Course notes are linked to the topic of each day. The chapter on which the course notes are based is also given in parentheses.
Assignments are listed in blue on the date on which they are due. Homework is due at the start of the discussion section. The numbers following a "Q" denote assigned Questions, and the numbers following a "P" denote assigned Problems.
Labs are listed in red on the day on which they take place.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 5 • Charge• Coulomb's law (16) |
July 6 • Electric fields• Conductors (16) Labs A and B - E-Fields & Potentials |
July 7 • Electric potential• Capacitors (17) |
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July 10 • Batteries, current & Ohm's law• S & P circuits • Power and AC (17/18) |
July 11 • Multiloop circuits & Kirchoff's rules• RC circuits (19) Lab A - Resistance & Ohm's law |
July 12 • Magnetic fields (20)Chapter 16 - Q 7, 8; P 12, 15, 17, 39, 45, 53 Chapter 17 - P 3, 22 |
July 13 • Magnetic forces (20)Lab B - Resistance & Ohm's law |
July 14 Catch up/reviewChapter 17 - Q 15; P 9, 62, 69 Chapter 18 - Q 9, 10; P 3, 30, 33, 63 |
July 17 Exam 1Chapters 16-19 (due in class) Chapter 19 - Q 1, 11; P 6, 10, 30, 32, 53, 60, 73, 80 |
July 18 • Magnetic applications• Magnetic materials (20) Lab A - Charge to Mass Ratio |
July 19 • Induced EMF (21)Chapter 20 - Q 2, 7, 12, 22; P 8, 10, 29, 47, 53, 59 |
July 20 • Generators• Inductance (21) Lab B - Charge to Mass Ratio |
July 21 • AC circuits (21)Chapter 21 - Q 3, 9; P 4, 7, 11, 25, 36, 46, 57, 94 |
July 24 • EM waves (22) |
July 25 • Reflection• Spherical mirrors • Total internal reflection (23) Lab A - Coils & Magnets |
July 26 • Lenses (23)Chapter 21 - P 65, 71, 74, 99 Chapter 22 - Q 4, 8; P 21, 32, 37, 41 |
July 27 • Interference (24)Lab B - Coils & Magnets |
July 28 Catch up / reviewChapter 23 - Q 13, 17, 34; P 4, 14, 35, 44, 48, 78, 85 |
July 31 Exam 2Chapters 20-23 |
August 1 • Diffraction• Thin films (24) Lab A - Geometrical Optics |
August 2 • Polarization• Human eye (24/25) Chapter 24 - Q 6, 14, 17; P 5, 8, 16, 33, 38, 64, 77 |
August 3 • Optical instruments• Resolution (25) Lab B - Interference & Diffraction |
August 4 • Photoelectric effect• Wave-particle duality (27) Chapter 24 - P 62 Chapter 25 - Q 4, 16; P 14, 41, 36, 51, 75 Chapter 27 - Q 13, 15 |
August 7 • Quantum theory (27) |
August 8 • QM view of the atom (28)Lab A - Interference & Diffraction Lab B - Geometrical Optics |
August 9 • Radioactive decay• Radioactivity (30) Chapter 27 - Q 14; P 19, 50, 62, 73 Chapter 28 - Q 13, 17; P 1, 17, 39 |
August 10 Review(due in class) Chapter 30 - Q 4, 12, 13; P 10, 17, 24, 39, 43, 63, 68 |
August 11 Final ExamChapters 16-30 |