Physics 130:  Foundations of Physics II                                                         Winter 2007

Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

 

Wednesday, 3 January

Introduction/Electric Charges and Fields

Reading:  Chapter 16

Friday, 5 January

Electric Charges and Fields

Chapter 16

Monday, 8 January

Potential & Energy

Chapter 17.1-17.9

Wednesday, 10 January

Electric Current

Chapter 18

HW 1 Due

Friday, 12 January

DC Circuits I

Chapter 19.1-19.4

Monday, 15 January

MLK DAY

No Class

Wednesday, 17 January

DC Circuits II

Chapter 19.5-19.7

 

Friday, 19 January

Magnetism

Chapter 20.1-20.10

HW 2 Due

Monday, 22 January

Induction

Chapter 21.1-21.5, 21.7

Wednesday, 24 January

Electromagnetic Waves

Chapter 22

HW 3 Due

Friday, 26 January

EXAM I

Chapters 16-22

Monday, 29 January

Optics

Chapter 23.1-23.9

Wednesday, 31 January

Light I

Chapter 24.1-24.5

Friday, 2 February

Light II

Chapter 24.6-24.11

Monday, 5 February

Optical Instruments I

Chapter 25.1-25.5

HW 4 Due

Wednesday, 7 February

Optical Instruments II

Chapter 25.6-25.12

 

Friday, 9 February

Midterm Reading Period

No Class

Monday, 12 February

Special Relativity I

Chapter 26.1-21.6

Wednesday, 14 February

Special Relativity II

Chapter 26.7-26.12

 

Friday, 16 February

General Relativity

Chapter 33.3-33.5

HW 5 Due

Monday, 19 February

EXAM II

Chapters 23-26, 33.3-33.5

Wednesday, 21 February

Early Quantum I

Chapter 27.1-27.4

Friday, 23 February

Early Quantum II

Chapter 27.5-27.9

Monday, 26 February

Early Quantum III

Chapter 27.10-27.11

 

Wednesday, 28 February

Quantum Mechanics I

Chapter 28.1-28.5

HW 6 Due

Friday, 2 March

Quantum Mechanics II

Chapter 28.6-28.12

 

Monday, 5 March

Nuclear Physics

Chapter 30

 

Wednesday, 7 March

Nuclear Energy

Chapter 31

 

Friday, 9 March

Elementary Particles

Chapter 32

HW 7 Due

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINAL EXAM:  THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 8:30am