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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
 Lecture topics (check videos posted on Canvas)
Monday (Lab/Tutorial)
Wednesday (Lab/Tutorial)
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II
III

1

9/26-9/28

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

rotation examples: do the first 4 problems

solution

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 25

No class

Sep 27

Tutorial p 57-60: rotational motion

solution

2

10/2-10/5

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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

Oct 2

Tutorial p 61-64: dynamics of rigid bodies.

solution

Oct 4

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

solution

3

10/9-10/12

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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 9

Tutorial: angular momentum

solution

Oct 11

Lab: Rotational dynamics (see pivot interactives)

Notes: theory needed to analyze the experiments

4

10/16-10/19

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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

Oct 16

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

solution

Mathematica animation (p 140)

Oct 18

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

5

10/23-10/26

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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

Oct 23

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

solution

check this animation

Oct 25

Exam 1

chapters 12, 15 16

Review

6

10/30-11/2

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Superposition examples

EM waves

Read 31.5-6

EM waves: : examples, solutions

Oct 30

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

solution

Nov 1

No meeting (college-wide professional development day)

Lab: Standing waves (see pivot interactives)

7

11/6-11/9

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2D and 3D interferences

Read (again) 17.7

Young's experiment: 2-slit interference

Read 33.1-2

Young's experiment: 2-slit interference illustrations
Nov 6

Tutorial: pp 181-184 two-source interference

solution

Check this applet

Nov 8

Tutorial: pp 185-188 wave properties of light

solution

8

11/13-11/16

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Multiple slit interference

Read 33.3

Single slit diffraction

Read 33.4-5

interference and diffraction with Mathematica

Exam 2

chapters 16, 17, and 31 (available Th 11/16).

Review

Nov 13

Tutorial: p 189-193 multiple slit interference

solution

Nov 15

Tutorial: pp 195-200 single slit diffraction.

solution

9

11/20-11/23

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Polarization

Read 31.7

Thin film interference

Read (again) 17.6

Thin film interference examples

Nov 20

Tutorial pp 201-205: combined interference and diffraction

solution

Nov 22

Tutorial: polarization pp 213-216

solution

10

11/27-11/30

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Reflection

Read 34.1-2

Refraction

Read 34.3-4

Refraction: ray diagrams pp 169-172

solution

Nov 27

Tutorial: thin film interference pp 207-211
solution

Read (again) 17.6

Nov 29

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

solution

11

12/4-12/7

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Lenses

Read 34.5-6

Magnification

Read 34.5-6

Optical instruments

Read 35.4

Dec 4

Tutorial: Lenses pp 173-176

solution

Dec 6

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

solution

12

12/11-12/14

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Dec 12

Exam 3

Review

Happy Break to All !!!