Physics 104 Fall 2007 Planner


Labs (Monday through Thursday) and Discussions (Tuesday & Thursday) are conducted by teaching assistants. Each week's lab assignment is listed on the Sunday at the beginning of the week.

Chapter Sections specified are reading assignments - after reading, click that link to answer the preflight before the lecture. Preflights open at 5 PM, five days before the due date. Do not wait until the morning of the lecture to complete them. If you have problems with your computer, it will be too late to go to another computer and get credit! Answers to preflights can be found in the lecture notes.

Homework may be worked on at any time during the semester. Homework is due on Wednesdays at 5 PM. The second due date, for 80% credit, is always the following Wednesday, again at 5 PM (except Homework 14; see the calendar below). See the Syllabus page for details. Due dates are also listed at the top of each assignment page.

The Practice Exam links will work all semester. There are more Practice Exams on the Practice Exam Page. Midterm and Final exam links will link to exam solutions after the exams have been graded. For exams, you must report to your assigned

Midterm Exam Rooms               Final Exam Rooms

You can find more resources and information on the Course Info Page.

Lectures will be given by
Professor Clint Sprott

September 2007


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2
No lab
3 4
First Discussions

Lecture 1
Chapter 15
Electric Forces & Fields
6
7 8
9
Lab E-1
Problems 1 & 2
10
Lecture 2
Chapter 16
Electric Energy
11
12
Lecture 3
Chapter 16
Capacitance
Homework 1
13

14

15

16
Lab E-2
Problems 1 & 2
17
Lecture 4
Chapter 17
Current & Resistance
18
19
Lecture 5
Chapter 17
Current & Resistance
Homework 2
20
21

22
23
Lab E-3
Problems 1 & 2
24
Lecture 6
Chapter 18
DC Circuits
25
26
Lecture 7
Chapter 18
DC Circuits
Homework 3
27

28

29


October 2007


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sep 30
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
1
Lecture 8
Chapter 19
Magnetism


Lecture 9
Chapter 19
Magnetism
Homework 4

Review
PracticeExam1
PracticeSol'ns1
5:45-7 PM
Covers Chapters 15-18
5


7
Lab EC-6
Problems
a & b
8
Lecture 10
Chapter 20
Induced Voltage
9
10
Lecture 11
Chapter 20
Inductance
Homework 5
11

12

13
14
Lab EC-5
Problems
a, b & d
15
Lecture 12
Chapter 21
AC Circuits
16
17
Lecture 13
Chapter 21
EM Waves
Homework 6
18
19

20
21
Lab E-4
22
Lecture 14
Chapter 22
Reflection
23 24
Lecture 15
Chapter 22
Refraction
Homework 7
25
 
26

27
28
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
29
Lecture 16
Chapter 23
Mirrors
30
31
Lecture 17
Chapter 23
Lenses
Homework 8
Nov 1
Review
PracticeExam2
PracticeSol'ns2
5:45 PM-7 PM
Covers Chapters 19-22
2
3


November 2007


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
4
Lab L-2
5
Lecture 18
Chapter 24
Interference & Diffraction
6
7
Lecture 19
Chapter 24
Diffraction & Polarization
Homework 9
8
 


9

10
11
Lab LC-1

12
Lecture 20
Chapter 26
Relativity
(Yes, we are omitting Chapter 25)
13
14
Lecture 21
Chapter 26
Relativity
Homework 10
15
16
17
18
Lab LC-4
19
Lecture 22
Chapter 27
Quantum Physics
20 21
Lecture 23
Chapter 27
Quantum Physics
Homework 11
22
23

24
25
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
26
Lecture 24
Chapter 28
Atomic Physics
27 28
Lecture 25
Chapter 28  Atomic Physics
Homework 12
29
Review
PracticeExam3
PracticeSol'ns3
5:45 PM-7 PM
Covers Chapters 23-24, 26-27
30
Dec 1


December 2007


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2
Lab L-5
updated version
3
Lecture 26
Chapter 29
Nuclear Physics
4 5
Lecture 27
Chapter 29
Nuclear Physics
Homework 13
6

7

8
9
Lab MPC-1
10
Lecture 28
Chapter 30
Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles
11
12
Lecture 29
Chapter 30
Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles
Homework 14
13

14

15
16

17

18

19
20
21
Practice Final
Practice Sol'ns
5:05-7:05 PM
Covers Chapters 15-30, except 25
22

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