Fall 2017 Info for Core Faculty/TAs

Fall 2017 Core Science/Math:

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

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

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

Ph 1a, WF, MR, M 8-11 pm, W 4 pm

Ch 1a, MT, R, T 8-11 pm, F 4 pm

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

Approximate Weekly Topics:


Fall 2017	Ma 1a	Ph 1a	Ch 1a
Wk 1: 9/25-29	Mathematical induction and the real number system	IntroductionFreefall & Reference Frames	Bohr Model of Atom
Wk 2: 10/2-5	Sequences and Series	Newton's LawsForces of Nature	Bohr Model of AtomQuantum Mechanics
Wk 3: 10/9-13	Continuous Functions	Circular MotionNon-Inertial Frames	Quantum Mechanics & Schrodinger EquationMulti-Electron Atoms & Periodic Trends
Wk 4: 10/16-20	Differential Calculus	EnergyMomentum	Periodic Trends
Wk 5: 10/23-27(Midterms 10/25-31)	Integral Calculus	Angular MomentumRotational Dynamics I	Lewis Dot StructuresResonance and VSEPR
Wk 6: 10/30-11/3(Midterms 10/25-31)	Polynomial Approximations	Rotational Dynamics IISimple Harmonic Oscillators	Atmospheric ChemistryMolecular Orbital Theory
Wk 7: 11/6-10	L'Hopital's rule for 0/0	Oscillatory MotionOscillatory Motion Summary;Orbits Introduction	Molecular Orbital TheoryHybridization
Wk 8: 11/13-17	Improper Integrals	Kepler's LawsSolving the Kepler Problem	Hybridization
Wk 9: 11/20-24 (Thanksgiving)	Complex Numbers	Fluids	Crystals & Bonding in Solids
Wk 10: 11/27-12/1 (Last class)	Integral Tests, Abel summation for series	Gyroscopes	Transition Metal Chemistry
Finals: 12/6-8