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Office:      327 Physics Building
Phone:     (315) 443-3158
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Schedule of Lectures

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Date Topics HW
Problems
1 1/17 Introduction, 21.1-21.3
Coulombs Law
Assignment 1: Due: 1/25
Exercises: 21.14, 21.22, 21.28, 21.30, 21.46, 21.53, 21.61, 21.62, 21.79, 21.91 
2 1/19 Sec: 21.4 - 21.7
Electric Field, Electric Field lines
 
3 1/24 Sec 21.5, 21.7
Electric Dipole and Applications
 
4 1/26 Sec 22..1-22.4
Electric Flux & Gauss Law
Assignment 2: Due: 2/3
Discussion: 22.1, 22.17
Exercises: 22.2, 22.6, 22.28
Problems: 22.34, 22.38, 22.46, 22.54
5 1/31 Examples of Gauss Law in Spherical, Cylindrical, and Cartesian coordinates  
6 2/02 Field inside a conductor, shielding. 
Begin Ch 23: 23.1-23.2
Assignment 3: Due: 2/10
Discussion: 23.7
Exercises:23.16, 23.21, 23.36, 23.40
Problems: 23.56, 23.58, 23.59, 23.80
7 2/07 Electric Potential, eV, Sec 23.3  
8 2/09 Equipotential, Potential Gradient, Sec 23.4
Begin Ch 24: Capacitors & Dielectrics
Assignment 4: Due: 2/17
Discussion Questions: 23.8,23.11
Exercises: 23.45
Discussion Questions: 24.6, 24.11, 24.14
Exercises: 24.27, 24.30, 24.38, 24.41, 24.46
9 2/14 Series & Parallel Capacitors, Energy Stored in Capacitors  
10 2/16 Energy Stored in Capacitors, Dielectrics Assignment 5: Due 2/24
24.43, 24.46, 24.54, 24.63, 24.70
25.2, 25.20, 25.29, 25.40
11 2/21 Finish Dielectrics, 
Ch 25: Current, Ohms Law, EMF
 
12 2/23 EMF, Resistors in Series & Parallel, Power  
13 2/28 Circuits, Kirchoffs Laws Assignment 5: Due 3/2
Ch 25:
Problems: 25.53 25.56, 25.61, 25.66, 25.75, 25.78
Ch 26:
Discussion Questions: 26.2
Exercises: 26.4, 26.14, 26.23, 26.24
14 3/02 RC circuits  
15 3/07

EXAM 1

 
16 3/09 Magnetic Forces and Fields  
  3/14

!!! Spring Break, No Classes !!!

  3/16
17 3/21 Magnetism, continued HW 6: Due 3/31
Discussion Questions: 27.6
Exercises: 27.6, 27.11,27.20, 27.24, 27.40, 
Problems: 27.57, 27.62, 27.83, 27.84 
18 3/23 Finish Ch 27, Force and Torque  
19 3/28 The Magnetic Field: Line current, Current loop  
20 3/30 Ampere's Law, applications and Magnetic materials. HW7: Due April 5.
28.16,28.37,28.61,28.64,28.69,28.72,28.75
21 4/04 Finish Paramagnetism & Ferromagnetis. Faraday's Law of Induction  
22 4/06 Examples of Induction HW8: Due April 14
29.30, 29.31, 29.44, 29.51, 29.52, 29.55
Also: 29.64, 29.65
Extra credit: 29.56 (+5 pts on final, all or none)
23 4/11 Electric Displacement, Eddy Currents  
24 4/13 Demos,Superconductivity,
Begin Ch 32: Waves
 
25 4/18

Exam 2

 
26 4/20 Ch 32: Waves  
27 4/25 MAYFEST, No CLASS HW9: Due 5/02
32.10, 32.15, 32.16, 32.28, 32.50, 32.51, 32.52, 32,53, 32.54
28 4/27 Finish Ch 32  
29 5/02 Ch 33 Sec 1-3, 5  
       
  5/05

FINAL EXAM:
8:00 - 10:00 AM