| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1
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8/29
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8/30 | 8/31
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9/1 | 9/2 HW0 |
9/3
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| 2
|
9/5 Holiday
|
9/6
|
9/7
|
9/8 HW1 |
9/9 Quiz 1
|
9/10
|
| 3
|
9/12
|
9/13
|
9/14
|
9/15 HW2 |
9/16 Quiz 2
|
9/17
|
| 4
|
9/19
|
9/20
|
9/21
|
9/22 HW3 |
9/23 Quiz 3
|
9/24
|
| 5
|
9/26
|
9/27
|
9/28
|
9/29 HW4 |
9/30 Quiz 4
|
10/1
|
| 6
|
10/3
|
10/4
|
10/5
|
10/6 HW5 |
10/7 Quiz 5
|
10/8
|
| 7
|
10/10
|
10/11 MT1
|
10/12 MT1
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10/13 HW6 MT1/4pm |
10/14 Quiz 6
|
10/15
|
| 8
|
10/17
|
10/18
|
10/19
|
10/20 HW7 |
10/21 Quiz 7
|
10/22
|
| 9
|
10/24
|
10/25
|
10/26
|
10/27 HW8 |
10/28 Quiz 8
|
10/29
|
| 10
|
10/31
|
11/1
|
11/2
|
11/3 HW9 |
11/4 Quiz 9
|
11/5
|
| 11
|
11/7
|
11/8
MT2 |
11/9 MT2
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11/10 HW10 MT2/4pm |
11/11 Quiz 10
|
11/12
|
| 12
|
11/14
|
11/15 |
11/16
|
11/17 HW11 |
11/18 Quiz 11 |
11/19
|
| 13
|
11/21
|
11/22 Fri. Classes |
11/23 Holiday |
11/24 Holiday |
11/25 Holiday |
11/26
|
| 14
|
11/28
|
11/29
|
11/30
|
12/1 HW12 |
12/2 Quiz 12 |
12/3
|
| 15
|
12/5
|
12/6
|
12/7
|
12/8 HW13 Quiz 13 |
12/9 Prep Day
|
12/10
|
| 16
|
12/12 Final |
12/13 Final |
12/14 Final |
12/15 Final |
12/16 Final |
12/17
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| Class # | Topics | Sections in 8th Ed. | HW |
| C1 | Introduction to the Course | 0 | |
| C2 | Math, Physics, and Problem-Solving | 0 | |
| C3 | Electric Charges, Coulomb’s Law | 15.1-15.3 | 1 |
| C4 | Electric Field Lines, Conductors | 15.5,15.6 | 2 |
| C5 | Potential Energy and Electric Potential | 16.1-16.5 | 2 |
| C6 | Capacitance and Capacitors | 16.6-16.10 | 3 |
| C7 | Capacitor Problems, Current, Ohm’s Law | 17.1-17.4 | 4 |
| C8 | Resistance and Resistivity, Resistors in Series and Parallel | 17.5-17.6,18.1-18.3 | 4 |
| C9 | Resistance Circuits, RC Circuits, the Magnetic Force | 18.4,18.5,19.1,19.3 | 5 |
| C10 | Magnetic Fields and Applications | 19.4-19.6,19.9-10,1st part of 19.7 | 5 |
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Midterm 1 covers C1-C10: October 11 to October 13 at 4 pm |
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| C11 | Motional EMF, Faraday’s Law, and Lenz’s Law | 20.1-20.4 | 6 |
| C12 | Review 1 and Generators | 20.5 | 6 |
| C13 | Inductance Circuits and AC Circuit Basics | 20.6-20.8,21.1-21.3 | 7 |
| C14 | Transformers, Resonance, Electromagnetic Radiation | 21.4,21.6-8,parts of 21.4-5 | 7 |
| C15 | Light, Reflection, and Refraction | 22.1-3,22.6-7,skim 21.4-5 | 8 |
| C16 | Lenses and Mirrors | 23.1-3,23.6 | 8 |
| C17 | Lens and Mirror Problems, Wave Review, Double Slit Interference | 24.1-2 | 9 |
| C18 | Thin Films and Diffraction Gratings | 24.3,24.4,24.6 | 9 |
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Midterm 2 covers C11-C18: November 8 to November 10 at 4:00 p.m. |
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| C19 | Diffraction, Single Slits, Polarization, and the Eye | 24.7,9(up to reflection),25.2 | 10 |
| C20 | Magnifiers, Microscopes, and Telescopes and Review 2 | 25.3-25.5 | 10 |
| C21 | The Rise of Quantum Mechanics and the Wave Nature of Matter | skim 27.1-5,27.6-27.8 | 11 |
| C22 | The Hydrogen Atom and the Periodic Table | 28.1-28.5 | 11 |
| C23 | The Foundation of Relativity | 26.1-26.3 | 12 |
| C24 | Applying Special Relativity | 26.4-26.6 | 12 |
| C25 | Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy | 29.3-29.5,30.1,30.2 | 13 |
| C26 | Fundamental Forces, General Relativity, Antimatter | 30.3,30.4,26.7 | 13 |
| C27 | The Standard Model | 30.5-30.9 | 13 |
| C28 | Strings and Review 3 | ||
Final Exam covers C19-C28: December 12-16 in the Testing Center |
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