Schedule and assignments for P222

Updated weekly. Last updated: 4/3/08

NOTES:

This is a tentative schedule, which will be updated as we go through the semester. Check this web page for updates to this schedule every week.
Read the reading assignments ahead of the class meeting. Most of the class time will be spent discussing the chapter (student participation), or doing exercises that assume you have read the material.
In-class exercises will sometimes be collected and count as homework. You may turn those in up to one week late for partial credit if you missed class.
Homework solutions will be posted after the due date. You may turn those in up to one week late for partial credit.
You may correct your homework and classwork and turn it in for more credit:

All late work and all corrections should be turned in by one week after it is handed back.
Please carefully label everything (chapters, pages, dates, names etc.).

Key:

SJ = Serway and Jewett (the text book).

p = Page Number.
Pb = Problem Number.
CQ = Conceptual question.

HO = Hand Out.
Sol = Link to Solutions (posted after the due date so you can correct your answers).
TBA = To Be Announced (I haven't decided yet- depends on how things are going).

Date	Assignments
T- 1/7	Topics: Electric and Magnetic Fields. InClass: Handout. Homework: SJ read chapters 19 and 22; Handout problems 1 (due Jan. 24).
W- 1/9	No Lab (labs start next week): Lab Schedule Note: Many things this semester are covered in the lab only. You should look over the lab and consult your textbook before coming to lab. There will be quiz questions over lab material. The instructor will give a mini-lecture over the material during the lab.
R-1/10	Topics: Electric Fields. InClass: Handout. Homework: Physlet Assignment 1 (answer the questions for each of the problems on a sheet of paper and turn them in, due Jan 24)
T- 1/15	Topic: Electric Flux InClass: SJ page 638, Pbs: 2, 5, 14, 17, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 40, 41, 42. Homework: Spend more time on the first assignment.
W- 1/16	Lab: Resistance; Read chapter 21 as preparation.
R - 1/17	Topic: Electric Flux. InClass: SJ page 638, Pbs: 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35. Homework: Physlet Assignment 2 (answer the questions for each of the problems on a sheet of paper and turn them in, due Jan 31)
T- 1/22	Topic: Magnetic Fields. InClass: SJ page 328, Pbs: 22, 23. SJ page 757, Pbs: 1, 2, 3, 5. Homework: Handout problems 2 (due Feb. 5).
W- 1/23	Lab: Resistors in series and parallel; Review chapter 21
R- 1/24	Topic: Electric and Magnetic Fields. InClass: Handout on Magnetism: 2, 3, 4, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, 42, 47, 49, 50. Homework: Study for the test.
T- 1/29	Topic: Electric and Magnetic Fields. InClass: Problems. Homework: Study for the test.
W- 1/30	Lab: Kirchoff's rules; Review chapter 21.
R- 1/31	Topic: Electric and Magnetic Fields. InClass: Problems page 757; 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27 Homework: Study for the test.
T- 2/5	Topic: Electric and Magnetic Fields. InClass: Review Homework and other problems (stump the instructor). Homework: Study for the test.
W- 2/6	Lab: Diodes and transistors.
R- 2/7	First Test Homework: Read Chapter 20.
T- 2/12	class cancelled due to snow. We will have to work a little faster!
W- 2/13	Lab: Magnetic fields
R- 2/14	Topic: Electric potential. Instructor Notes 1 InClass: HO. Homework: Homework Handout 3 (due 19)
T- 2/19	Topic: Faraday's law of induction. InClass: HO. Homework: Homework Handout 4 (due 2/21). Read the following sections in your book: SJ 20-9, 20-10, 22-11, 23-7.
W- 2/20	Lab: Faraday's law
R- 2/21	Topic: A brief survey of electromagnetic properties of solids. Instructor Notes 2. InClass: Lecture! Homework: Read Chapters 13 and 14.
T- 2/26	Topic: Wave motion. Instructor Notes 3 InClass: HO. Homework: Homework Handout 5. (due 2/28).
W- 2/27	Lab: Capacitors and inductors
R- 2/28	Topic: Wave motion InClass: SJ page 425, Pbs: 3, 5, 7, 10, 13. Homework: Physlet Assignment 2 (answer the questions for each of the problems on a sheet of paper and turn them in, due 3/4) Read chapters 24 and 27.
T- 3/4	Topic: Electromagnetic waves and wave optics InClass: Massive review for the test. Bring any questions you have. Homework: Study for the test.
W- 3/5	Lab: LRC resonance.
R- 3/6	Second Test. Homework: Read Chapter 28.
T- 3/11	Topic: Waves InClass: page 923; 1, 3, 20, 26. Homework: page 453; 7, 10, 17, 29 (due 3/13).
W- 3/12	Lab: Fourier series for sound (bring musical instruments to this lab) additional Homework Assignment (due 3/19).
R- 3/13	Topic: Introduction to Quantum Physics InClass: Lecture and/or HO Homework: Page 976; 1, 3, 6, 10, 14, 19, 20, 25, 32, 36, 42, 45, 47, 50 (due 20); Read chapter 29.
T- 3/18	Topic: Introduction to Quantum Physics InClass: Lecture, Handout, Instructor Notes 4 Homework: Page 1009, Conceptual Questions: 1 through 15 (due 4/3).
W- 3/19	Lab: Optical bench
R- 3/20	Topic: Atomic Physics (aka Chemistry) InClass: Lecture, Handout Homework: Read Chapter 30.
Week of March 24th	Spring Break
T- 4/1	Topic: Atomic Physics (aka Chemistry) Instructor Notes 5 InClass: Lecture Homework: Physlet Assignment 3 (answer the questions for each of the problems on a sheet of paper and turn them in, due 4/8).
W- 4/2	Interference and diffraction
R- 4/3	Topic: Nuclear Physics InClass: Lecture and HO Homework: page 1040 Conceptual Questions 1-14 (due 4/10).
T- 4/8	Topic: Review for test InClass: Possibly some group problems Homework: study for test!
W- 4/9	Lab: Microwaves
R- 4/10	Third Test. Homework: Read Chapter 31.
T- 4/15	Topic: Particle Physics InClass: Lecture and handout. Homework: page 1077 conceptual questions 1-23 (due 4/22- this is not a class day but I will be here).
W- 4/16	Lab: Optical spectrometry
R- 4/17	Topic: Particle Physics A [very] few instructor notes 4. InClass: Lecture and handout. Homework: Study for the final!
T- 4/22	This is not a normal class day but I will be available for questions.
R- 4/24 9:00 to 11:00 am	Final Exam (comprehensive). Don't forget to make a page of notes to bring with you.

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