  2 lectures 
               Homework 4 
               Solutions to Homework 4 


September 23  Chapt.  7:  Kinetic Energy and Work              3 lectures
               Homework 5 
               Solutions to Homework 5 


September 30  Chapt.  8:  Potential Energy and Energy Conservation   2 lectures
               Homework 6 
               Solutions to Homework 6 


October 7     Chapt.  9:  Systems of Particles                 2 lectures
              Chapt. 10:  Collisions and Momentum Conservation   2 lectures
               Homework 7 
               Solutions to Homework 7 
              Class Test 2:  Oct. 10 Thursday
               Test 2 Solutions 


October 14    Chapt. 10:  Collisions and Momentum Conservation  2 lectures
              Chapt. 11:  Rotation                             2 lectures 
               Homework 8 
               Solutions to Homework 8 
              Academic Holiday, Homecoming:  Oct. 18 Friday


October 21    Chapt. 11:  Rotation                             3 lectures
              Chapt. 12:  Torque and Angular Momentum          3 lectures 
               Homework 9 
               Solutions to Homework 9 


October 28    Chapt. 12:  Torque and Angular Momentum          3 lectures
              Chapt. 13:  Equilibrium and Elasticity           2 lectures
               Homework 10 
               Solutions to Homework 10 


November 4    Chapt. 14:  Gravitation                          2 lectures
               Homework 11 
               Solutions to Homework 11 
              W deadline:  Nov. 5 Tuesday:  last day to withdraw with W 
              Class Test 3:  Nov. 7 Thursday
               Test 3 Solutions 


November 11   Chapt. 38:  Special Relativity                   3 lectures 
               Homework 12 
               Solutions to Homework 12 


November 18   Chapt. 38:  Special Relativity                   3 lectures 
               Homework 13 
               Solutions to Homework 13 


November 25   Chapt. 19:  Thermodynamics I                     3 lectures
               Homework 14 
               Solutions to Homework 14 
              Thanksgiving Holiday:  Nov. 22--23 Thursday--Friday


December 2    Chapt. 20:  Thermodynamics II                    3 lectures
               Homework 15 
               Solutions to Homework 15 


December 9    Chapt. 21:  Thermodynamics III                   3 lectures
              Extra Topics ???
               Homework 16 
               Solutions to Homework 16 


December 16   Finals Week
               Final Schedule ??? 
              Comprehensive Final
              Date: December 1????
              Time:  ???? 
              Location: ??? 
              Duration: 3 hours
               Solutions to Final 

December  23  Grades will be submitted to Registrar  ????
              Queries to the instructor about grades must be made prior
              to submission:   the earlier, the better.
              With any luck, final exams will be marked and
              grades will be posted December 1???, sometime in
              the afternoon.