Physics 104  Spring 2018 Syllabus

updated October 23, 2017

wk

date

#

MH/KP

Lecture topic (MH = Matt Herndon, KP= Kim Palladino)

Lab experiment

1

Jan 24

1

MH

Ch. 15 Electric Forces, Fields (Discussions start Jan 23)

NO LAB

2

Jan 29

2

KP

Ch. 16 Electric Energy

E-1: Static Electricity

2

Jan 31

3

KP

Ch. 16 Capacitance

3

Feb 5

4

KP

Ch. 17 Current & Resistance

E-2: Equipotential Surfaces and Electric Fields

3

Feb 7

5

KP

Ch. 17 Current & Resistance

4

Feb 12

6

MH

Ch. 18 DC Circuits

E-3: DC Circuits, Resistors, Meters

4

Feb 14

7

MH

Ch. 18 DC Circuits

5

Feb 19

8

MH

Ch. 19 Magnetism

Make up Labs

(after instructor’s
 permission only)

5

Feb 21

9

MH

Ch. 19 Magnetism

5

Feb 22

 

 

Exam I: Ch. 15-18 (5:45 pm – 7:00 pm)

6

Feb 26

10

MH

Ch. 20 Induced Voltage

E-4: Magnetic Force on a Charged Particle

6

Feb 28

11

MH

Ch. 20 Inductance

7

Mar 5

12

MH

Ch. 21 AC Circuits

EC-5: Magnetic Induction

7

Mar 7

13

MH

Ch. 21 EM Waves

8

Mar 12

14

KP

Ch. 22 EM Spectrum, Reflection

L-10: Reflection and Refraction

8

Mar 14

15

KP

Ch. 22 Refraction

9

Mar 19

16

KP

Ch. 23 Mirrors

Make up Labs
(after instructor’s
 permission only)

9

Mar 21

17

KP

Ch. 23 Lenses

9

Mar 22

 

 

Exam II: Ch. 19-22 (5:45 pm – 7:00 pm)

 

Mar 24-Apr 1

 

 

Spring break

NO LAB

10

Apr 2

18

MH

Ch. 24 Interference & Diffraction

LC-1: Interference and Diffraction

10

Apr 4

19

MH

Ch. 24 Diffraction & Polarization, Ch. 25.6: Resolution

11

Apr 9

20

KP

Ch. 27 Quantum Physics

LC-4: Photo-electric Effect

11

Apr 11

21

KP

Ch. 27 Quantum Physics

12

Apr 16

22

KP

Ch. 28 Atomic Physics

L-5: Balmer Series

12

Apr 18

23

KP

Ch. 28 Atomic Physics

13

Apr 23

24

MH

Ch. 26 Relativity

Make up Labs
(after instructor’s
 permission only)

13

Apr 25

25

MH

Ch. 26 Relativity

13

Apr 26

 

 

Exam III: Ch. 23,24,25.6,27,28 (5:45 pm – 7:00 pm)

14

Apr 30

26

KP

Ch. 29 Nuclear Physics

MPC-1: Radioactive Decay

14

May 2

27

KP

Ch. 29 Nuclear Physics

15

May 7

 

 

Final Exam: Ch 15-24,25.6,26-29 (5:05 pm – 7:05 pm)

NO LAB