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TOPIC / EXPERIMENT |
READINGS |
REVIEW MODULES |
IMPORTANT DATES |
| 1 |
Introduction |
Study Guide: I.A. Scalar Fields and I.B. Vector Fields |
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Problem Set 1 Handed Out |
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E.1. Bar Magnet |
Study Guide: I.A. Scalar Fields and I.B. Vector Fields |
R.1.1Vectors |
Problem Set 2 Handed Out |
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E.2. Experiment Earth's Magnet field |
Textbook: Chapter 23.1-23.4, pp. 708-722
Study Guide: II.A - II.D Coulomb's Law |
R.2.3 Spherical Coordinates |
Problem Set 1 Due |
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E.3 Experiment: Electrostatic Induction |
Textbook: Chapter 23.5-23.7, pp. 722-732; Chapter 26.2, pp. 823-825
Study Guide: II.E - II.J Electric Dipole |
R.1.3 Cross Product and R.1.4 Torque |
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Workshop on Electric Fields Due to Continuous Charge Distributions |
Textbook: Chapter 23.5, pp. 722-726
Study Guide: II.I - II.J Electric Fields of Continuous Sources |
R.2.1 Cartesian Coordinates, R.2.2 Cylindrical Coordinates, and R.2.3 Spherical Coordinates
Tutorial II.T Electric Field of Continuous Sources |
Problem Set 3 Handed Out
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Textbook: Chapter 25.1-25.8, pp. 768-794
Study Guide: III.A. -III.E Electric Potential |
R.3.1 Work and Line Integrals, R.3.2 Conservative and Non-conservative forces, and R.3.3 Conservation of Energy |
Problem Set 2 Due |
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E.4 Electrostatic Force |
Textbook: Chapter 24.1-24.6, pp. 743-760
Study Guide: IV. Gauss' Law |
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Workshop on Electric Potential and Gauss's Law |
Textbook: Chapter 25.3, pp. 774-778; Chapter 25.5, pp. 781-784; Chapter 24.3, pp. 750-754
Study Guide: IV. Gauss's Law |
Tutorial III T.1 Electric Potential Difference
Tutorial IV T Application of Gauss's Law |
Problem Set 4 Handed Out |
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E.5 Faraday Ice Cage |
Textbook: Chapter 26.1-26.7, pp. 803-831
Study Guide: V. Capacitors |
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Problem Set 3 Due |
| 10 |
Workshop on Calculating Capacitance and Energy Stored in Fields |
Textbook: Chapter 26.2, pp. 805-809; Chapter 26.4-26.5, pp. 813-823 |
Tutorial V.T: Calculating Capacitance |
Problem Set 5 Handed Out |
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E.6 Simple Circuits |
Textbook: Chapter 27.1-27.6, pp. 840-861
Study Guide: VI. Current and Resistance |
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Problem Set 4 Due |
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E.7 Ohm's Law |
Textbook: Chapter 28.1-28.3, pp. 868-882
Study Guide: VII. Direct Current Circuits |
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Problem Set 6 Handed Out |
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Exam 1 |
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Exam 1 |
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E.8 RC Circuits |
Textbook: Chapter 28.4-28.6, pp. 882-893
Study Guide: VII. Direct Current Circuits |
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E.9. Magnetic Fields and Force |
Textbook: Chapter 29.1-29.2, pp. 904-914, Chapter 29.4-29.5, pp. 918-925,
Study Guide: VIII. Magnetic Field |
R.1.3 Cross Product |
Problem Set 5 Due |
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Workshop on RC Circuits |
Textbook: Chapter 28.4, pp. 882-887 |
Tutorial: VII.T Differential Equations in Physics |
Problem Set 7 Handed Out |
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E.10: Magnetic Force on Current Carrying Wire |
Textbook: Chapter 29.3, pp. 914-918; Chapter 30.1-30.2, pp. 937-944
Study Guide: VIII. Magnetic Force on Current; Torque on Current Loop; IX: Biot-Savart Law |
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Problem Set 6 due |
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Workshop on Cross Product and Magnetism |
Textbook: Chapter 30.1-30.2, pp. 937-944 |
Tutorial: IX.T.1 Cross Product and Magnetism; Calculating the Magnetic Field |
Problem Set 8 Handed Out |
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E.11: Magnetic Field of a Coil of Wire |
Textbook: Chapter 30.1-30.4, pp. 937-951
Study Guide: IX. Biot-Savart Law; Ampere's Law |
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Problem Set 7 Due |
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E.12: Magnetic Force |
Textbook: Chapter 30.3-30.4, pp. 945-951
Study Guide: IX Ampere's Law |
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Workshop on Line and Surface Integrals in Ampere's Law |
Textbook: Chapter 30.3-30.4, pp. 945-951 |
Tutorial: VIII.T.2 Calculating Ampere's Law |
Problem Set 9 Handed Out Due |
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E.13: Helmholtz Coils |
Textbook: Chapter 30.5-30.6, pp. 951-954; Chapter 29.3, pp. 914-918;
Study Guide: IX. Torque on a Dipole. |
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Problem Set 8 Due |
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Textbook: Chapter 30.8 pp. 956-967
Study Guide: IX. Magnetic Fields in Matter |
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Problem Set 10 Handed Out |
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Exam 2 |
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Exam 2 |
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E.14: Faraday's Law |
Textbook: Chapter 31.1-31.7, pp. 979-1001
Study Guide: X. Faraday's Law |
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Problem Set 9 Due |
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E.15: LR Circuit Lab |
Textbook: Chapter 32.1-32.4, pp. 1014-1024;
Study Guide: X. Energy in Magnetic Fields; Inductance |
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Workshop on Line and Surface Integrals in Faraday's Law |
Textbook: Chapter 31.1-31.4, pp. 979-994 |
Tutorial: X.T. Faraday's Law |
Problem Set 11 Handed Out |
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E.16: Signal Generator
E.17: LC-Circuit |
Textbook: Textbook: Chapter 32.5, pp. 1026-1030
Study Guide: XI. Alternating Current Circuits |
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Problem Set 10 Due |
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Workshop Simple Harmonic Oscillator |
Textbook: Chapter 32.5, pp. 1026-1030 |
Tutorial: XI.T.1 Harmonic Oscillator: LC circuit |
Problem Set 12 Handed Out |
| 30 |
E.18: RLC Circuit |
Textbook: Chapter 32.6, pp. 1031-1034; Chapter 33.1-33.7, pp. 1043-1060
Study Guide: XI. Alternating Current Circuits |
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Problem Set 11 Due |
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E.19: Transformer |
Textbook: Chapter 33.5-33.9, pp.1057-1067
Study Guide: XI. Alternating Current Circuits |
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Workshop Maxwell's Wave Equations |
Textbook: Chapter 33.5-33.7, pp. 1043-1060 |
Tutorial: XI.T.2 AC Circuits |
Problem Set 13 Handed Out |
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Textbook: Chapter 30.7, pp. 954-956; Chapter 34.1-34.3, pp. 1075-1083
Study Guide: XII. Displacement Current, Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves |
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Problem Set 12 Due |
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Exam 3 |
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Exam 3 |
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E.20: Microwaves |
Textbook: Chapter 34.1-34.2, pp. 1075-1083; Chapter 34.6-34.7, pp. 1090-1096; Chapter 37.5 pp. 1196-1198; Chapter 38.6, pp. 1230-1237.
Study Guide: XII. Electromagnetic Waves; |
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Textbook: Chapter 34.3-34.5, pp. 1075-1090
Study Guide: XII. Electromagnetic Waves; Radiation; Energy Flow; Poynting Vector |
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Workshop Electromagnetic Radiation |
Textbook: Chapter 34.2-34.3, pp. 1078-1085 |
Tutorial: XII.T Electromagnetic Waves |
Problem Set 13 Due
Problem Set 14 Handed Out (Recommended for Final Exam) |
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E.21: Diffraction Lab |
Textbook: Chapter 37.1-37.3, pp. 1185-1193
Study Guide: XIII Diffraction and Interference |
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Spatial Test |
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Exam Review |
Textbook: Chapter 38.1-38.4, pp. 1211-1228 |
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Final Exam Review |
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Final Exam |
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Final Exam |