Reading Assignments Phys1120 Fall 2007
(tentative,
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| WEEK |
Dates |
Tutorial / Exams |
Reading in Knight |
| 1 |
Aug 27 - Aug 31 |
Diagnostic Exam, start Charge |
Vol.4, Knight Ch. 25 (all) |
| 2 |
Sep 3 - Sep 7 |
Tutorial: Charge |
(Sep 3 -Labor Day- is a holiday, no lecture) |
| 3 |
Sep 10 -14 | Electric Field and Flux |
Chap.27 Gauss (all) (Sep 12 is CU drop deadline, no signatures needed) |
| 4 |
Sep 17 - 21 |
Gauss's Law / Exam 1 |
Ch.29 Electric Potential (all); Ch.30, Sec.1,2 |
| 5 |
Sep 24 - 28 |
Electric Potential Difference |
Ch. 30 Voltage/Capacitors (all) |
| 6 |
Oct 1 - 5 |
Capacitance |
Ch. 28 Current / Ch.31 Circuits (Deadline to inform us if you must reschedule your final due to 3+finals on one day) |
| 7 |
Oct 8 - 12 |
Circuits 1 |
Ch.31 Circuits (Oct 10 = CU drop deadline, with our signature) |
| 8 |
Oct 15 - 19 |
Circuits 2 / Exam 2 |
Ch. 31 Circuits |
| 9 |
Oct 22 - 26 |
RC circuits |
Ch. 31 Circuits |
| 10 |
Oct 29 - Nov 2 |
Magnets and Magnetic Fields |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field |
| 11 |
Nov 6 - Nov 10 |
Magnetic Interactions |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field |
| 12 |
Nov 12 - 16 |
Lenz' Law / Exam 3 |
Ch. 32 Magnetic field |
| 13 |
Nov 19 - 23 |
Thanksgiving, yay! |
Eat, rest, enjoy, re-energize.
|
| 14 |
Nov 26 - Nov 30 |
Faraday's Law |
Ch.33 Faraday's law (Skip 33.9) Ch.35 (Sections 1 and pp.1135,1136 only) |
| 15 |
Dec 3 - Dec 7 |
Tutorial will be exam review and/or Waves |
Ch.34 (Skip 34.1-2) 34.6 will only be covered qualitatively. |
| 16 |
Dec 10 - Dec 14 |
Tutorial will be waves and/or exam review |
Finish/catch up (and review) |