PHYSICS 208
Lectures and Exams - Tentative Schedule – FALL 15
Week
Aug. 31 – Sep. 4
Chapter*
21 – Electric Charge and Electric Field
Sep. 7-11
22 – Gauss’s Law
Sep.14-18
23 – Electric Potential
Sep.21-25
24 – Capacitance, Dielectrics
Sep.28 –Oct.2
25 - Electric Current, Resistance, and EMF
Oct. 5-9
Oct. 7
Oct. 8, Thursday
26 – DC Circuits - part 1
Oct.12-16
26 – DC Circuits –part 2
Review for Exam 1
Exam 1 over Chapters 21,22, 23, and 24; 7:00-10:00pm
27 – Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces
Oct.19-23
28 - Sources of Magnetic Field
Oct.26-30
29 - Electromagnetic Induction
Nov. 2-6
Nov. 4
Nov. 5, Thursday
Nov. 9-13
30 – Inductance
Review for Exam 2
Exam 2 over Chapters 25, 26, 27, and 28; 7:00 -10:00pm
32 – Electromagnetic Waves
Nov. 16-20
33 – The Nature and Propagation of Light
Nov. 23-25
Nov. 26-27
34 – Geometrical Optics and Optical Instruments
Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes
Nov. 30 - Dec.4
Dec.2
Dec. 3, Thursday
35 – Interference
Dec. 7-9
36 – Diffraction
Dec. 14th , Monday
Review for Exam 3
Exam 3 over Chapters 29, 30,32, and 33; 7:00-10:00pm
Sec. 501-505: Final Exam (8:00AM–10:00 AM, MPHY 205)
Sec. 511-515: Final Exam (10:30–12:30 PM, MPHY 205)
*Chapter from University Physics 13th ed. by Young and Freedman