PHYSICS 260 - University Physics II
Course Calendar
Dr. Barzilov's MWF section :: Fall 2007 Semester
| Week |
Day |
Date |
Discussion Topics and Reading Assignments |
| 1 |
Day 1 |
Mon, Aug 27 |
Syllabus, Introduction |
| Day 2 |
Wed, Aug 29 |
Electric charge [YF 21.1], Induced charges [YF 21.2], Coulomb's Law [YF 21.3] |
| Day 3 |
Fri, Aug 31 |
Electric field and electric forces [YF 21.4] |
| 2 |
|
Mon, Sep 3 |
Labor Day |
| Day 4 |
Wed, Sep 5 |
Electric-field calculations [YF 21.5] |
| Day 5 |
Fri, Sep 7 |
Electric field lines [YF 21.6], Electric dipoles [YF 21.7] |
| 3 |
Day 6 |
Mon, Sep 10 |
Charge and electric flux [YF 22.1], Calculating electric flux [YF 22.2] |
| Day 7 |
Wed, Sep 12 |
Gauss's Law [YF 22.3], Applications of Gauss's Law [YF 22.4] |
| |
Fri, Sep 14 |
WKU Faculty and Staff Convocation |
| 4 |
Day 8 |
Mon, Sep 17 |
Charges on conductors [YF 22.5] |
| Day 9 |
Wed, Sep 19 |
Electric potential energy [YF 23.1] |
| Day 10 |
Fri, Sep 21 |
Electric potential [YF 23.2], Calculating electric potential [YF 23.3] |
| 5 |
Day 11 |
Mon, Sep 24 |
Equipotential surfaces [YF 23.4], Potential gradient [YF 23.5] |
| Day 12 |
Wed, Sep 26 |
Capacitors and capacitance [YF 24.1], Capacitors in series and parallel [YF 24.2] |
| Day 13 |
Fri, Sep 28 |
Exam 1 [YF Ch. 21, 22, 23] |
| 6 |
Day 14 |
Mon, Oct 1 |
Energy storage in capacitors and electric-field energy [YF 24.3], Dielectrics [YF 24.4] |
| Day 15 |
Wed, Oct 3 |
Molecular model of induced charge [YF 24.5], Gauss's Law in dielectrics [YF 24.6] |
| |
Fri, Oct 5 |
Fall Break Day |
| 7 |
Day 16 |
Mon, Oct 8 |
Current [YF 25.1], Resistivity [25.2], Resistance [25.3] |
| Day 17 |
Wed, Oct 10 |
Electromotive force and circuits [YF 25.4], Energy and power in electric circuits [YF 25.5] |
| Day 18 |
Fri, Oct 12 |
Resistors in series and parallel [YF 26.1], Kirchhoff's rules [YF 26.2] |
| 8 |
Day 19 |
Mon, Oct 15 |
Kirchhoff's rules [YF 26.2], Electrical measuring instruments [YF 26.3] |
| Day 20 |
Wed, Oct 17 |
R-C circuits [YF 26.4], Power distribution systems [YF 26.5] |
| Day 21 |
Fri, Oct 19 |
Magnetism [YF 27.1], Magnetic field [YF 27.2], Magnetic field lines and flux [YF 27.3] |
| 9 |
Day 22 |
Mon, Oct 22 |
Motion of charged particles in magnetic field [YF 27.4], Applications of motion of charged particles [YF 27.5] |
| Day 23 |
Wed, Oct 24 |
Magnetic force on a current-carrying conductor [YF 27.6], Force and torque on a current loop [YF 27.7] |
| Day 24 |
Fri, Oct 26 |
Direct-current motor [YF 27.8], The Hall effect [YF 27.9] |
| 10 |
Day 25 |
Mon, Oct 29 |
Magnetic field of a moving charge [28.1], Magnetic field of a current element [28.2 - 28.3] |
| Day 26 |
Wed, Oct 31 |
Exam 2
[YF Ch. 24, 25, 26, 27]
|
| Day 27 |
Fri, Nov 2 |
Force between parallel conductors [YF 28.4], Magnetic field of a circular current loop [YF 28.5] |
| 11 |
Day 28 |
Mon, Nov 5 |
Ampere's Law [YF 28.6], Applications of Ampere's Law [YF 28.7] |
| Day 29 |
Wed, Nov 7 |
Induction [YF 29.1], Faraday's Law [YF 29.2], Lenz's Law [YF 29.3] |
| Day 30 |
Fri, Nov 9 |
Motional Electromotive force [YF 29.4],
Induced electric fields [YF 29.5] |
| 12 |
Day 31 |
Mon, Nov 12 |
Eddy Current [YF 29.6], Displacement current and Maxwell's equations [YF 29.7],
Superconductivity [YF 29.8] |
| Day 32 |
Wed, Nov 14 |
Mutual inductance [YF 30.1], Self-inductance and inductors [YF 30.2] |
| Day 33 |
Fri, Nov 16 |
Magnetic-field energy [30.3], R-L circuit [30.4] |
| 13 |
Day 34 |
Mon, Nov 19 |
L-C circuit [30.5], L-R-C series circuit [30.6] |
| |
Wed, Nov 21 |
Thanksgiving Break Day |
| |
Fri, Nov 23 |
Thanksgiving Break Day |
| 14 |
Day 35 |
Mon, Nov 26 |
Phasors and AC [31.1], Reactance [31.2, 31.3] |
| Day 36 |
Wed, Nov 28 |
AC power [31.4-31.5], Transformers [31.6] |
| Day 37 |
Fri, Nov 30 |
Exam 3
[YF Ch. 28, 29, 30, 31] |
| 15 |
Day 38 |
Mon, Dec 3 |
EM waves [32.1-32.3] |
| Day 39 |
Wed, Dec 5 |
EM waves [32.4-32.6] |
| Day 40 |
Fri, Dec 7 |
Final Exam preparation [YF Ch.21-32] |
| 16 |
|
Thu, Dec 13 |
Final Exam at 8:00am in TCCW 251 |
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