Physics 1120: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics
Apparatus for atomic vapor Bose-Einstein condensation. Currents flowing in the circular coils make magnetic fields, and these are used to trap and cool the atoms. It was done first in 1995 by CU physics professors Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman. Learn more about it, and maybe you too could win the Nobel Prize.
Week 9 Highlights:
Second Midterm was on Tuesday, Mar 12. Click on 'Exams' for details.
Lectures this week on Chapters 29, the Magnetic Field.
Reading:
Chapter 29 and 30, Magnetic Fields
Special notes: 
- Have you noticed that detailed solutions to all homework problems
(including long answer and recitation quizzes) are posted every week under
the "homework and recit. solns" link ?
- Exam solutions are now posted, see "exams and grades" link.
Grades have been emailed to you.
- NASA/Johns Hopkins physicists and engineers have saved a
potentially dead satellite experiment by
using the earth's
magnetic field to help orient the satellite. It's an impressive
feat, and uses the basic physics of magnetic force we're learning about
this week.
- Don't forget, there is a (somewhat shorter) CAPA due this Friday Mar 15. (usual time), and there is a new long
answer homework due in recitation next Tuesday.
Home page from weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
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