Syllabus, Spring 2008
| Monday Lecture |
Tuesday Discussion |
Wednesday Lecture |
Thursday Discussion |
Friday (Honors) |
Lab | HW | |
| Week 1 | Jan 21 |
No discussion |
Jan 23, Rzchowski
Waves & interference Read 20.1-5, 21.5-7, 22.1 |
Introduction |
Jan 25 No honors section |
No lab |
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| Week 2 | Jan 28, Rzchowski
Interference & diffraction Read 22.2-5 |
Week 2 Group on interference |
Jan 30, Rzchowski
Reflection & refraction Read 23.1-3 |
Week 2 Quiz on waves & interference |
Feb 1 Interference/diffraction applications discussion |
Lab 1: LC1 Interference |
Week 2 HW due Thu 1/31 midnite |
| Week 3 |
Feb 4, Rzchowski Image formation Read 23.4-6 |
Week 3 Group on refraction, lenses |
Feb 6, Rzchowski Conductors, insulators Read 25.1-4 |
Week 3 Quiz on refraction and lenses |
Feb 8 Biological diffraction Prof. K. Forest, Bacteriology |
Lab 2: LC2 Mirrors & Lenses |
Week 3 HW due Thu 2/7 midnite |
| Week 4 |
Feb 11, Rzchowski Electric fields Read 25.5-26.2 |
Week 4 Group on E-fields/forces |
Feb 13, Rzchowski E-fields & charge motion Read 26.3-7 |
Week 4 Quiz on charges & electric fields |
Feb 15 Holography Prof. T. Walker, Physics |
Lab 3: E1 Electrostatics |
Week 4 HW due Thu 2/14 midnite |
| Week 5 Exam 1 Wed night |
Feb. 18 , Rzchowski Review for Exam #1 (Chap 21.5-7,22,23,25,26) |
Prep for exam 1 |
Feb. 20, Montaruli Electric flux & Gauss' law Read 27.1-5, 29.3 Exam tonite |
No discussion Exam grading |
Feb 22 No honors lecture |
Makeup labs:
LC1, LC2 or E1 |
Week 5 HW due 2/22 midnite |
| Week 6 | Feb. 25 , Montaruli Electric Potential Read 29.1-4,29.6-7,30.1 |
Week 6 Group on E-field and potential |
Feb. 27, Montaruli Potential and field, Capacitance Read 29.5,30.1-4,30.6-7 |
Week 6 Quiz on Gauss' law & electric pot. |
Feb. 29 Cosmic Rays Prof. S. Westerhoff, Physics |
Lab 4: EC2 Electric Fields |
Week 6 HW due Thu 2/28 midnite |
| Week 7 | Mar. 3, Montaruli More on Capacitors, Current & DC circuits Read 30.7,28.1-5, 31.1-2 |
Week 7 Group on current and circuits, capacitors |
Mar. 5, Montaruli DC circuits, Capacitors in series and parallel Read 31.3-7,30.6 |
Week 7 Quiz on current & resistors, capacitors |
Mar 7 Detecting the body's electrical signals Prof. R. Moss, Physiology |
Lab 5: Current & circuits |
Week 7 HW due Thu 3/6 midnite |
| Week 8 |
Mar. 10, Montaruli RC Circuits & Mag. fields Read 31.10, 32.1-2 |
Week 8 Group on DC and RC circuits |
Mar. 12, Montaruli Mag. force & Mag. Field Read 32.7, 32.3-5, 32.9 |
Week 8 Quiz on magnetic fields |
Mar 14 Climate change Dr. S. Nossal, Physics |
Lab 6: EC3 Capacitors and RC decay |
Week 8 HW due Thu 3/13 midnite |
| Week 9 Spring Break |
Mar 17 |
Mar 19 |
Mar 21 |
No lab |
No HW due |
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| Week 10 Exam 2 Wed night |
Mar. 24, Rzchowski Review for Exam #2 (Chap. 29-33) |
Prep for exam 2 |
Mar. 26, Rzchowski Ampere's law, Mag. forces between current wires Read Chap 32.6, 32.8-9 Exam tonite |
No discussion Exam grading |
Mar 28 No honors lecture |
Makeup labs: |
Week 10 HW due Thu 3/27 midnite |
| Week 11 |
Mar 31, Rzchowski Faraday's law Read 33.1-5, 34.1 |
Week 11 Group on on Faraday's Law |
Apr. 2, Montaruli Electromagnetic waves Read 33.2, 33.6, 34.3-6 |
Week 11 Quiz on Faraday and Ampere |
Apr 4 |
Lab 7: E4 Magnetic fields and forces |
Week 11 HW due Thu 4/3 midnite |
| Week 12 |
Apr 7, Montaruli EM waves & polarization Read 34.6-7, 34.8 |
Week 12 Group on EM waves & polarization |
Apr. 9, Montaruli |
Week 12 Quiz on EM waves & polarization |
Apr 11 The Icecube project Dr. H. Landsman, Physics |
Lab 8: EC5 Magnetic induction |
Week 12 HW due Thu 4/10 midnite |
| Week 13 |
Apr 14, Montaruli Matter waves, Bohr atom Read Chap 38.4, 37.6,37.8-9, 38.5-38.7 |
Week 13 Quiz on quantum |
Apr 16, Montaruli |
Week 13 Group problem on quantum |
Apr 18 Color vision Prof. M. Rzchowski, Phy |
Lab 9: L6 Polarization |
Week 13 HW due Thu 4/17 midnite |
| Week 14 Exam 3 Wed night |
Apr 21, Rzchowski |
Prep for exam 3 |
Apr 23, Rzchowski
Particle in box, tunneling Read 40.4-5,40.10 Exam tonite |
No discussion Exam grading |
Apr 25 |
Makeup labs: EC5 or L6 |
Week 14 HW due Fri 5/25 midnite |
| Week 15 |
Apr 28, Montaruli Atomic physics Read Chap 41.1-4 |
Week 15 Group on quantum box, transitions |
Apr 30 , Rzchowski Atomic physics & Lasers Read Chap 41.4-8 |
Week 15 Quiz on quantum box, hydrogen atom |
May 2 |
Lab 10: L-5 Balmer series |
Week 15 HW due Thu 5/1 midnite |
Week 16 |
May 5, Montaruli |
Week 16 Group Hydrogen atom |
May 7, Rzchowski |
No Quiz Exam prep |
May 9 No honors lecture Last class day |
Lab 11: MPC1 Radiation |
Week 16 HW due Thu 5/8 midnite |
| Week 17 Finals |
May 12 Final exam 12:25 pm |
May 14 |
May 16 |
No labs |
| Final Exam: | Monday, May 12 (12:25 am to 2:25 pm) |
| Ingraham B10 |