Physics 20 Class Schedule and Readings
| Week | Topic | Lab(s) |
Reading |
Homework |
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| 3 Jan | Thermal Energy, Temperature | Lab #1: Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium
Discussion paragraph due Monday, January 10 |
Chapter C10 available at Schaffer Library Course Reserves
Chapter T1 from textbook Chapter C11, Section 3 ( Schaffer Library Course Reserves ) Skim additional sections in C11. |
Homework #1
complete by Friday, January 7 Solutions posted in N305 and at Schaffer Library Course Reserves |
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| 10 Jan | Ideal Gases
Kinetic Theory of Gases Equipartition of Energy Quiz 1: Wed., Jan 13 |
Lab #2: Ideal Gas Laws
Formal writeup due on Tuesday, January 18 Checklist and Grading for Lab Report Guide to Writing a Lab Report by Chad Orzel |
Chapter T2 | Homework #2
complete by Tuesday, January 11 |
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| 17 Jan |
Gas Processes
Maxwell Distribution Quiz 2: Fri., Jan 21 |
Class Exercise: Energy and Velocity Probability Distributions
Due on Monday, January 24 Maxwell Distribution Simulations Click here to download MBolz program from Textbook website |
Chapter T2
Chapter T3 Chapter T7.1 |
Homework #3
complete by Wednesday, January 19 |
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| 24 Jan | Heat Transfer Mechanisms
Radiation Quiz 3: Fri., Jan 28 |
Lab #3: Stefan-Boltzmann Law
Formal report Due Monday, Feb 7 |
Heat Transfer Mechanisms , including Conduction, Convection, Radiation links. Also see these links:
Thermal Conductivity Blackbody Radiation Curves Mean Free Path Energy Transfer in the Sun |
Homework #4
complete by Wednesday, January 26 Homework #5 complete by Tuesday, February 1 |
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| 31 Jan | Macrostates & Microstates
Entropy Hour Exam 1: Wednesday, February 2 Formula Sheet |
Class Exercise: Microstates
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Textbook Chapters T4-T6 | Homework #6
complete by Wednesday, February 9 |
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| 7 Feb | Entropy
Heat Engines Quiz 4: Friday, February 11 |
Lab #4: Heat Engine
Due Tuesday, Feb 15 |
Textbook Chapters T8-T9
Animation of Carnot Cycle Otto Engine Animation Diesel Engine Animation Other Engine Animations |
Homework #7
complete by Wednesday, February 16 Term Project Instructions and Topics Download SSH Client Software from Union |
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| 14 Feb | Geometric Optics
Quiz 5: Fri., Feb 18 |
Observational Lab (Weather Permitting) | Electromagnetic Radiation
Chapter 01-05 Hyperphysics Light and Vision links to Color, Reflection, Refraction, Mirrors and Lenses Optics Bench Applet See how the eye uses red, green, and blue cones to perceive color in Mixing colors and paints Take a look through a compound eye at View
through a Bee's Eye
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Homework #8
complete by Friday, February 25 |
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| 21 Feb | Optical Systems
Aberrations Physical Optics Quiz 6: Fri., Feb 25 |
Lab #5: Telescope Optics
Refracting Telescope Applet |
Ray Diagrams for Mirrors (Beware different sign convention for object!)
Spherical Mirror Equation Image Formation in Lens and Ray Diagrams for Lenses Lens with Positive Focal Length Lens with Negative Focal Length Lens-Maker's Equation Table of Indices of Refraction Optical Instruments including: Simple Magnifier Camera and Eye Accommadation in Camera and Eye Vision Defects Astronomical Telescope Compound Microscope Aberrations Handouts: "Irradiance" and "Superposition of Waves" Optional Applets: Interference of 2 sources |
Homework #9
complete by Tuesday, March 1 |
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| 28 Feb | Physical Optics
Hour Exam 2: Wed., Mar 2 Formula Sheet for Hour Exam 2 |
Lab #6: X-ray Diffraction Through Crystals
Bragg's Law Applet Bragg's Law Description (See also this part for insight into the use of filters in your lab.) Writeup due Friday, March 11 |
See Interference and Diffraction Links at Hyperphysics
Rayleigh Criterion for Resolution Diffraction Gratings |
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| 7 Mar |
Polarization
Modern Techniques for Imaging Microscopes Astronomy Web Page Talks Quiz 7: Friday, March 11 (optional) |
Web Talk Links:
Alex: Solar Power Charlie: Stellar Evolution Sam: Semiconductor Devices Mike: Greenhouse Effect Jay: Sunspots Matt: Hurricanes Josh: Supernovae Luther: Adaptive Optics |
Types of Polarization
Producing Polarized Light I Producing Polarized Light II Birefringence Optical Activity Imaging Molecules and Atoms Wave Nature of Electron Particle Tunneling Electron Microscope Image Gallery NIST STM IBM STM Image Gallery AFM Image Gallery |
Homework #10
complete by Wednesday, March 9 Email comments to me about Imaging Molecules and Atoms Module |
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| 14 Mar | Final Exam: Thursday, March 17, 1:00 - 3:00 PM, N328
Formula Sheet for Final |
Last Updated: March 15, 2005
