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
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)
| 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 |
| 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 |
4 |
| 5 Lab E-3 Problems 1 & 2 |
6 Lecture 6 (CS) Chapter 18 DC Circuits |
7 |
8 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 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 5 Lab E-4 |
6 Lecture 14 (CS) Chapter 22 Reflection |
7 |
8 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
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31 |
Apr 1 |
April 2006
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lab LC-1 |
3 Lecture 20 (MH) Chapter 26 Relativity (Yes, we are omitting Chapter 25) |
4 |
5 Lecture 21 (MH) Chapter 26 Relativity Homework 10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| 9 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 |
2 |
3 Lecture 29 (CS) Chapter 30 Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles Homework 14 |
4 |
5 |
6 Preflight 30 Note: |
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8 |
9 |
10 |
11 Practice Final Practice Sol'ns Final Exam 5:05-7:05 PM Covers Chapters 15-30, except 25 |
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