| Date | Topic | Reading | Homework | Lab |
| June 5 | Introduction;Electric charge, and Coulombs Law
Demos: static electricity |
Sects. 22-1,2,3,4,5 | ||
| June 6 | Electric Fields and related Calculations
examples 22-4,8,9 Demo : Field lines; Van de Graaf generator |
Sects. 22-6,7,8 | ||
| June 7 | more on electric fields
Example 22-10 Electric dipoles |
Sects. 22-7,8,9 | ||
| June 8 | Introduction to Gauss' Law
Demo: Gauss' Law |
Sects. 23-1,2 | LAB #1 | |
| June 9 | Calculations with Gauss' Law
Examples 23-4,5,6, and 7 |
Sects. 23-3,4,5 | ||
| June 12 | Gauss' Law and Conductors
Example 23-8 Demos: Faraday cage, shielding Introduction to Electric Potential |
Sect. 23-6
Sects 24-1,2,3 |
ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE |
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| June 13 | More on potential
examples 24-8,9 Capacitors Demos : Capacitors |
Sects. 24-4,5, 7
Sects. 25-1,2,3 |
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| June 14 | more on capacitors
Circuit concepts Demos: resistance |
Sect. 25-4
Sects. 26-1,2,3,4 |
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| June 15 | emf and energy in electric circuits | Sects. 26-5,6 | LAB #2 | |
| June 16 | DC Circuits | Sect. 27-1,2,3,4 | ||
| June 19 | resistance-capacitance circuits
Demos: flashing light |
Sect. 27-5 | ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE |
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| June 20 | Magnetic fields I
Demo: Crooke's tube |
Sects. 28-1,2,3 | ||
| June 21 | Magnetic fields II
Demo: jumping wires Magnetic fields |
Sects. 28-4,5,6 | ||
| June 22 | Magnetic Fields III
Demo: motor EXAM I REVIEW |
Sects. 28-7,8 | Lab #3 | |
| June 23 | Exam I : chapters 22-27 | |||
| June 26 | Sources of magnetic fields
Demo: force between wires |
Sects. 29-1,2,3,4,5 | ||
| June 27 | Ampere's Law
Examples 29-8,9,10 |
Sects. 29-7,8 | ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE |
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| June 28 | Electromagnetic induction I
Examples 30-7,8 Demo: induction |
Sects. 30-1,2,3,4 | ||
| June 29 | Maxwell's equations
Demo: jumping ring |
Sects. 30-5,6,8
Sect. 29-10 |
LAB # 4 | |
| June 30 | Inductors | Sects. 31-1,2,3,4,5 | ||
| July 5 | more on inductors
Demo: Jacob's Ladder, welding Electromagnetic waves |
Sects. 33-1,2,3 | ASSIGNMENT 4
DUE |
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| July 6 | more on electromagnetic waves | Sects. 33-4,5,8 | ||
| July 7 | Geometric optics
Demo: fiber optics |
Sects. 34-1,2,3,4
Sects. 35-1,2 |
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| July 10 | Mirrors
Demos: mirrors Lenses EXAM II REVIEW |
Sects. 35-3,4
Sects. 35-6,7 |
ASSIGNMENT 5
DUE |
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| July 11 |
Wave interference |
Sects. 37-1,2,3 | ||
| July 12 | EXAM II : 10. 15 -11.45 a.m | |||
| July 13 | Origins of quantum mechanics
Atomic line spectra, Bohr model |
Sects. 40-1,2,3
Sects. 40-4,5,6,9,10 |
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| July 14 | Wave Nature of Matter I
Wave nature of matter II |
Sects. 41-1,2,3
Sects. 41-4,6 |
LAB # 5 | |
| July 17 | READING PERIOD | ASSIGMENT 6
DUE |
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| July 18 | Quantum Mechanics + REVIEW | |||
| July 19 | READING PERIOD | |||
| JULY 21 | FINAL EXAM : 9.30-12 AM, chaps. 22-35, 37,40,41 | |||