Textbook: Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 2, Halliday & Resnick, Walker, 9th Edition.
Homework will be written by me and posted on Blackboard. You will not need any online homework system, just the textbook.
Syllabus at Syllabus
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PHYS 2426 #14848 Lec 005 CYP 2222 MW 10:30am- 11:50am Lab CYP 2236 MW 12:00pm- 1:20pm |
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Week |
Coverage |
Unit |
Lab |
1 |
Introduction |
1 |
Safety & Lab Intro & Intro to Charge |
1 |
Electric Field |
2 |
Spreadsheet Programs |
2 |
Holiday |
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2 |
Electric Field |
2 |
1 Coulomb’s Law |
3 |
Gauss’ Law |
3 |
2 Introduction to Potential |
3 |
Electric Potential |
4 |
3 Electric Field Lines |
4 |
Electric Potential |
4 |
Various |
4 |
Capacitance |
5 |
Various |
5 |
Catch up & Review |
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5 |
Test 1 (1-4) (September 26) |
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6 |
Capacitance |
5 |
Introduction to Capacitance |
6 |
Current and Resistance |
6 |
Resistance and Ohm’s Law |
7 |
Circuits |
7 |
Various |
7 |
Circuits |
7 |
RC Circuits |
8 |
Magnetic Fields |
8 |
Introduction to Magnetism |
8 |
Magnetic Fields |
8 |
Magnetic Force |
9 |
Catch up & Review |
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9 |
Test 2 (5-8) (October 24) |
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10 |
Magnetic Fields due to Currents |
9 |
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid |
10 |
Induction & Inductance |
10 |
Faraday’s & Lenz’s Laws |
11 |
Induction & Inductance |
10 |
Faraday’s Law and Transformers |
11 |
Electromagnetic Waves |
11 |
Microwave Optics |
12 |
Electromagnetic Waves |
11 |
Various |
12 |
Interference |
12 |
Various |
13 |
Diffraction |
13 |
Physical Optics |
13 |
Diffraction |
13 |
Reflection |
14 |
Catch up & Review |
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14 |
Test 3 (9-13) (November 28) |
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15 |
Geometric Optics |
14 |
Refraction |
15 |
Geometric Optics |
14 |
Lenses |
16 |
Catch up & Review |
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16 |
Final Exam (December 12) |
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PHYS 2426 Topics
Unit |
Topics |
1 Intro |
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2 Electric Field |
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3 Gauss’s Law for Electric Fields |
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4 Electric Potential |
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5 Capacitance |
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6 Current and Resistance |
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7 Circuits |
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8 Magnetic Fields |
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9 Magnetic Field due to Currents |
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10 Induction and Inductance |
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11 Electromagnetic Waves |
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12 Interference |
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13 Diffraction |
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14 Geometric Optics |
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