Physics 202-Syllabus
Spring 2009
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Class # |
Date |
Day |
Text Sections |
Topic |
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1 |
Jan. 15 |
R |
19.1-19.4 |
Electric charges and force |
|
2 |
Jan. 22 |
R |
19.5-19.7 |
Electric forces and fields |
|
3 |
Jan. 27 |
T |
20.1-20.3 |
Electric potential |
|
4 |
Jan. 29 |
R |
20.4-20.6 |
Electric potential energy, capacitors |
|
5 |
Feb. 3 |
T |
21.1-21.4 |
Electric current |
|
6 |
Feb. 5 |
R |
21.5-21.8 |
Resistors, circuits |
|
7 |
Feb. 10 |
T |
22.1-22.4 |
Magnetic field, force |
|
8 |
Feb. 12 |
R |
22.5-22.8 |
Ampere's law, solenoids |
|
9 |
Feb. 17 |
T |
23.1-23.5 |
Faraday's and Lenz's laws |
|
10 |
Feb. 19 |
R |
23.6-23.10 |
Inductance, motors, magnetic energy |
|
11 |
Feb. 24 |
T |
TEST 1 |
Chapters 19-22 |
|
12 |
Feb. 26 |
T |
24.1-24.4 |
Alternating voltage, current |
|
|
Mar 3, 5 |
|
|
Spring break, no class |
|
13 |
Mar. 10 |
T |
24.5-24.6 |
AC circuits, RLC Circuits, Resonance |
|
14 |
Mar. 12 |
R |
25.1-25.5 |
Electromagnetic waves |
|
15 |
Mar. 17 |
T |
26.1-26.4 |
Mirrors, reflection |
|
16 |
Mar. 19 |
R |
26.5-26.8 |
Lenses, refraction |
|
17 |
Mar. 24 |
T |
27.1-27.6 |
Optical instruments |
|
18 |
Mar. 26 |
R |
28.1-28.3 |
Interference |
|
19 |
Mar. 31 |
T |
28.4-28.6 |
Diffraction |
|
20 |
Apr. 2 |
R |
29.1-29.4 |
Relativity |
|
21 |
Apr. 7 |
T |
TEST 2 |
Chapters 23-27 |
|
22 |
Apr. 9 |
R |
29.5-29.8 |
Relativistic phenomena, general relativity |
|
23 |
Apr. 14 |
T |
30.1-30.4 |
Quantum physics |
|
24 |
Apr. 16 |
R |
30.5-30.7, 31.1 |
Wave-particle phenomena, atomic models |
|
25 |
Apr. 21 |
T |
31.2-31.7 |
Atomic physics |
|
26 |
Apr. 23 |
R |
32.1-32.6 |
Nuclear physics |
|
27 |
Apr. 28 |
T |
32.7-32.9 |
Applications, elementary particle physics, cosmology |