Winter 2018 Info for Core Faculty/TAs
Winter 2018 Core Science/Math:
Course and Website, Lectures, Recitations, Millikan 9th Floor Study*, Problem Sets Due
Ma 1b Analytical, MWF 10-10:55 AM, R (Thurs), F 8-11 PM, M 3:45 PM
Ma 1b Practical, MWF 10-10:55 AM, R, F 8-11 PM, M 2:00 PM
Ph 1b Analytical, WF 11-11:55 AM, MR, M 8-11 PM, W 4:00 PM
Ph 1b Practical, F 3 -3:55 PM, MWR, M 8-11 PM, R 12:00 PM
Ch 1b (moodle), enrollment key "reismanmiller", MTR 11-11:55 AM, W, T 8-11 PM, F 4:00 PM
*Group study sessions on the 9th floor of Millikan give students an opportunity to find others and collaborate/discuss course material, with peer tutors in attendance to answer questions and assist.
Approximate Weekly Topics:
Note: the information below is for approximate reference only. Please refer to specific course websites for precise topics by day, due dates and times, course policies, etc.
| Winter 2018 Dates | Ma 1b An | Ma 1b Pr | Ph 1b An | Ph 1b Prac | Ch 1b |
| Wk 1: (partial)1/3 - 1/5 | Course outline not available; lecture notes summaries posted weekly | Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, vectors | Principles of Relativity and Time Dilation; Length Contraction & Simultaneity | Electric Fields | Potential Energy Surfaces |
| Wk 2: 1/8-1/12 | Matrices, determinants | Invariant Interval, Lorentz Transformation; Causality, Relativistic Mechanics | Gauss's Law, Electric Potential | Vibrational & Rotational Spectroscopy; Boltzmann Distribution | |
| Wk 3: 1/15-1/19 (Holiday 1/15) | Determinants | Relativistic Collisions & Decays; Mass/Energy Conversion, Nuclear Fission | Current and Resistance | Microscopic vs Macroscopic Ensemble Averages; Ideal Gas Law; Non-ideal Equations of State; Thermodynamics 1st Law | |
| Wk 4: 1/22-1/26 | Vector spaces | (Quiz 1 due)Special Relativity in Astrophys; Vector Fields & Vector Calc. | (Quiz 1 due)DC Circuits | Reversible/ Irreversible Processes; Entropy and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | |
| Wk 5: 1/29-2/2 (Midterms 12/2-2/8) | Vector spaces, midterm review (1/31) | (Quiz 2 due)Electric Fields; Gauss' Law | Electric Potential | Spontaneous Processes; Free Energies; Chemical Kinetics Part 1 | |
| Wk 6: 2/5-2/9 (Midterms 12/2-2/8) | Vector spaces, linear transformations, midterm exam due (2/5) | Electric Potential; Divergence | (Quiz 2 due)Capacitors | (Midterm due)Chemical Reactions / Chemical Equilibria | |
| Wk 7: 2/12-2/16 (Midterm grades due 2/12) | Linear transformations | Curl, Stokes' Theorem; Electrostatics with Conductors | RC Circuits | Electrochemistry | |
| Wk 8: 2/19-2/23 (Holiday 2/19) (Drop/P/F deadline 2/21) | Inner product spaces | (Quiz 3 due)Laplace's Eqn; Capacitance | (Quiz 3 due)Magnetic Forces | Acid/Base Chemistry; Organic Acids & Bases | |
| Wk 9: 2/26-3/2 | Inner product spaces, eigenvalues, diagonalization | Electric currents; DC Circuits | Magnetic Fields | Organic Functional Groups; Polar Covalent Bonds; Reactivity of Organic Molecules: Nucleophiles & Electrophiles; Charbonyl Chemistry Part 1 | |
| Wk 10: 3/5-3/9 (Last class 3/9) | Eigenvalues, diagonalization, final review (3/9) | (Quiz 4 due)Conduction in materials; Superconductivity | (Quiz 4 due)Review | Carbonyl Chemistry Part 2; Structure & Synthesis of Amides: Substitution at the Carbonyl; Peptides & Proteins | |
| Finals: 3/14-3/16 | Final due | Final due | Final due | Final due |