Daily Schedule for PHY-104 Spring 2014, Dr. Jaquin
Day
1
Date
21 Jan
Chapter
11
2
23 Jan
11
3
28 Jan
12
4
30 Jan
12
5
04 Feb
17
6
06 Feb
17
7
11 Feb
18
Topics Covered
Elasticity and Period Motion
 Stress, Strain and Elastic Deformation
 Periodic Motion
 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
Elasticity and Period Motion
 Equations of Simple Harmonic Motion
 The Simple Pendulum
Mechanical Waves and Sound
 Mechanical Waves
 Periodic Waves
 Wave Speeds
 Mathematical Description of a Wave
 Reflection and Superposition
 Standing Waves
Mechanical Waves and Sound
 Longitudinal Standing Waves
 Interference
 Sound and Hearing
 Sound Intensity
 Beats
 The Doppler Effect
Electrical Charge and Electric Field
 Electric Charge
 Conductors and Insulators
 Conservation and Quantization of Charge
 Coulomb’s Law
Electrical Charge and Electric Field
 Electric Fields and Electric Forces
 Calculating Electric Fields
 Electric Field Lines
 Gauss’s Law and Field Calculations
 Charges on Conductors
Electrical Potential and Capacitance
 Electric Potential Energy
 Potential
 Equipotential Surfaces
 The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
Sectio
ns
Cover
ed in
Lectur
e
Lab Period
11.1 to
11.3
Lab #1
SHM: The effect
of mass and
amplitude on the
frequency of
motion.
11.4
and
11.5
12.1 to
12.3
No Lab Period
Lab #2 Standing
Waves on a String
No Lab Period
Exam #1
Chapters 11 &12
No Lab Period
Lab #3 Coulomb’s
Law
8
13 Feb
18
9
18 Feb
19
10
20 Feb
19
11
25 Feb
20
12
27 Feb
20
13
04
Mar
21
14
06
Mar
21
Electrical Potential and Capacitance
 Capacitors
 Capacitors in Series and Parallel
 Electric Field Energy
 Dielectrics
 Molecular Model of Induced Charge
Current, Resistance, and D-C Circuits
 Current
 Resistance and Ohm’s Law
 Electromotive Force and Circuits
 Energy and Power in Electric Circuits
 Resistors in Series and Parallel
Current, Resistance, and D-C Circuits
 Kirchoff’s Rules
 Electrical Measuring Instruments
 Resistance-Capacitance Circuits
 Physiological Effects of Current
 Power Distribution Systems
Magnetic Field and Forces
 Magnetism
 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Force
 Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic
Field
 Mass Spectrometer
Magnetic Field and Forces
 Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying
Conductor
 Force and Torque on a Current Loop
 Magnetic Field of a Long, Straight Conductor
 Force between Parallel Conductors
 Current Loops and Solenoids
 Magnetic Field Calculations
 Magnetic Materials
Electromagnetic Induction
 Induction Experiments
 Magnetic Flux
 Faraday’s Law
 Lenz’s Law
Electromagnetic Induction
 Motional Electromotive Force
 Eddy Currents
 Mutual Inductance
 Self-Inductance
 Transformers
 Magnetic Field Energy
 The R-L Circuit
 The L-C Circuit
No Lab Period
Lab #4
Equipotential
Surfaces and
Electric Field
Lines
No Lab Period
Exam #2
Chapters 17 & 18
No Lab Period
Lab #5
B Around a long
straight current –
carrying wire
No Lab Period
15
11
Mar
22
16
13
Mar
22
17
25
Mar
23
18
27
Mar
23
19
01 Apr
24
20
03 Apr
24
21
08 Apr
26
22
10 Apr
26
23
15 Apr
27
A-C Circuits
 Phasors and Alternating Currents
 Resistance and Reactance
A-C Circuits
 The Series R-L-C Circuit
 Power in Alternating-Current Circuits
 Series Resonance
 Parallel Resonance
Electromagnetic Waves
 Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves
 Speed of an Electromagnetic Wave
 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
 Sinusoidal Waves
 Energy in Electromagnetic Waves
 Nature of Light
 Reflection and Refraction

Electromagnetic Waves
 Total Internal Reflection
 Dispersion
 Polarization
 Huygens’s Principle
 Scattering of Light
Geometric Optics
 Reflection at a Plane Surface
 Reflection at a Spherical Surface
 Graphical Methods for Mirrors
Geometric Optics
 Refraction at a Spherical Surface
 Thin Lenses
 Graphical Method for Lenses
Interference and Diffraction
 Interference and Coherent Sources
 Two-Source Interference of Light
 Interference in Thin Films
Interference and Diffraction
 Diffraction
 Diffraction from a Single Slit
 Multiple Slits and Diffraction Gratings
 X-Ray Diffraction
 Circular Apertures and Resolving Power
 Holography
Relativity
 Invariance of Physical Laws
 Relative Nature of Simultaneity
 Relativity of Time
 Relativity of Length
 Relativity and Newtonian Mechanics
Exam #3
Chapters 19 & 20
No Lab Period
Lab #6
AC Circuits Lab
No Lab Period
Exam #4
Chapters 21 & 22
No Lab Period
Lab #7
The focal length of
a thin lens
No Lab Period
Exam #5
Chapters 23 & 24
24
17 Apr
27
25
22 Apr
28
26
24 Apr
28
27
29 Apr
29
28
01
May
29
29
06
May
30
30
08
May
30
TBA
Relativity
 The Lorentz Transformation
 Relativistic Momentum
 Relativistic Work and Energy
Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
 The Photoelectric Effect
 Line Spectra and Energy Levels
 The Nuclear Atom and the Bohr Model
Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
 The Laser
 X-Ray Production and Scattering
 The Wave Nature fo Particles
 Wave-Particle Duality
 The Electron Microscope
Atoms, Molecules and Solids
 Electrons in Atoms
 Atomic Structure
 Diatomic Molecules
Atoms, Molecules and Solids
 Structure and Properties of Solids
 Energy Bands
 Semiconductors
 Semiconductor Devices
 Superconductivity
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
 Properties of Nuclei
 Nuclear Stability
 Radioactivity
 Radiation and the Life Sciences
 Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
 Nuclear Fission
 Nuclear Fusion
 Fundamental Particles
 High Energy Physics
 Cosmology
Comprehensive Final Exam
No Lab Period
Lab #8
Thin film
interference
No Lab Period
Lab #9
The photoelectric
effect
No Lab Period
Lab #10
Radioactivity
Investigation
No Lab Period