Reading Assignments Phys1120 Fall 2005
(tentative,
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| WEEK |
Dates |
Tutorial / Exams |
Reading in Knight |
| 1 |
Aug 28 - Sep 1 |
Diagnostic Exam, start Charge |
Vol.4, Chap.25 E-fields (all) |
| 2 |
Sep 5 - Sep 8 |
Tutorial: Charge |
(Sep 4 -Labor Day- is a holiday, no lecture) |
| 3 |
Sep 11 -15 | Electric Field and Flux |
Chap.27 Gauss (all) (Sep 13 is CU drop deadline, no signatures needed) |
| 4 |
Sep 18 - 22 |
Gauss's Law / Exam 1 |
Ch.29 Electric Potential (all); Ch.30, Sec.1,2 |
| 5 |
Sep 25 - 29 |
Electric Potential Difference |
Ch. 30 Voltage/Capacitors (all) |
| 6 |
Oct 2 - 6 |
Capacitance |
Ch. 28 Current / Ch.31 Circuits (Deadline to inform us if you must reschedule your final due to 3+finals on one day) |
| 7 |
Oct 9 - 13 |
Circuits 1 |
Ch.31 Circuits (Oct 11 = CU drop deadline, with our signature) |
| 8 |
Oct 16 - 20 |
Circuits 2 / Exam 2 |
Ch. 31 Circuits |
| 9 |
Oct 23 - 27 |
RC circuits |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field |
| 10 |
Oct 30 - Nov 3 |
Magnetic Interactions |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field |
| 11 |
Nov 6 - Nov 10 |
Lenz' Law |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field Ch.33 Faraday's law (Skip 33.9) |
| 12 |
Nov 13 - 17 |
Faraday's Law / Exam 3 |
Ch.33 Faraday's law (Skip 33.9) Ch.35 (Sections 1 and pp.1135,1136 only) |
| 13 |
Nov 20 - 24 |
Thanksgiving, yay! |
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| 14 |
Nov 27 - Dec 1 |
Waves |
Ch. 20 Traveling Waves. (Skip "Wave Motion on a String", p624-626; skip Doppler sec.20.7) Ch.34 (Sec.34.6 is optional) |
| 15 |
Dec 4 - Dec 8 |
Convex Lenses |
Ch. 23 Ray Optics (all) |
| 16 |
Dec 11-15 |
Review |
Ch.23 Ray Optics and review |