PHYS 2020 Lecture Schedule

Homework is due the day after it is assigned, and lab write-ups are due the day after the lab is performed.

See the laboratory page for a schedule of physics labs.

Date Topics Reading Homework Problems
Thur. 7-5 Gravity review, Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law Chapter 15 all sections p. 524-526 # 1, 3, 4, 11, 17, 19, 23
Fri. 7-6 Electric Fields, Flux, Gauss's Law Re-read chapter 15 p. 527 #28, 31a, 38, 39, 42, 43
Mon. 7-9 Electric Potential, Capacitance Chapter 16 Sections 1-4 and 6-8 p. 562-565 #1, 3, 9 (Hint: Look up the spring energy equation), 13, 19, 23, 27, 45 (Also determine the amount of charge)
Tue. 7-10 Dielectrics, Energy in Capacitors, Current, Ohm's Law Ch. 16 Sec. 9-10 and Ch. 17 Sec. 1-4 p. 564-565 # 30, 31, 33, 35, 43, 49
Wed. 7-11 Resistivity, Temp. Dependence, Superconductivity, Power Ch. 17 Sec. 5-8 p. 587-589 # 1, 3, 11, 13, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43
Thur. 7-12 EMF, Resistors, Kirchhoff's Rules, RC-Circuits Ch. 18 Sec. 1-5 p. 616-620 # 1, 3, 6, 7, 14, 25, 27, 31
Fri. 7-13 Test 1 Ch. 19 Sec. 1-5
Mon. 7-16 Magnetic Field, Force, Torque, Motors Ch 19 Sec. 6-9 p. 620 # 31, 33 p. 651 # 3, 5, 11, 15
Tue. 7-17 Charge in a Magnetic Field, Mass Spectrometers, Ampere's Law, Solenoids Ch. 20 Sec. 1-4 p. 652-655 #14, 22, 27, 31, 35, 47
Wed. 7-18 Induction, Motional EMF, Lenz Law Ch. 20 Sec. 5-8 p. 685 # 1, 3, 9, 11, 12, 19
Thurs. 7-19 Generators, Self-Inductance, RL-Circuits Ch. 21 Sec. 1-6 p. 689 # 30, 32, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49
Fri. 7-20 Test 2 Ch. 21 Sec. 7-11
Mon. 7-23 AC Circuits, Transformers, Electromagnetic Waves Ch. 22 Sec. 1-4 p. 721 # 1, 5, 9, 15, 19, 29, 35, 39
Tue. 7-24 Reflection, Refraction, Prisms Ch. 22 Sec. 7 and Ch. 23 Sec. 1-3 p. 724 # 49, 51 p. 747 # 2, 4, 7, 13, 15, 29
Wed. 7-25 Mirrors Ch. 23 Sec. 4,6, and 7, Ch. 24 Sec. 1-2 p. 781 # 4, 5, 7, 11, 15
Thur. 7-26 Lenses, Interference Ch. 24 Sec. 3-4 and 6-7 p. 781 #21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 45
Fri. 7-27 Test 3 Ch. 25 Sec. 5, Ch. 26 Sec. 1-4
Mon. 7-30 Diffraction, Michelson-Morley Experiment Ch. 26 Sec. 5-6 and 9
Tue. 7-31 Special Relativity, Mass-Energy Equivalence Ch. 27 Sec. 1-4 p. 869 #3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 29, 31
Wed 8-1 Blackbody Radiation, Photoelectric Effect, X-Rays Ch. 27 Sec. 5-8 p. 898 #1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 21
Thur. 8-2 Compton Effect, Wave-particle Duality, Uncertainty Principle Ch. 28 Sec. 1-5 p. 898 #23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 39, 45
Fri. 8-3 Hydrogen Atoms, Atomic Spectra Ch. 29 Sec. 1-6, Ch. 30 Sec. 1 and 3 p. 933 # 3, 5, 7, 13, 19, 31
Mon. 8-6 Nuclear Fission and Fusion, Particles
Tues. 8-7 Review Study for Exam!
Wed. 8-8 Final Exam