Physics 104 Spring 2006 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 (CS) and Professor Matt Herndon (MH)

January 2006


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
15
No lab
16 17
First Discussions
18
Lecture 1 (MH)
Chapter 15
Electric Forces & Fields
19
20 21
22
Lab E-1
Problems 1 & 2
23
Lecture 2 (MH)
Chapter 16
Electric Energy
24
25
Lecture 3 (MH)
Chapter 16
Capacitance
Homework 1
26

27

28


February 2006


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Jan 29
Lab E-2
Problems 1 & 2
Jan 30
Lecture 4 (MH)
Chapter 17
Current & Resistance
Jan 31
Feb 1 
Lecture 5 (MH)
Chapter 17
Current & Resistance
Homework 2
2
3



Lab E-3
Problems 1 & 2

Lecture 6 (CS)
Chapter 18
DC Circuits


Lecture 7 (CS)
Chapter 18
DC Circuits
Homework 3
9

10

11
12
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
13
Lecture 8 (CS)
Chapter 19
Magnetism
14
15
Lecture 9 (CS)
Chapter 19
Magnetism
Homework 4
16
Review
PracticeExam1
PracticeSol'ns1
Midterm 1
5:45-7 PM
CANCELED
17

18
19
Lab EC-6
Problems
a & b
20
Lecture 10 (CS)
Chapter 20
Induced Voltage
21
22
Lecture 11 (CS)
Chapter 20
Inductance
Homework 5
23

24

25


March 2006


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Feb 26
Lab EC-5
Problems
a, b & d
Feb 27
Lecture 12 (CS)
Chapter 21
AC Circuits
Feb 28
 Mar 1 
Lecture 13 (CS)
Chapter 21
EM Waves
Homework 6

3



Lab E-4
6
Lecture 14 (CS)
Chapter 22
Reflection


Lecture 15 (CS)
Chapter 22
Refraction
Homework 7
9
 
10

11
12
Spring Break
No classes this week
13

14

15

16

17

18
19
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
20
Lecture 16 (MH)
Chapter 23
Mirrors
21
22
Lecture 17 (MH)
Chapter 23
Lenses
Homework 8
23
Review
PracticeExam2
PracticeSol'ns2
Midterm 2
5:45 PM-7 PM
Covers Chapters 15-21
24
25
26
Lab L-2
27
Lecture 18 (MH)
Chapter 24
Interference & Diffraction
28
29
Lecture 19 (MH)
Chapter 24
Diffraction & Polarization
Homework 9
30
 


31

Apr 1


April 2006


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Lab LC-1


Lecture 20 (MH)
Chapter 26
Relativity
(Yes, we are omitting Chapter 25)


Lecture 21 (MH)
Chapter 26
Relativity
Homework 10

7
8

Lab LC-4
10
Lecture 22 (CS)
Chapter 27
Quantum Physics
11 12
Lecture 23 (MH)
Chapter 27
Quantum Physics
Homework 11
13
Passover —
makeups will be available for all graded work today.
14
Good Friday —
makeups will be available for all graded work today.
15
16
No Lab
(makeups by appointment with your TA)
17
Lecture 24 (CS)
Chapter 28
Atomic Physics
18 19
Lecture 25 (CS)
Chapter 28  Atomic Physics
Homework 12
20
Review
PracticeExam3
PracticeSol'ns3
Midterm 3
5:45 PM-7 PM
Covers Chapters 22-24, 26, 27
21
22
23
Lab L-5
(not in your manual - click here)
24
Lecture 26 (CS)
Chapter 29
Nuclear Physics
25 26
Lecture 27 (CS)
Chapter 29
Nuclear Physics
Homework 13
27

28

29
 


May 2006


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Apr 30
Lab MPC-1
May 1
Lecture 28  (MH)
Chapter 30
Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles

3
Lecture 29  (CS)
Chapter 30
Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles
Homework 14





Preflight 30

Note:
5:00 PM today is the last chance for 80% on Homework 14!







10
11
Practice Final
Practice Sol'ns
Final Exam
5:05-7:05 PM
Covers Chapters 15-30, except 25
12
13

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