Goucher College

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Syllabus PHY.543

Spring 2008

 

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.

 

DATE 

CHAPTER & TOPIC 

Jan28

Ch12: The Laws of Thermodynamics

Jan29

Lab1: Gas Laws

Jan30

Ch12: Continued

Feb 2

Ch12: Continued

Feb 4

Ch15: Electric Forces and Electric Fields

Feb 5

Lab2:  Entropy

Feb 6

Ch15: Continued

Feb 9

Ch15: Continued

Feb 11

Ch16:Electrical Energy and Capacitance

Feb 12

Lab3: Electric Field Lines

Feb13

Ch16: Continued

Feb16

Ch16: Continued

Feb18

Ch17: Current and Resistance

Feb19

Lab4: Capacitance

Feb20

Ch17: Continued

Feb23

Ch17: Continued

Feb25

Ch18: Direct-Current Circuits

Feb26

Lab5: Ohm’s Law and Verifying Kirchhoff’s Rules

Feb27

Ch18: Continued

Mar 2

Ch18: Continued

Mar 4

Review for Exam I (Ch12, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Mar5

Exam I (Ch12, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Mar 6

Ch19: Magnetism

Mar 9

Ch19: Continued

Mar11

Ch19: Continued

Mar12

Lab6: Magnetic Force (1)

Mar13

Ch20: Induced Voltages and Inductance

Mar16-22

Spring Break

Mar23

Ch20: Continued

Mar25

Ch20: Continued

Mar26

Lab7: Magnetic Force (2)

Mar 27

Ch21: Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves

Mar 30

Ch21: Continued

Apr 1

Ch21: Continued

Apr 2

Lab8: RLC Circuits

Apr 3

Ch22: Refraction and reflection of Light

Apr 6

Ch22: Continued

Apr 8

Review for Exam II (Ch19-21)

Apr 9

Exam II (Ch19-21)

Apr 10

Ch22: Continued

Apr 13

Ch23: Mirrors and Lenses

Apr 15

Ch23: Continued

Apr 16

Lab9: Reflection and Refraction

Apr 17

Ch23: Continued

Apr 20

Ch24: Wave Optics

Apr 22

Ch24: Continued

Apr 23

Lab 10: Lenses

Apr 24

Ch24: Continued

Apr 27

Ch25: Optical Instruments

Apr 29

Ch25: Continued

Apr 30

Lab 11: Diffraction

May 1

Ch25: Continued

May 4

Ch25: Continued

May 6

Review for Exam III (Ch22-25)

May 7

Exam III (Ch22-25)

May 11-15

Review and Final Exam