The following is a tentative course outline by dates. The examination and homework due dates will not change unless unforeseen events occur. The material to be covered may change slightly, depending on progress.
Class & Exam |
Topics |
Readings |
Written |
Web (CAP) |
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Jan 7 | Introduction, Math Review | |||
Jan 8 | Electrostatics | 22:1-5 | #1 (due 1/14) | #1 (due 1/11) |
Jan 9-15 | Electric Field | 22:6-9 | #2 (due 1/22) | #2 (due 1/17) #3 (due 1/18) |
Jan 16-17 | Gauss' Law | 23:1-4 | #4 (due 1/23) | |
Jan 21 | Martin Luther King day | |||
Jan 22 | Gauss' Law (cont.) | 23:5-6 | #3 (due 1/28) | #5 (due 1/25) |
Jan 23-30 | Electric
Potential, Continuity Equations, divergence and curl |
24:1-7 | #4 (due 2/4) | #6 (due 1/30) #7 (due2/1 ) |
Jan 31: Exam 1 | Chapters 22, 23, 24 Review: Jan 31 | |||
Feb 4-5 | Capacitance, Dielectrics | 25:4-7 | #5 (due 2/11) | #8 (due 2/6) #9 (due 2/8 ) |
Feb 6-12 | Current and Resistance | 26:1-7 | #6 (due 2/18) | #10 (due 2/13 ) #11 (due 2/15 ) |
Feb 13-19 | Circuits | 27:1-6 | #7 (due 3/4) | #12 (due 2/20 ) #13 (due 2/22 ) |
Feb 20-21 | Magnetic Fields and Forces | 28:1-6 | #14 (due 3/6 ) | |
Feb 25 - Mar 1 | Spring Break | |||
Mar 4-6 | Magnetic Fields and Forces (cont.) | 28:7-10 | #8 (due 3/11) | #15 (due 3/8 ) |
Mar 7: Exam 2 | Chapters 25, 26, 27, 28 Review: Mar 7 | |||
Mar 11-14 | Sources of
Magnetic Fields, Ampere's Law |
29:7-10 | #9 (due 3/18) | #16 (due 3/13 ) #17 (due 3/15 ) #18 (due 3/20 ) |
Mar 18-20 | Faraday's and Lenz's Laws | 30:1-7 | #10 (due 3/25) | #19 (due 3/22 ) #20 (due 3/27 ) |
Mar 21-26 | Inductance / RL Circuits | 31:1-5 | #11 (due 4/1) | #21 (due 3/29 ) |
Mar 27 - Apr 2 | LC Oscillations and Transformers | 31:6-7 / 32:1,2,7 | #12 (due 4/8) | #22 (due 4/3 ) #23 (due 4/5) |
Apr 3 | AC Circuits and Resonance | 32:3-4 | #24 (due 4/10 ) | |
Apr 4: Exam 3 | Chapters 29, 30, 31, 32(1,2,7) Review: Apr 4 | |||
Apr 8-9 | AC Circuits and Resonance (cont.) | 32:5-6 | #13 (due 4/15) | #25 (due 4/12) |
Apr 10-16 | Electromagnetic
Waves Maxwell's Equations |
33:1-9 | #14 (due 4/17) | #26 (due 4/17) |
Apr 19: Final | 7:30-9:30 PM Review: Apr 17 |