Physics 104 – Spring 2014 Syllabus |
updated January 3, 2014 |
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wk |
date |
# |
WS/JS |
Lecture topic |
Lab experiment |
1 |
Jan 22 |
1 |
WS |
Ch. 15
Electric Forces & Fields (Discussions start Jan 21) |
NO LAB |
2 |
Jan 27 |
2 |
JS |
Ch. 16
Electric Energy |
E-1: Static Electricity |
2 |
Jan 29 |
3 |
JS |
Ch. 16
Capacitance |
|
3 |
Feb 3 |
4 |
WS |
Ch. 17
Current & Resistance |
E-2: Equipotential Surfaces and Electric Fields |
3 |
Feb 5 |
5 |
WS |
Ch. 17
Current & Resistance |
|
4 |
Feb 10 |
6 |
JS |
Ch. 18 DC
Circuits |
E-3: DC Circuits, Resistors, Meters |
4 |
Feb 12 |
7 |
JS |
Ch. 18 DC
Circuits |
|
5 |
Feb 17 |
8 |
WS |
Ch. 19
Magnetism |
Make up Labs (after instructorÕs |
5 |
Feb 19 |
9 |
WS |
Ch. 19
Magnetism |
|
5 |
Feb 20 |
|
|
Exam I: Ch. 15-18 (5:45 pm
– 7:00 pm) |
|
6 |
Feb 24 |
10 |
JS |
Ch. 20
Induced Voltage |
EC-6: Magnetic Fields and Forces |
6 |
Feb 26 |
11 |
JS |
Ch. 20
Inductance |
|
7 |
Mar 3 |
12 |
WS |
Ch. 21 AC
Circuits |
EC-5: Magnetic Induction |
7 |
Mar 5 |
13 |
WS |
Ch. 21
EM Waves |
|
8 |
Mar 10 |
14 |
WS |
Ch. 22
EM Spectrum, Reflection |
E-4: Magnetic Force on a Charged Particle |
8 |
Mar 12 |
15 |
WS |
Ch. 22
Refraction |
|
|
Mar 17-21 |
|
|
Spring
break |
NO LAB |
9 |
Mar 24 |
16 |
JS |
Ch. 23
Mirrors |
Make up Labs |
9 |
Mar 26 |
17 |
JS |
Ch. 23
Lenses |
|
9 |
Mar 27 |
|
|
Exam II: Ch. 19-22 (5:45 pm
– 7:00 pm) |
|
10 |
Mar 31 |
18 |
JS |
Ch. 24
Interference & Diffraction |
L-2: Focal Length of a Lens |
10 |
Apr 2 |
19 |
JS |
Ch. 24
Diffraction & Polarization |
|
11 |
Apr 7 |
20 |
JS |
Ch. 26
Relativity (Note: we skip Ch. 25) |
LC-1: Interference and Diffraction |
11 |
Apr 9 |
21 |
JS |
Ch. 26
Relativity |
|
12 |
Apr 14 |
22 |
JS |
Ch. 27
Quantum Physics |
LC-4: Photo-electric Effect |
12 |
Apr 16 |
23 |
JS |
Ch. 27
Quantum Physics |
|
13 |
Apr 21 |
24 |
WS |
Ch. 28
Atomic Physics |
Make up Labs |
13 |
Apr 23 |
25 |
WS |
Ch. 28
Atomic Physics |
|
13 |
Apr 24 |
|
|
Exam III: Ch. 23,24,26,27 (5:45
pm – 7:00 pm) |
|
14 |
Apr 28 |
26 |
WS |
Ch. 29
Nuclear Physics |
L-5: Balmer Series |
14 |
Apr 30 |
27 |
WS |
Ch. 29
Nuclear Physics |
|
15 |
May 5 |
28 |
WS |
Ch. 30
Nuclear Energy & Elementary Particles |
MPC-1: Radioactive Decay |
15 |
May 7 |
29 |
WS |
Ch. 30
Particle Physics |
|
16 |
May 11 |
|
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Final Exam: Ch
15-24,26-30 (7:45 am – 9:45 am) |
NO LAB |