Calendar

Phys 223 - Waves and Optics

Class Schedule

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

Week	Monday	Tuesday (Tutorial)	Wednesday	Thursday (Lab)	Friday
1 Back to top	Sep 23 Welcome. What to expect in this class. Rotational motion: angular/linear velocity and acceleration Read chapter 12.1	Sep 24 Tutorial p 57-60: rotational motion, dynamics of rigid bodies. solution	Sep 25 Center of mass, moment of inertia rotation examples Read chapter 12.2-4	Sep 26 Tutorial p 61-64: rotational motion, dynamics of rigid bodies. solution	Sep 27 Torque, Newton's law for rotation Read 12.5-6 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics) Hw1 due 9/28
2 Back to top	Sep 30 Rotation about a fixed axis Atwood machine example Read 12.7-8 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Oct 1 Tutorial p 65-68: equilibrium of rigid bodies (TShape dimensions) solution	Oct 2 Rigid body equilibrium Hw2 (part 1) due	Oct 3 Lab: Moment of inertia, swinging stick	Oct 4 Rolling motion instantaneous center of zero velocity, cycloid trajectory rotating ruler (see tutorial homework) Read 12.9 Hw2 (part 2) due 10/5
3 Back to top	Oct 7 Angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum Read 12.10-11 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Oct 8 Tutorial: angular momentum solution	Oct 9 Oscillations (pendulum, mass on a spring), simple harmonic motion oscillation examples Read 15.1-2 Hw3 (part 1) due	Oct 10 Lab: Inertial balance, springs	Oct 11 Energy in oscillations, dynamics of oscillations, examples Read 15.3-6 Hw3 (part 2) due 10/12
4 Back to top	Oct 14 Wave model wave examples Read 16.1-2 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Oct 15 Tutorial p 137: traveling waves (bring your tutorial book) solution Mathematica animation (p 140)	Oct 16 Sinusoidal waves, 2D, 3D waves, sound and light waves Read 16.3-5 Hw4 (part 1) due	Oct 17 Lab: sound waves	Oct 18 Principle of superposition, standing waves, beats Read 17.1-2, 8 (program shown in class + Mathematica animation) Hw4 due (part 2) due 10/19
5 Back to top	Oct 21 No class Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Oct 22 Tutorial p 141: reflection and transmission (bring your tutorial book) solution check this animation	Oct 23 Power, Doppler effect (animation: Doppler, beats) Read 16.8-9 Hw5 (part 1) due	Oct 24 Lab: standing waves	Oct 25 Mathematics of interference Superposition examples Read 17.3-7 Hw5 due (part 2) due 10/26
6 Back to top	Oct 28 EM waves: examples, solutions Read 31.5-6 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Oct 29 Tutorial p 149: EM waves (bring your tutorial book) solution	Oct 30 No class: college development day Hw6 (part 1) due	Oct 31 Exam 1 chapters 12, 15 16 Review Sample exam	Nov 1 EM waves, AC current Read 32.1-3 Hw6 (part 2) due 11/2
7 Back to top	Nov 4 AC current, RC circuits: extra credit MasteringPhysics Read 32.1-3 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Nov 5 Tutorial: pp 181-184 two-source interference (bring your tutorial book) solution Check this applet	Nov 6 RLC circuits: examples Read 32.4-5 Hw7 (part 1) due	Nov 7 Lab: RLC circuits RLC lab data	Nov 8 2-slit interference pattern Tutorial: pp 185-188 wave properties of light solution Read 33.1-2 Hw7 (part 2) due 11/9
8 Back to top	Nov 11 Veterans' Day Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Nov 12 Tutorial: p 189-193 multiple slit interference solution	Nov 13 Multiple slit interference Read 33.3 Hw8 (part 1) due	Nov 14 Tutorial: pp 195-200 single slit diffraction. solution	Nov 15 Single slit diffraction Read 33.4-5 interference and diffraction with Mathematica Hw8 (part 2) due 11/16
9 Back to top	Nov 18 Polarization Read 31.7 Tutorial: polarization pp 213-216 (bring your tutorial book) solution Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Nov 19 Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction (bring your tutorial book). solution	Nov 20 Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction (bring your tutorial book). solution Hw9 due (part 1)	Nov 21 Exam 2 chapters 16, 17, 31, and 32. Review Sample exam	Nov 22 Tutorial: thin film interference pp 207-211 (bring your tutorial book.) solution Read (again) 17.6 Hw9 (part 2) due 11/23
10 Back to top	Nov 25 Tutorial: light and shadow pp 155-158 (bring your tutorial book) solution Read 34.1 Reflection: plane mirrors pp 159-163 + 168 (bring your tutorial book) solution Read 34.2 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Nov 26 Lab: Interference, diffraction, and polarization.	Nov 27 Refraction: ray diagrams pp 169-172 (bring your tutorial book) solution Read 34.3-4	Nov 28 Thanksgiving holiday	Nov 29 Thanksgiving holiday Hw10 due 11/30
11 Back to top	Dec 2 Lenses Read 34.5-6 Pre-reading due (see Mastering Physics)	Dec 3 Tutorial: Lenses pp 173-176 (bring your tutorial book) solution	Dec 4 Lenses, optical instruments Read 35 Hw11 due (part 1)	Dec 5 Tutorial: Magnification pp 177-180 (bring your tutorial book) solution	Dec 6 Review Hw11 (part 2) due 12/7
12 Back to top	Dec 9 Finals	Dec 10 Finals	Dec 11 Exam 3: 8:00-10:00 am Sample exam	Dec 12	Happy Break to All !!!