| Week |
Date |
Lectures/Exams | Preflights | Homework | Labs | Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tue
Jan 15 |
Lecture 1: Introduction
and Coulomb's Law |
Homework
1 (due Thursday, Jan 24 ) |
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Discussion 1 No Quiz |
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Thu
Jan 17 |
Lecture 2: Electric Fields PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 2 |
Tue
Jan 22 |
Lecture 3: Electric Fields and Electric Flux
PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
2 |
PreLab 1 (due Week 3) |
Discussion 2 Quiz 1 |
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Thu
Jan 24 |
Lecture 4: Gauss's Law PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 3 |
Tue
Jan 29 |
Lecture 5: Electric Potential
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Homework
3 |
Lab 1 (begins Jan 28) Coulomb's Law: Electrostatic Charges
PreLab 2 |
Discussion 3 Quiz 2 |
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Thu
Jan 31 |
Lecture 6: Electric Potential PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 4 |
Tue
Feb 5 |
Lecture 7: Capacitance PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
4 |
Lab 2: Potentials and E fields |
Discussion 4 Quiz 3 |
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Thu
Feb 7 |
Lecture 8: Capacitance PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 5 |
Mon
Feb 11 |
Exam 1 Review
(optional) 228 Natural History Building 5-7 PM |
Homework
5 |
No Lab
PreLab 3 |
Discussion 5 No Quiz |
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Tue
Feb 12 |
Lecture 9: Simple Circuits PDF or PowerPoint |
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| Wed Feb 13 |
EXAM 1 (7 pm) covers Lectures 1-8 |
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Thu
Feb 14 |
Lecture 10: More on Kirchoff's Laws PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 6 |
Tue
Feb 19 |
Lecture 11: RC Circuits PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
6 |
Lab 3: Simple and RC Circuits
PreLab 4 |
Discussion 6 Quiz 4 |
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Thu
Feb 21 |
Lecture 12: Magnetic Force PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 7 |
Tue
Feb 26 |
Lecture 13: Forces and
Magnetic Dipoles |
Homework
7 |
Lab 4:
PreLab 5 |
Discussion 7 Quiz 5 |
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Thu
Feb 28 |
Lecture 14: The Laws of Biot-Savart and Ampere PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 8 |
Tue
Mar 4 |
Lecture 15: Magnetic Fields PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
8 |
Lab 5: Magnetic Fields of wires and solenoids
PreLab 6 |
Discussion 8 Quiz 6 |
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Thu
Mar 6 |
Lecture 16: Faraday's Law PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 9 |
Tue
Mar 11 |
Lecture 17: Self-Inductance PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
9 |
Lab 6: |
Discussion 9 Quiz 7 |
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W Mar 12 |
Exam 2 now scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 |
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Thu
Mar 13 |
Lecture 18: Oscillations: LC Circuits PDF or PowerPoint |
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M-F
Mar 17-21 |
Spring Vacation | |||||
| 10 | Mon Mar 24 |
Exam 2 Review (optional) 141 Loomis 5-7 PM |
Homework
10 |
No Lab
PreLab 7 |
Discussion 10 No Quiz |
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Tue
Mar 25 |
Lecture 19: AC Circuits PDF or PowerPoint |
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| Wed Mar 26 |
EXAM 2 (7 pm) covers Lectures 9-16 |
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Thu
Mar 27 |
Lecture 20: AC Power & Resonant Circuits
PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 11 |
Tue
Apr 1 |
Lecture 21: Maxwell's Displacement Current
and Electromagnetic Waves PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
11 |
Lab 7: AC Circuits
PreLab 8 |
Discussion 11 Quiz 8 |
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Thu
Apr 3 |
Lecture 22: Electromagnetic Waves, cont. PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 12 |
Tue
Apr 8 |
Lecture 23: Polarization PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
12 |
Lab 8:
PreLab 9 |
Discussion 12 Quiz 9 |
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Thu
Apr 10 |
Lecture 24: Reflection and Refraction PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 13 |
Tu
Apr 15 |
Lecture 25: Mirrors PDF or PowerPoint |
Homework
13 |
Lab 9: |
Discussion 13 Quiz 10 |
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Thu
Apr 17 |
Lecture 26: Lenses PDF or PowerPoint |
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| 14 |
Mon
Apr 21 |
Exam 3 Review has been moved to Tuesday's class period |
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No Homework |
No Lab |
Discussion 14 No Quiz |
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Tu Apr 22 |
Exam 3 Review PDF or PowerPoint |
Prelecture Survey | ||||
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Wed Apr 23 |
EXAM 3 (7 pm) covers Lectures 16-24 |
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Thu
Apr 24 |
No Lecture |
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| 15 |
Tu
Apr 29 |
Lecture 27: Optical Instruments PDF or PowerPoint |
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Fri May 2 |
Final Exam: Lecture A2 - 8 - 11 AM | |||||
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Mon May 5 |
Final Exam: Lecture A1 - 8 - 11 AM | |||||
* The 90%-credit deadline for HomeworkA 12 is still 8am April 22 (even though the homework 13 deadline has been extended to April
30).
** Note that there is no 90%-credit period for late (after 8am April
30) HomeworkA 13.