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PHYSICS 29:12 COLLEGE PHYSICS II

9:30 AM MWF Lecture Room II VAN Allen Hall

Professor Charles Newsom

HW is due in class every Wednesday, at the beginning of class.
Week Starting Reading Assignment Lab Assignment Other Info
Aug 24 Ch 18 - Electric Forces and Electric Fields none NO LABS or DISCUSSION SECTIONS THIS WEEK
Aug 31 Ch 19 - Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential E1 - Charge Measurement and Log-Log Plotting  
Sept 7 Ch 20 - Electric Circuits E2 - Coulomb's Law  
Sept 14 Ch 21 - Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields E3: Mapping Electric Fields using Equipotentials  
Sept 21 Ch 22 - Electromagnetic Induction E4: Parallel Plate Capacitor Discussion Section - Exam 1 Review*
Sept 28 Ch 23 - Alternating Current Circuits E5: Ohm's Law and Series/Parallel Circuits Exam 1: Sept 30 - Chapters 18,19,20,21
Oct 5 Ch 24 - Electromagnetic Waves E6: Force Between Current-Carrying Conductor  
Oct 12 Ch 25 - Reflection of Light: Mirrors E8: Magnetic Fields and Faraday's Law  
Oct 19 Ch 26 - The Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments OS1: Oscilloscopes Discussion Section - Exam 2 Review*
Oct 26 Ch 27 - Interference and the Wave Nature of Light E11: RLC Circuits Exam 2:Oct 28 - Chapters 22,23,24,25
Nov 2 Ch 28 - Special Relativity OP2: Prism Spectrometer  
Nov 9 Ch 29 - Particles and Waves OP3: Thin Lenses  
Nov 16 Ch 30 - The Nature of the Atom Q4: Electron Diffraction Discussion Section - Exam 3 review*
Nov 30 Ch 31 - Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity Q1: Photo Electric Effect Exam 3:Dec 2 - Chapters 26,27, 28,29
Dec 7 Ch 32 - Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles Q6: Geiger Counters and Radioactive Shielding
(Makeups Only)
Makeups  

Final Examination: Friday, Dec 18 at 7:30am

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