Goucher College
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Syllabus PHY.116
Spring 2009
Textbook: Serway and Vuille, College Physics, 8th edition.
Class schedule is tentative and subjected to a change depending on a pace at which material is being covered in the class.
Student is expected to read assigned chapter before the class.
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CHAPTER & TOPIC
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Jan28
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Ch14: Sound
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Jan30
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Ch14: Continued
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Feb 2
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Ch14: Continued
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Feb 3
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Lab 1 Velocity of Wave in a string
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Feb 4
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Ch15: Electric Forces and Electric Fields
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Feb 6
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Ch15: Continued
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Feb 9
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Ch15: Continued
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Feb 10
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Lab 2: Electric Field lines
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Feb 11
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Ch16:Electrical Energy and Capacitance
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Feb13
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Ch16: Continued
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Feb16
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Ch16: Continued
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Feb17
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Lab 3: Capacitance
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Feb18
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Ch17: Current and Resistance
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Feb20
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Ch17: Continued
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Feb23
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Review for Exam I (Ch14, 15, 16)
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Feb 24
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Exam I (Ch14, 15, 16)
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Feb25
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Ch17: Continued
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Feb27
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Ch18: Direct-Current Circuits
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Mar 2
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Ch18: Continued
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Mar 3
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Lab4: Ohm’s Law
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Mar4
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Ch18: Continued
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Mar 6
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Ch19: Magnetism
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Mar 9
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Ch19: Continued
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Mar10
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Lab5: Kirchhoff’s rules
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Mar11
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Ch19: Continued
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Mar13
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Ch20: Induced Voltages and Inductance
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Mar16-22
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Spring Break
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Mar23
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Ch20: Continued
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Mar24
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Lab6: Magnetic Force (1)
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Mar25
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Ch20: Continued
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Mar27
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Ch21: Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves
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Mar30
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Review for Exam II (Ch 17, 18, 19)
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Mar31
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Exam II (Ch17, 18, 19)
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Apr 1
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Ch21: Continued
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Apr 3
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Ch21: Continued
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Apr 6
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Ch22: Reflection and refraction of light
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Apr 7
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Lab7: RLC circuits
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Apr 8
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Ch22: Continued
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Apr 10
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Ch22: Continued
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Apr 13
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Ch23: Mirrors and Lenses
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Apr14
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Lab8: Reflection and Refraction
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Apr 15
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Ch 23: Continued
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Apr 17
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Ch23: Continued
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Apr 20
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Review for Exam III (Ch20, 21, 22)
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Apr 21
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Exam III (Ch 20, 21, 22)
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Apr 22
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Ch24: Wave Optics
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Apr 24
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Ch24: Continued
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Apr 27
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Ch24: Continued
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Apr 28
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Lab9: Lenses
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Apr 29
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Ch25: Optical Instruments
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May 1
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Ch25: Continued
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May 4
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Review for Exam IV (23, 24, 25)
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May 5
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Lab 10: Difraction
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May 6
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Exam IV (Ch23, 24, 25)
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May 11-15
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Review and Final Exam
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