Spring 2013
| Date | Discussion Topics and Reading |
PHYS 266 Labs | |
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| M | 1/21 | No Class, MLK, Jr. Day |
Lab Introduction |
| W | 1/23 | wave model, sound & light, Doppler effect [20.1, 20.5, 20.7] |
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| R | 1/24 | sinusoidal waves [20.4, 20.6] |
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| F | 1/25 | superposition and standing waves [21.1 - 21.4] |
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| M | 1/28 | interference [21.5, 21.7] |
Speed of Sound |
| W | 1/30 | thin films [21.6] |
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| R | 1/31 | double slit interference, diffraction gratingd [22.2, 22.3] |
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| F | 2/1 | diffraction [22.4, 22.5] |
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| M | 2/4 | reflection and refraction [23.1 - 23.3] |
Diffraction of Light |
| W | 2/6 | refracted images and dispersion [23.4 23.5] |
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| R | 2/7 | thin lenses, lens maker's equation [23.6, 23.7] |
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| F | 2/8 | spherical mirrors [23.8] |
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| M | 2/11 | lenses in combination [24.1 – 24.3] |
Wavelength By Diffraction Grating |
| W | 2/13 | electric charge, conductors, and insulators [25.1 - 25.3] |
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| R | 2/14 | Test 1 [Ch. 21, 22, 23 & 24] |
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| F | 2/15 | force due to electric charge [25.4] |
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| M | 2/18 | electric field [25.5, 26.1] |
Elementary Optics |
| W | 2/20 | calculating electric field [26.2, 26.3] |
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| R | 2/21 | continuous charge distributions [26.4, 26.5] |
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| F | 2/22 | motion of charges in electric field [26.6] |
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| M | 2/25 | symmetry, electric flux [27.1 - 27.3] |
Electric Fields, Expt. 1 |
| W | 2/27 | Gauss's law [27.4, 27.5] |
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| R | 2/28 | conductors in electrostatic equilibrium [27.6] |
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| F | 3/1 | electric potential energy [28.1 - 28.3] |
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| M | 3/4 | electric potential [28.4, 28.5] |
Ohm's Law |
| W | 3/6 | calculating electric potential [28.6, 28.7] |
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| R | 3/7 | connecting potential and field [29.1 - 29.4] |
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| F | 3/8 | Test 2 [Ch. 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29] |
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| M | 3/18 | capacitance, capacitors, and energy storage [29.5, 29.6] |
Power Transfer |
| W | 3/20 | capacitor circuits in series and parallel [29.6]] |
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| R | 3/21 | dielectrics [29.7] |
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| F | 3/22 | model of conduction [30.1 - 30.3] |
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| M | 3/25 | resistivity, resistance, and Ohm's Law [30.4, 30.5] |
Resistors in Series and Parallel |
| W | 3/27 | resistance, energy, and power [31.1 31.3] |
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| R | 3/28 | resistors in series and parallel [31.4 - 31.6] |
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| F | 3/29 | direct current circuits [31.7] |
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| M | 4/1 | multi-loop circuits [31.7, 31.2] |
Wheatstone Bridge |
| W | 4/3 | ||
| R | 4/4 | magnetism, magnetic field from moving charge [32.1 - 32.3, 32.10] |
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| F | 4/5 | magnetic field due to wires and current loops [32.4, 32.5] |
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| M | 4/8 | solenoids and Ampere's Law [32.6] |
Current Balance |
| W | 4/10 | magnetic force on moving charges [32.7, 32.8] |
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| R | 4/11 | Test 3 [Ch. 29, 30, 31, & 32] |
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| F | 4/12 | induced currents and motional emf [33.1 - 33.2] |
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| M | 4/15 | Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law [33.3 - 33.6] |
Induced EMF |
| W | 4/17 | inductors and field energy [33.7 - 33.8] |
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| R | 4/18 | RC Circuits [31.9] |
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| F | 4/19 | LR circuits [33.10] |
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| M | 4/22 | LC circuits [33.9] |
RC and RL Circuits |
| W | 4/23 | alternating current, phasors [35.1 - 35.4] |
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| R | 4/25 | RLC circuits [35.5] |
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| F | 4/26 | alternating current circuits [35.6] |
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| M | 4/29 | Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism [34.1 – 34.5] |
Lab Final Exam |
| W | 5/1 | properties of electromagnetic waves [34.6, 34.7] |
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| R | 5/2 | Test 4 [Ch. 33, 34 & 35] |
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| F | 5/3 | Review |
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| T | 5/7 | Final Exam 10:30-12:30 |
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