Syllabus

Last Updated: June 26, 2015

Schedule of Classes:

Week

Date

Reading Assignment

Mastering Physics (Due Before Class)

Problem Session Topic

Subjects and Lecture Links

Lecture Demonstrations

1

Mon. Aug. 17

 

Introduction, Temperature, Thermal Expansion

Class Policies, Introduction to iClickers 

1

Wed. Aug. 19

Sections 17.1-4

#1

Heat, temperature, thermal expansion

Bi-metallic strip; water thermometer

1

Fri. Aug. 21

Sections 17.5-7

#2

Heat transfer and heat capacity

Ball and rings; Thermal conductivity of different metals

2

Mon. Aug. 24

Sections 18.1-2

#3

Heat Capacity, Ideal gases

Ideal Gases; p-V diagram

Ideal gas law

2

Wed. Aug. 26

Sections 18.3-6

#4

Kinetic model of heat

Molecular motion kit

2

Fri. Aug. 28

Sections 19.1-4

#5

First Law of Thermodynamics

3

Mon. Aug. 31

Sections 19.5-8

#6

Ideal gases, thermodynamics

Thermodynamics

3

Wed. Sep. 2

Sections 20.1-5

#7

Heat engine and 2nd Law

Stirling engines

3

Fri. Sep. 4

Sections 20.6-8

#8

2nd Law and Entropy

4

Mon. Sep. 7

Labor Day Holiday

4

Wed. Sep. 9

Chap 17-20

#9

Exam 1

Exam 1

4

Fri. Sep. 11

Sections 21.1-3

#10

Charge, conductors, Coulomb's Law

Glass/plastic rod; silk/fur; suspended copper rod; Braun electroscope

5

Mon. Sep. 14

Sections 21.4-5

#11

Charge, conductors, Coulomb's Law

Electric Fields

 

5

Wed. Sep. 16

Section 21.6-7

#12

Electric Fields; Dipole Field

Grass seed; Van de Graff 

5

Fri. Sep. 18

Sections 22.1-2

#13

Flux

6

Mon. Sep.21

Sections 22.3

#14

Fields; Flux

Gauss's Law 

Balloon; Butterfly Net 

6

Wed. Sep. 23

Sections 22.4-5

#15

Applications of Gauss's Law

 

6

Fri. Sep. 25

Sections 23.1-2

#16

Electrical Potential Energy

 

7

Mon. Sep. 28

Section 23.3

#17

Gauss's Law; Potential Energy

Calculations using electric potential

 

7

Wed. Sep. 30

Sections 23.4-5

#18

 Equipotential surfaces and gradients

 

7

Fri. Oct. 2

Sections 24.1-2

#19

Capacitors/capacitance

Parallel plate capacitor 

8

Mon. Oct. 5

Section 24.3

#20

Capacitors

Energy in Capacitors

8

Wed. Oct. 7

Sections 24.4-6

#21

Dielectrics

Dielectrics

Capacitor with dielectric sheet

8

Fri. Oct. 9

UNM FALL BREAK

9

Mon. Oct. 12

Chap 21-24

#22

Exam 2

 

9

Wed. Oct. 14

Sections 25.1-3

#23

Current and Resistance

 

9

Fri. Oct. 16

Sections 25.4-5

#24

Electromotive Force and Power

Battery and light bulbs 

10

Mon. Oct. 19

Section 26.1-2

#25

EMF, Power

Resistors and Kirchoff's rules

Series and Parallel Circuits; circuit board 

10

Wed. Oct 23

Section 26.3

#26

Instruments

Galvanometer, Ampmeter, Voltmeter 

10

Fri. Oct. 23

Sections 26.4

#27

RC Circuits

RC Circuit

11

Mon. Oct. 26

Sections 27.1-3

#28

RC Circuits

Magnetic Fields and Flux

Magnetic field lines from electric current 

11

Wed. Oct 28

Sections 27.4-9

#29

Magnetic Force and Torque

 Jumping wire in magnetic field - EM Tube

11

Fri. Oct. 30

Sections 28.1-2

#30

 

Magnetic Fields from Moving Charges

 

12

Mon. Nov. 2

Ch. 28.3-5

#31

Magnetic Interactions; Ampere's Law

Magnetic fields from current loops

Magnetic fields from currents 

12

Wed. Nov. 4

Sections 28.6-8

#32

 

Ampere's Law

 

12

Fri. Nov. 6

Chapters 25-28

#33

Exam 3

13

Mon. Nov. 9

Sections 29.1-3

#34

Faraday's and Lenz's Laws

Induction, Faraday's and Lenz's Law

Induction Coil, Magnet and Galvanometer; AC and DC Motors 

13

Wed. Nov. 11

Sections 29.4-6

#35

Induced EMF

 

13

Fri. Nov. 13

Sections 29.7

#36

Maxwell's Equations

14

Mon. Nov. 16

Sections 30.1-2

#37

Faraday's and Lenz's Laws

Mutual and Self Inductance

Open Transformer

14

Wed. Nov. 18

Section 30.3-4

#38

Magnetic Field Energy; R-L Circuits 

L-C-R Circuits

14

Fri. Nov. 20

Sections 30.5-6

#39

L-R-C circuits

LCR Circuit

15

Mon. Nov. 23

Sections 31.1-2

#40

AC Circuits

Phasors, AC

15

Wed. Nov. 25

Sections 31.3-5

#41

AC Circuits

LCR Circuit

15

Fri. Nov. 27

THANKSGIVING BREAK

16

Mon. Nov. 30

Sections 31.6

#42

Transformers

Transformers

Transformer

16

Wed. Dec. 2

TBD

#43

TBD-Catch up

16

Fri. Dec. 4

All sections covered above

#44

Exam 4 and Final Review

Fri. Dec 11

Exam 4 AND Final Exam 7:30 am - 9:30 am, Regener Hall, Rm 103

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