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Physics 104 - General Physics - Summer 2006
Instructor
233B Chamberlin
Prof. Joe Otu ("O2")
(608) 262-6274
jotu@physics.wisc.edu &
jotu@uwc.edu
Office Hours
9:15 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. - Tuesday & Thursday
Text
College Physics - Serway and Faughn, 7th edition
**THERE
WILL BE NO LABS ON MONDAY & TUESDAY OF
THE FIRST WEEK •
Syllabus
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Week
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Topic
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Ch
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Lab
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Home Work
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Discuss
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Week 1
June 19
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Electrostatics: charge,
force, field.
Potential,
energy, and capacitance
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15
16
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E1
E1
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3, 11, 23, 27, 39
7, 13, 27, 34, 61
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Ch.
15 & 16
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Week 2
June 26
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Electricity: Ohm's law,
energy
Direct
Current Circuits
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17
18
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E2
E4
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5, 18, 27, 47, 54
1,
9, 13, 23, 35, 56
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Ch.
17 & 18
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Week 3
July 3
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Magnetic
Forces and Fields Electromagnetic Induction
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19
20
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EC-5
EC-5
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3, 19, 21, 24, 39, 46
7,
14, 17, 54, 58, 59
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Ch.
19 & 20
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Week 4
July 10
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Electromagnetic Induction
(contd.)
AC Circuits&
Electromagnetic
Waves
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20
21
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E6
EC-7abd
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7, 14, 17, 54, 58, 59
9,
27, 31, 37, 49
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Ch.
20 & 21
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Week 5
July 17
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Optics: Reflection &
Refraction
Mirrors
& Lenses
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22
23
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L-1
L-2
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3, 13, 25, 38, 46
11, 19, 34, 43, 44
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Ch.
22 & 23
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Week 6
July 24
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Wave Optics:
Optical
Instruments
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24
25
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LC-3
LC-4
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7, 20, 22, 31, 50
4,
9, 10, 21, 39, 45
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Ch.
24 & 25
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Week 7
July 31
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Special Relativity
Quantum
Physics
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26
27
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MPC-1
Make-Up
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7, 11, 14, 31, 44
4,
12, 16, 31, 45
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Ch.
26 & 27
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Week 8
Aug. 7
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Atomic
Physics
Nuclear
Physics & Radioactivity
Elementary
Particles
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28
29
30
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Make-Up
Labs
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7, 12, 31, 36, 39
25,
26, 35
23,
29, 31
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Ch.
28, 29 & 30
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Exams
There will be a one-hour exam in discussion on the following dates:
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Mon., July 03 |
Ch. 15 - 18 |
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Mon., July 17 |
Ch. 19 - 21 |
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Mon., July 31 |
Ch. 22 -25 |
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Thur., Aug. 10 |
Entire course (comprehensive final exam) |
You will not be allowed to bring any formulas to the exams.
Some formulas from the summary at the end of each chapter may be given during the exams.
Grades
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Homework |
5% |
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Lab |
15% |
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Exam |
80% |
If the score on the final exam is more than the score on any one of the previous exams, the lowest score will be dropped and the score on the final doubled to calculate the final grade. |
