PHYSICS FOR POETS

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PHYSICS FOR POETS
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WINTERIM SESSION 2001/2002 - GAMBS Room 401
PENN - WEATHER CANCELLATION KYW
2605 610-892-1583
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• gambs_at_crab.rutgers.edu mlist-geol-earth
• jgambs_at_pit.edu

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WEBPAGE crab.Rutgers.edu/gambs
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TEXT PHYSICS - CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS, HOBSON,
PRENTICE HALL, 0-02-354841-X
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OVERVIEW OF COURSE, CHAPTER 1
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2 Mon 02 JAN CHAPTER 2, ATOMS, THE NATURE OF
THINGS
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• 3 Tues 03 JAN CHAPTER 3, HOW THINGS MOVE -
  GALILEO ASKS
  
• THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

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CHAPTER 4, WHY THINGS MOVE AS THEY DO
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4 Wed 04 JAN CHAPTER 5, THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING
TO NEWTON
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5 Thurs 05 JAN CHAPTER 6, CONSERVATION OF
ENERGY - YOU CAN'T GET
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AHEAD
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6 Mon 09 JAN CHAPTER 7, THERMODYNAMICS - AND YOU
CAN'T EVEN
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BREAK EVEN
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CHAPTER 17 - THE ENERGY FUTURE
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7 Tues 10 JAN TEST
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CHAPTER 8, LIGHT AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
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8 Wed 11 JAN CHAPTER 9, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
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9 Thurs 12 JAN CHAPTER 10, THE THEORY OF
RELATIVITY

• CHAPTER 13 - THE QUANTUM THEORY

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CHAPTER 14 - THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO QUANTUM
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THEORY
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Review
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10 Thurs 19 JAN Final Exam