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Rotational motion: angular/linear velocity and acceleration, center of mass

Read chapter 12.1-2

Rotational energy, moment of inertia

Read chapter 12.3-5

Torque, Newton's law for rotation

Read 12.5-6

Sep 23

Welcome

rotation examples

solution

Sep 25

Tutorial p 57-60: rotational motion

solution

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9/30-10/3

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Rotation about a fixed axis

Atwood machine example (solution)

Read 12.7-8

Rigid body equilibrium

Read 12.8

Rolling motion

instantaneous center of zero velocity, cycloid trajectory

rotating ruler (see tutorial homework: dynamics of rigid bodies)

Read 12.9

Tutorial p 61-64: dynamics of rigid bodies.

solution

Tutorial p 65-68: equilibrium of rigid bodies (TShape dimensions)

solution

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10/7-10/10

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Angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum

Read 12.10-11

Oscillations: simple harmonic motion

oscillation examples

Read 15.1-2

Energy in oscillations, examples

Read 15.3-6

Oct 7

Tutorial: angular momentum

solution

Lab: Rotational dynamics (see pivot interactives)

Notes: theory needed to analyze the experiments

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10/14-10/17

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Wave model

wave examples

Read 16.1-2

Sinusoidal waves, 2D, 3D waves, sound and light waves

Read 16.3-5, 7

Power, Doppler effect (animation: Doppler, beats)

Read 16.8-9

Tutorial p 137: traveling waves (bring your tutorial book)

solution

Mathematica animation (p 140)

Oct 16

Lab: swinging stick (see Canvas), springs (see pivot interactives)

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10/21-10/24

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Principle of superposition, standing waves

Read 17.1-2

(program shown in class + Mathematica animation)

Standing waves on a string, musical acoustics

Read 17.3-5

Mathematics of interference, beats

Read 17.6-8

Tutorial p 141: reflection and transmission (bring your tutorial book)

solution

check this animation

Oct 23

Exam 1 on Canvas 10/24-25

chapters 12, 15 16

Review

6

10/28-10/31

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Superposition examples

EM waves

Read 31.5-6

EM waves: : examples, solutions

No meeting (college-wide professional development day)

Oct 30

Tutorial p 149: EM waves (bring your tutorial book)

solution

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11/4-11/7

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2D and 3D interferences

Read (again) 17.7

Young's experiment: 2-slit interference

Read 33.1-2

Tutorial: pp 181-184 two-source interference

solution

Check this applet

Nov 6

Tutorial: pp 185-188 wave properties of light

solution

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11/11-11/14

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Multiple slit interference

Read 33.3

Single slit diffraction

Read 33.4-5

interference and diffraction with Mathematica

Exam 2 on Canvas 11/14-15

chapters 16, 17, and 31

Review

Nov 11

No meeting: Veterans day

Tutorial: p 189-193 multiple slit interferene (see video on Canvas)

solution

Nov 13

Tutorial: pp 195-200 single slit diffraction.

solution

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11/18-11/21

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Polarization

Read 31.7

Thin film interference

Read (again) 17.6

Thin film interference examples

Nov 18

Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction

solution

Nov 20

Tutorial: polarization pp 213-216

solution

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11/25-11/28

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Reflection

Read 34.1-2

Refraction

Read 34.3-4

Refraction: ray diagrams pp 169-172

solution

Nov 25

Tutorial: thin film interference pp 207-211
solution

Read (again) 17.6

Nov 27

Reflection: plane mirrors pp 159-163 + 168 (bring your tutorial book)

solution

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Lenses

Read 34.5-6

Magnification

Read 34.5-6

Optical instruments

Read 35.4

Dec 2

Tutorial: Lenses pp 173-176

solution

Dec 4

Tutorial: Magnification pp 177-180 (bring your tutorial book)

solution

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12/9-12/11

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Exam 3 on Canvas 12/9-10

Review