Schedule

Tentative Schedule

This is a tentative schedule for the sequence of topics, dates for the labs, homework due dates, and dates for the exams. Please keep in mind that events throughout the semester may necessitate a change to this schedule. If a change is required, we will be sure to provide as much notice as possible.

Week	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Week 1 Aug 26-30	Introduction Cartesian Vectors Lab: Lab Orientation	Cartesian Vectors	Parametric Equations
Week 2 Sept 2-6	Labor Day Labor Day	Kinematics	Free Fall Motion
Week 3 Sept 9-13	Trigonometry Lab: Vector Class and Linear Motion (Day One)	Projectile Motion	Vector Angles
Week 4 Sept 16-20	Inverse Trigonometry Lab: Vector Class and Linear Motion (Day Two)	Dot Product	Vector Projection
Week 5 Sept 23-27	Newton's Laws Lab: Vector Angles and Newton's Laws (Day One)	Friction	Spring Forces & Wind Resistance
Week 6 Sept 30 - Oct 4	Gravitation Lab: Vector Angles and Newton's Laws (Day Two)	Review	In-Class Unit Exam One
Week 7 Oct 7-11	Work, Energy, and Conservative Forces Lab: Work, Energy, and Gradients (Day One)	Force Gradients	Collision Detection: Spheres and Circles
Week 8 Oct 14-18	Cross Product Lab: Work, Energy, and Gradients (Day Two)	Collision Detection: Closest Points	Collision Detection (AABB & Line Segments)
Week 9 Oct 21-25	Momentum Lab: Collision Detection and Resolution (Day One)	Recoil & Rockets	1D Collisions and Reflections
Week 10 Oct 28-Nov 1	2D & 3D Collisions Lab: Collision Detection and Resolution (Day Two)	Review	In-Class Unit Exam Two
Week 11 Nov 4-8	Matrix Arithmetic Lab: Matrix Transformations (Day One)	Matrix Scaling and Translation	Matrix Rotation
Week 12 Nov 11-15	Rotational Kinematics Lab: Matrix Transformations (Day Two)	Torque	Rotational Dynamics
Week 13 Nov 18-22	Complex Numbers Lab: Rotational Dynamics (Day One)	Review	In-Class Unit Three Exam
Week 14 Nov 25-29	Quaternions Lab: Rotational Dynamics (Day Two)	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving
Week 15 Nov 27 - Dec 1	Quaternion Rotation Lab: Quaternion Rotation	Review	Review
Week 16 Dec 5-9	STOP DAY		FINAL EXAM