Phys 223 - Waves and Optics

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Class Schedule

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The calendar is updated as we move through the quarter (don't trust what is written beyond the current week).

Week	Monday	Monday (Lab)	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1 Back to top	Sept 28 No class	Sept 28 No class	Sept 30 Welcome. What to expect in this class. Rotational motion Read chapter 12.1	Oct 1 Center of mass, moment of inertia Read chapter 12.2-4	Oct 2 Torque, Newton's law for rotation Read 12.5-6 Hw1 due
2 Back to top	0ct 5   Rotation about a fixed axis, rigid body equilibrium Read 12.7-8	Oct 5 Lab: Moment of inertia, swinging stick	Oct 7 Rolling motion Read 12.9 Hw2 (part 1) due	Oct 8 Tutorial p 57-64: rotational motion, dynamics of rigid bodies.	Oct 9 Angular momenturm, oscillations (pendulum, mass on a spring) Read 12.10-11, 14.1 Hw2 (part 2) due
3 Back to top	Oct 12 Simple harmonic motion, energy in oscillations Read 14.2-3	Oct 12 Lab: Inertial balance, springs	Oct 14 Dynamics of oscillations Read 14.4-6 Hw3 (part 1) due	Oct 15 Wave model Read 20.1-3	Oct 16 Sinusoidal waves Read 20.4-5, 21.1-2 Hw3 (part 2) due
4 Back to top	Oct 19 2D, 3D waves, sound and light waves, principle of superposition, standing waves, beats (program shown in class. Download and then double click the file. Requires .NET) Read 20.4-5, 21.1-2, 8	Oct 19 Lab: sound waves	Oct 21 Tutorial p 137: traveling waves (bring your tutorial book) Hw4 (part 1) due	Oct 22 Doppler effect, mathematics of interference. Read 20.7, 21.3-7	Oct 23 Math & Science retreat Hw4 due (part 2)
5 Back to top	Oct 26 Superposition examples	Oct 26 Lab: standing waves	Oct 28 Tutorial p 141: reflection and transmission (bring your tutorial book) check this applet Hw5 (part 1) due	Oct 29 EM Waves Read 35.5-6	Oct 30 Tutorial p 149: EM waves (bring your tutorial book) Hw5 due (part 2)
6 Back to top	Nov 2 Exam 1 chapters 12, 14, 20 Sample exam	Nov 2 Tutorial: pp 181-184 two-source interference (bring your tutorial book) Check this applet	Nov 4 EM Waves Hw6 (part 1) due	Nov 5 AC current, RC circuits Read 35.1-3	Nov 6 RLC circuits Read 35.4-5 Hw6 (part 2) due
7 Back to top	Nov 9 RLC circuits	Nov 9 Lab: RLC circuits + addition	Nov 11 Veterans' Day Hw7 (part 1) due	Nov 12 2-slit interference pattern Read 22.1-2	Nov 13 Tutorial: pp 185-188 wave properties of light (bring your tutorial book) Hw7 (part 2) due
8 Back to top	Nov 16 Multiple slit interference Read 22.3	Nov 16 Tutorial: p 189-193 multiple slit interference (bring your tutorial book).	Nov 18 Single slit diffraction Read 22.4-6 Hw8 (part 1) due	Nov 19 Tutorial: pp 195-200 single slit diffraction. Applet simulation (from Claire)	Nov 20 Combined interference and diffraction Mathematica simulation Hw8 (part 2) due
9 Back to top	Nov 23 Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction (bring your tutorial book) + polarization Read 35.7	Nov 23 Lab: Interference, diffraction, and polarization.	Nov 24 25 Exam 2 on Tuesday chapters 20, 21, 22, 35 and 36. Sample exam Hw9 due 11/25	Nov 26 Thanksgiving holiday	Nov 27 Thanksgiving holiday
10 Back to top	Nov 30 Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction (bring your tutorial book)	Nov 30 Tutorial: light and shadow pp 155-158 (bring your tutorial book)	Dec 2 Tutorial: polarization pp 213-216 (bring your tutorial book). Hw10 due (part 1)	Dec 3 Tutorial: thin film interference pp 208-211 (bring your tutorial book).	Dec 4 Reflection: plane mirrors pp 161-163 + 168 (bring your tutorial book) ray diagram p 168 Refraction: ray diagrams pp 169-172 (bring your tutorial book) Read 23.1-5 Hw10 due (part 2)
11 Back to top	Dec 7 Tutorial: Lenses pp 173-176 (bring your tutorial book) Read 23.6-7	Dec 7 Lab: lenses	Dec 9 Magnification Hw11 due (part 1)	Dec 10 Review	Dec 11 Review Hw11 due (part 2)
12 Back to top	Dec 14 Exam 3 Sample exam	Happy Break to All !!!   Check your grade