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1/13 | 1/15 HW1
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| 3 | 1/16 Holiday
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1/17 MC,Q1
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1/21 HW2
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1/31 MC,Q3
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2/21 MC,Q6 |
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| Class | Topics | ☼ | Reading |
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Lesson 1 - Stationary Point Charges and Their Forces |
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| C1 | Introduction to the Course | ||
| C2
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Basic Electrostatics:
Charges, Insulators, Conductors, and Electrostatic Induction |
3 1
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1.0-1.3 1.4-1.5
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| C3
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The Thread Model Coulomb's Law |
5 5 |
1.6 1.7-1.8 |
| C4A | Work and Potential Energy | 5 | 1.9-1.10 |
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Lesson 2 - Moving Point Charges and Their Forces |
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| C4B
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Threads and Moving Sources A Little Relativity |
4 2 |
2.0.2.2 2.3-2.4 |
| C5
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Moving Source and Stationary Field Particle Stubs and Moving Field Particles |
4 5 |
2.5 2.6-2.8 |
| C6 | Magnetic Force and Relativity | 2 | 2.9-2.10 |
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Lesson 3 - Forces and Fields |
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| C7
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Fields of Point Charges Electric Potential and Voltage Field Vectors, Field Lines, and Field Contours |
5 5 5 |
3.0-3.2 3.3 3.4 |
| C8
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Electric Fields and Conductors Force and Motion in Uniform Fields Devices using Electric and Magnetic Fields |
5 4 3 |
3.5 3.6 3.7 |
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Lesson 4 - Circuits and Resistance |
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| C9
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Electric Fields in Wires Voltage and Ohm's Law Resistivity and Resistors |
2 5 3 |
4.0-4.1 4.2 4.3 |
| C10
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Resistance Circuits, Series and Parallel Resistance Real Batteries |
5 3 |
4.4-4.6 4.7 |
| C11
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Kirchoff's Laws Drift Speed |
3 2 |
4.8 4.9 |
| C12 | Review #1 | ||
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Midterm1: February 8 to February 9 at 4 pm (Covers Lessons 1-4) |
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Lesson 5 - Representing Fields Geometrically |
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| C13
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Electric Field Lines and the Electric Field of Point
Charges Magnetic Fields of Current-carrying Wires |
5 5 |
5.0-5.2 5.3-5.5 |
| C14 | Electric Field of More Complex Systems | 3 | 5.6-5.8 |
| C15 | Magnetic Fields of More Complex Systems | 3 | 5.9-5.11 |
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Lesson 6 - Capacitors and Capacitance |
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| C16 | Capacitors, Energy, and Dielectrics | 5 | 6.0-6.4 |
| C17 | Capacitors in Circuits | 5 | 6.5-6.6 |
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Lesson 7 - Gauss's Law and Electric Fields |
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| C18 | Understanding the Meaning of Gauss's Law | 5 | 7.0-7.2 |
| C19
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Applying Gauss's Law Qualitatively Gauss's Law of Magnetism |
5 1 |
7.3-7.4 7.5 |
| C20
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Review of Integration Electric Flux |
5 5 |
7.6-7.8 7.9 |
| C21 | Examples of Gauss's Law | 5 | 7.10-7.11 |
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Lesson 8 - Ampere's Law and Some Mathematical Details |
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| C22
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Understanding Ampere's Law Magnetic Line Integral |
5 5 |
8.0-8.3 8.4 |
| C23 | Ampere's Law Quantitatively | 5 | 8.5-8.6 |
| C24 | Direct Integration of Fields | 1 | 8.7 |
| C25
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Divergence and Curl Maxwell's Equations in Differential Form |
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8.8
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| C26 | Review #2 | ||
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Midterm 2: March 7 to March 8 at 4:00 p.m. (Covers Lessons 4-8) |
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Lesson 9 - Dipoles and Magnets |
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| C27
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Force on a Current-Carrying Wire Electric and Magnetic Dipoles |
2 4 |
9.0-9.1 9.2-9.3 |
| C28 | Magnetic Properties of Matter | 2 | 9.4-9.6 |
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Lesson 10 - Accelerating Point Charges and Their Fields |
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| C29 | The Fields of Accelerating Charges | 4 | 10.0-10.3 |
| C30
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Visualizing Fields of Accelerating Charges Consequences of Accelerating Charges |
3 3 |
10.4 10.5-10.6 |
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Lesson 11 - Faraday's Law of Induction |
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| C31 | Faraday's Law - the Math Lenz's Law |
5 5 |
11.0-11.5 |
| C32 | Applying Faraday's Law | 5 | 11.6-11.7 |
| C33 | Motors and Generators | 5 | 11.8-11.9 |
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Lesson 12 - Inductors and AC Circuits |
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| C34 | Inductors Energy Stored in Inductors and Magnetic Fields |
5 5 |
12.0-12.2 12.3 |
| C35 | LR Circuits LC Circuits |
4 4 |
12/3 12.5 |
| C36 | Phasors Driven AC Circuits Reactance and Impedance |
5 4 4 |
12.6-12.8
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| C37 | Series LRC Circuits Resonance |
4 5 |
12.9 12.10 |
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Lesson 13 - Applications of Time-varying Fields |
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| C38 | Household Electricity I Transformers and Power Factors Transmission Lines |
3 3 5 |
13.0-13.2
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| C39 | Household Electricity II | 3 | 13.3-13.6 |
| C40 | Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Transmitting and Receiving Radio Signals |
5 3 |
13.7-13.8 13.9 |
| C41 | Carrying Information on Waves Polarization |
4 5 |
13.10 13.11 |
| C42 | Review #3 | ||
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Final Exam: April 14 - 19 |
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| Number | Dates Available | Code | Title |
| 1 | 1/9 – 1/13 | A | Coulomb's Law |
| 2 | 1/16 – 1/20 | B | Electric Field lines and Equipotential Surfaces |
| 3 | 1/23 – 1/27 | G | e/m of the Electron |
| 4 | 1/30 – 2/3 | E | Resistance and Resistivity |
| 5 | 2/6 – 2/10 | F | Resistance Combinations |
| 6 | 2/13 – 2/17 | C | Capacitance |
| 7 | 2/20 – 2/24 | D | Dielectrics |
| 8 | 2/27 – 3/2 | H | Magnetic Force on a Current |
| 9 | 3/5 – 3/9 | L | Electromagnetic Waves – Microwaves |
| 10 | 3/12 – 3/16 | I | Induced EMF as a Bar Magnet Passes through a Coil |
| 11 | 3/19 – 3/23 | J | Inductance-Resistance Time Constant |
| 12 | 3/26 – 3/30 | K | Series LRC Circuits |
| 4/2 – 4/6 | None |
The Walk-in Lab will be open any time the building is open, except holidays.
The labs will be set up and taken down on Saturdays.
While you may do the labs on Saturdays if they are set up, you cannot count on finding a particular lab on Saturdays.