Physics 221: Fundamentals
Schedule
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Day

Reading

Homework Assigned

Due / Solutions

Labs

Wed., 1/14
Fri., 1/16

10 Simple Harmonic Motion
10
Simple Harmonic Motion

HW1
HW2


HW1

 

Mon., 1/19
Wed., 1/21
Fri., 1/23

16 Waves and Sound
16 Waves and Sound
16
Waves and Sound

HW3
HW4

HW5

HW2
HW3, 1redo
HW4, 2redo

1:Harmonic Motion

Mon., 1/26
Wed., 1/28
Fri., 1/30

17 Interference
17
Interference

review

HW6
HW7

HW5, 3redo

HW6, 4redo
HW7, 5redo

2: Standing Waves & Resonance

Mon., 2/2
Wed., 2/4
Fri., 2/6

Exam 1(10,16, 17)
18 Electric Force
18 Electric Force


HW8

HW9



HW8

 

Mon., 2/9
Wed., 2/11
Fri., 2/13

19 Electric Potential
19
Electric Potential

19 Electric Potential

HW10
HW11

HW12

HW9
HW10, 8redo
HW11, 9redo

3: Electro -statics

Mon., 2/16
Wed., 2/18
Fri., 2/20

20 DC Circuits
20
DC Circuits

Review

HW13
HW14

HW12, 10redo
HW13, 11redo
HW14, 12redo

4: DC Circuits

Mon., 2/23
Wed., 2/25
Fri., 2/27

Exam 2 (18, 19, 20) 
21 Magnetism

21 Magnetism


HW15

HW16:Ch21



HW15

 

March  1 - 5: Spring Recess

Mon., 3/8
Wed., 3/10
Fri., 3/12

21 & 22 Induction
22
Induction

22 & 20.5, .13  AC Circuits

HW17
HW18

HW19

HW16
HW17, 15redo
HW18, 16redo

5: Magnetic Field & Induction

Mon., 3/15
Wed., 3/17
Fri., 3/19

23 AC Circuits
Review

Exam 3 (21,22,23 )

HW20
 

HW19, 17redo
HW20, 18redo

6: RC & AC Circuits

Mon., 3/22
Wed., 3/24
Fri., 3/26

24 E&M Waves
24
E&M Waves

25 Geometric Optics

HW21
HW22

HW23


HW21
HW22

 

Mon., 3/29
Wed., 3/31
Fri., 4/2

26 Geometric Optics
26
Geometric Optics
27
Wave Optics

HW24
HW25

HW26

HW23, 21redo
HW24, 22redo
HW25, 23redo

7: Geometric Waves

Mon., 4/5
Wed., 4/7
Fri., 4/9

27 Wave Optics
28
Relativity
28
Relativity

HW27
HW28
HW29

HW26, 24redo
HW27, 25redo
HW28, 26redo

8: Wave Optics

Mon., 4/12
Wed., 4/14
Fri., 4/16

29 Particles and Waves
29/30
Atomic Picture
30/31
Atomic and Nuclear

HW30
HW31
HW32

HW29, 27redo
HW30, 28redo
HW31, 29redo

9: Radioactivity

Mon., 4/19 31 Nuclear & Review   HW32, 30redo  

Lect. 9:30:   Sat. April 24th, 12:00 noon                          Exam 4 Light and Modern(Ch. 11 - 15)

Lect. 11:00:  Wed., April 21st, 3p.m.               

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