2018 Fall Classes & Info

2018-19 Caltech Academic Calendar

Course + Website, Lectures, Recitations, Millikan 9th Floor Study*, Problem Sets & Quizzes

Ma 1a sect 2-11, MWF, R (Thurs), Fri 8-11 pm, Sun 12:01 am

Ma 1a sect 1, MTWF, R (Thurs), Fri 8-11 pm, Sun 12:01 am

Ph 1a, WF, MR, Mon 8-11 pm, W 4 pm, Biweekly quizzes

Ch 1a - Moodle, (Syllabus), MT, R, Wed 8-11 pm, F 4 pm, Biweekly quizzes

*Group study sessions on the 9th floor of Millikan, organized by the Undergraduate Dean's Office, give students an opportunity to find others and collaborate/discuss course material, with tutors in attendance to answer questions and assist.

Approximate Weekly Topics:

Note: timing may change or vary as the term progresses - check course website or ask faculty/TAs.


Fall 2018	Ma 1a	Ph 1a	Ch 1a
Wk 1: 10/1-5	Mathematical induction and the real number system	Introduction, Freefall & Reference Frames	Bohr Model of Atom
Wk 2: 10/8-12	Sequences and Series	Newton's Laws, Forces of Nature	Bohr Model of Atom, Quantum Mechanics
Wk 3: 10/15-19	Continuous Functions	Circular Motion, Non-Inertial Frames	Quantum Mechanics & Schrodinger Equation, Multi-Electron Atoms & Periodic Table
Wk 4: 10/22-26	Differential Calculus	Energy Momentum	Periodic Trends
Wk 5: 10/29-11/1 (Midterms 10/31-11/6)	Integral Calculus	Angular Momentum, Rotational Dynamics I	Lewis Dot Structures, Resonance and VSEPR
Wk 6: 11/5-9 (Midterms 10/31-11/6)	Polynomial Approximations	Rotational Dynamics II, Simple Harmonic Oscillators	Atmospheric Chemistry, Molecular Orbital Theory
Wk 7: 11/12-16	L'Hospital's rule for 0/0	Oscillatory Motion, Oscillatory Motion Summary, Orbits Introduction	Molecular Orbital Theory, Hybridization
Wk 8: 11/19-23 (Thanksgiving)	Improper Integrals	Kepler's Laws, Solving the Kepler Problem	Hybridization
Wk 9: 11/26-30	ComplexNumbers	Fluids	Crystals & Bonding in Solids
Wk 10: 12/3-7 (Last class 12/7)	Integral Tests, Abel summation for series	Gyroscopes	Transition Metal Chemistry
Finals: 12/12-14