Physics 141: Foundations of Physics

General Information

PH141 meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 and 12:00 in Keyes 105. Click on the links below to get pdf versions of the introductory PH141 handouts.

General Information Syllabus Outline


PowerPoint Presentations

Introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion Introduction to Waves


Problem Sets

Problem Set #1 Assignment Due Sept. 8 Reserve Folders 6003, 6003 c. 2
Problem Set #2 Assignment Due Sept. 15 Reserve Folders 6006, 6006 c. 2
Problem Set #3 Assignment Due Sept. 22 Reserve Folders 6008, 6008 c. 2
Problem Set #4 Assignment Due Sept. 29 Reserve Folders 6012, 6012 c. 2
Problem Set #5 Assignment Due Oct. 6 Reserve Folders 6015, 6015 c. 2
Problem Set #6 Assignment Due Oct. 20 Reserve Folders 6017, 6017 c. 2
Problem Set #7 Assignment Due Oct. 27 Reserve Folders 6020, 6020 c. 2
Problem Set #8 Assignment Due Nov. 3 Reserve Folders 6021, 6021 c. 2
Problem Set #9 Assignment Due Nov. 10 Reserve Folders 6024, 6024 c. 2
Problem Set #10 Assignment Due Nov. 17 Reserve Folders 6027, 6027 c. 2
Problem Set #11 Assignment Due Dec. 1 Reserve Folders 6031, 6031 c. 2
Problem Set #12 Assignment Not to be handed in Reserve Folders 6032, 6032 c. 2


Exams

Midterm #1 Sample Exam Exam on Tuesday, 10/7/08 @ 4:00 PM Folders 6026 + c. 2, 6036 + c. 2
Midterm #2 Sample Exam Exam on Thursday, 11/13/08 @ 4:00 PM Folders 6034 + c. 2, 6037 + c. 2
Final Exam Sample Exam Exam on Saturday 12/13/08 @ 9:00 AM Folders 6025 + c. 2


Laboratory Handouts

PH141 Laboratory meets Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Monday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:50, and Thursday morning from 9:00 - 11:50 in Mudd 322. Bound laboratory experiment guides are available at the Colby bookstore.

Lab Information: Laboratory Syllabus Laboratory General Information


Click on the links below to get pdf versions of the advanced reading questions that are due at the beginning of each laboratory.

Experiment Week: Advanced Reading Questions
Laboratory #1: Sept. 10 - Sept. 15 Introduction to Software
Laboratory #2: Sept. 17 - Sept. 22 Free Fall
Laboratory #3: Sept. 24 - Sept. 29 Projectile Motion
Laboratory #4: Oct. 1 - Oct. 6 Newton's Second Law
Laboratory #5: Oct. 22 - Oct. 27 Air Resistance
Laboratory #6: Oct. 29 - Nov. 3 Ballistic Pendulum
Laboratory #7: Nov. 5 - Nov. 10 Collisions
Laboratory #8: Nov. 19 - Nov. 24 Torque and Angular Momentum
Laboratory #9: Dec. 1 - Dec. 5 Simple Harmonic Motion


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