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 * Notes || Homework problems || Labs ||
 * 1. Displacement, velocity, and acceleration: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH2.pdf|Pages 27, 31, and 36 of PSE]] || [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH2.pdf|Problems 1, 3, and 31 from Chapter 2 of PSE]] ||  ||
 * 2. Force, acceleration, and gravity: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH5.pdf|Pages 112, 117, 119 of PSE]] || [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH5.pdf|Problems 2 and 6 from Chapter 5 of PSE]] ||  ||
 * 3. Circular Motion: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH4.pdf|Page 93 of PSE]] || [|Q2, Q4] || [|Centripetal Force] ||
 * 4. Pendulums: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH15.pdf|Pages 468 and 469 of PSE]] || [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH15.pdf|Questions 27, 28, and 32 from Chapter 15 of PSE]] || [|Pendulums?] ||
 * 5. Planetary gravity: [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH13.pdf|Pages 391, 394, 398, and 399 of PSE]] || [[file:echsphysics/APPhysicsCH13.pdf|Chapter 13 Question 1. Problems 4, 12a, 15.]] || [|Gravitation and Kepler's Law] ||

Gnome experiment: http://www.gnomeexperiment.com/
 * Day || Section B || Section D ||
 * A || 12:05 - 12:55 Wednesday 7 January 2013

1. Introduction to x, v, and a. 2. In class work on: 3. Homework, due next class: Note: i, j, and k correspond to x, y, and z directions. F = m*a. || 9:20 - 10:10 Wednesday 7 January 2013

1. Introduction to x, v, and a. 2. In class work on: 3. Homework, due next class: Note: i, j, and k correspond to x, y, and z directions. F = m*a. ||
 * B ||  ||   ||
 * C ||  || 11:10 - 12:55 Wednesday 9 January 2013

1. Review homework. 2. Introduction to centripetal motion 3. Problems: 4. Homework, due next class: [|Q2, Q4] ||
 * D || 11:10 - 12:55 Thursday 10 January 2013

1. Review homework. 2. Introduction to centripetal motion 3. Problems: 4. Homework, due next class: [|Q2, Q4] ||  ||
 * E || 12:05 - 12:55 Friday 11 January 2013

1. Review homework 2. Introduce centripetal motion lab || 10:15 - 11:05 Friday 11 January 2013

1. Review homework 2. Introduce centripetal motion lab ||
 * A || 12:05 - 12:55 Monday 14 January 2013

1. Finish setup of centripetal motion lab 2. Lab analysis questions for measuring the mass and size of the Earth. 3. Record calculated radius of Earth and uncertainty on radius of the Earth. || 9:20 - 10:10 Monday 14 January 2013

1. Finish setup of centripetal motion lab 2. Lab analysis questions for measuring the mass and size of the Earth. 3. Record calculated radius of Earth and uncertainty on radius of the Earth. ||
 * B ||  ||   ||
 * C ||  || 11:10 - 12:55 Wednesday 16 January 2013

1. Run centripetal motion lab: [|Centripetal Force] 2. Writeup due next Wednesday ||
 * D || 11:10 - 12:55 Thursday 17 January 2013

1. Run centripetal motion lab: [|Centripetal Force] 2. Writeup due next Thursday ||  ||
 * E || 12:05 - 12:55 Friday 18 January 2013

1. Work on lab writeup for Centripetal Force lab. || 10:15 - 11:05 Friday 18 January 2013

1. Work on lab writeup for Centripetal Force lab. ||
 * A || 12:05 - 12:55 Tuesday 22 January 2013

1. Review centripetal motion lab 2. Introduce pendulums 3. Set up pendulum lab: [|Pendulums?] || 9:20 - 10:10 Tuesday 22 January 2013

1. Review centripetal motion lab 2. Introduce pendulums 3. Set up pendulum lab: [|Pendulums?] ||
 * B ||  ||   ||
 * C ||  || 11:10 - 12:55 Thursday 24 January 2013

1. Run pendulum lab 2. Writeup due following Monday ||
 * D || 11:10 - 12:55 Monday 28 January 2013

1. Run pendulum lab 2. Writuep due following Wednesday ||  ||
 * E || 12:05 - 12:55 Tuesday 29 January 2013

1. Introduce gravitation and Kepler's law 2. Homework: || 10:15 - 11:05 Tueday 29 January 2013

1. Introduce gravitation and Kepler's law 2. Homework: ||
 * A || 12:05 - 12:55 Wednesday 30 January 2013

1. Review homework. 2. Introduce Kepler's law project: [|Gravitation and Kepler's Law] || 9:20 - 10:10 Wednesday 30 January 2013

1. Review homework 2. Introduce Kepler's law project: [|Gravitation and Kepler's Law] ||
 * B ||  ||   ||
 * C ||  || 11:10 - 12:55 Tuesday 5 February 2013

1. In class work on Kepler's law project 2. Project due midnight on Friday 8 February 2013 ||
 * D || 11:10 - 12:55 Wednesday 6 February 2013

1. In class work on Kepler's law project 2. Project due midnight on Friday 8 February ||  ||
 * E || 12:05 - 12:55 Thursday 7 February 2013

1. In class work on Kepler's law project 2. Project due midnight on Saturday 9 February || 10:15 - 11:05 Thursday 7 February 2013

1. In class work on Kepler's law project 2. Project due midnight on Friday 8 February ||

Benchmark Project

Part 1: [|How big is the Earth]? Part 2: [|What is the acceleration due to gravity]? Part 3: [|How massive is the Earth]?