15-PHYS-202
SUMMER QUARTER 2002
(created by Dr. Robert Endorf
modified by Dr. Rostislav Serota)
READING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAM SCHEDULE
TEXT:
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED by Halliday, Resnick and Walker
(6th Edition)
Week of: | Reading Assignments and Exams: |
June 17 | CH. 16: OSCILLATIONS
Kinematics and Energy in SHM; Connection to Circular Motion; Springs; Pendulums |
June 24 | CH. 22: ELECTRIC CHARGE
Properties of Charged Matter; Conservation of Charge; Coulomb’s Law; Principle of Superposition for Multiple Charges CH. 23: ELECTRIC FIELDS Electric Fields; Field Lines; Fields of Continuous Charge Distribution; Motion of Charges in an External Field; Electric Dipoles |
July 1 | CH.
24: GAUSS’ LAW
Electric Flux; Gauss’ Law; Applications of Gauss’ Law; Conductors and Electric Fields |
July 8 | CH. 25: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
Electric Potential Energy; Equipotentials; Determining Potentials from Fields and Charges; Potentials and Fields near Conductors 1st Exam: Friday, July 12, 10:00 AM, Braunstein 300 |
July 15 | CH. 26: CAPACITANCE
Capacitors; Energy in Capacitors and Electric Fields; C’s in Series and Parallel, Dielectrics |
July 22 | CH. 27: CURRENTS AND RESISTANCE
Electric Current; Current Density; Resistance and Resistivity; Ohm’s Law; Electric Power CH. 28: CIRCUITS Work, Energy and Emf, Kirchhoff’s Rules; Measuring Instruments; RC Circuits |
July 29 | CH. 29: MAGNETIC FIELDS
Magnetic Fields; Magnetic Forces on Charges, Currents and Current Loops; Hall Effect |
August 5 | CH. 30: MAGNETIC FIELDS DUE TO CURRENTS
Ampere’s Law; Gauss’ Law for Magnetism; Biot-Savart Law; Applications; Magnetic Dipoles 2nd Exam: Friday, August 9, 10:00 AM, Braunstein 300 |
August 12 | CH. 31: INDUCTION AND INDUCTANCE
Magnetic Induction; Faraday’s Law; Lenz’s Law; Motional Emf; Generators and Motors; Inductance and Inductors; Energy in Inductors and Magnetic Fields; RL Circuits |
August 19 | CH. 33: ELECTROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS AND ALTERNATING
CURRENTS
LC oscillations; RLC Circuit; AC Circuits; Impedance; Power in AC Circuits; Transformers |
August 26 |
FINAL EXAM - Wednesday, August 28, 8:00 PM - 9:50 PM, Braunstein 300 |