This is the course schedule for LB 274 (Lyman Briggs Calculus-Based
Physics II), as taught by Steven Wolf, Professor O'Shea and Professor
Benson in the Spring 2012 semester. Please note that this schedule is
a guideline only, and may change somewhat during the course of the
semester. The only exception to this are exam dates, which are
fixed. All exams (including final exam sessions) are in C-106
Holmes Hall.
All assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. of the day that they are
listed.
| Day |
Jan. 9 |
Jan. 10 |
Jan. 11 |
Jan. 12 |
Jan. 13 |
Jan. 14 |
Jan. 15 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Course intro/Chapter 20 |
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Chapter 20 |
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Chapter 21 |
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| Deadlines |
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Reading questions: Chapter 21 |
Homework: syllabus quiz/clicker registration |
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Reading questions: Chapter 22 |
| Event |
Class begins |
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| Hands-on |
Concept inventories |
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| Day |
Jan. 16 |
Jan. 17 |
Jan. 18 |
Jan. 19 |
Jan. 20 |
Jan. 21 |
Jan. 22 |
| Type |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
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Chapter 21 |
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Chapter 22 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapters 20, 21 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 23, 24 |
| Event |
Martin Luther King Day,
no lecture |
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Help room starts today (in 5E Holmes) |
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| Hands-on |
No hands-on session this week! |
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| Day |
Jan. 23 |
Jan. 24 |
Jan. 25 |
Jan. 26 |
Jan. 27 |
Jan. 28 |
Jan. 29 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 22 |
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Chapter 23 |
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Chapter 24 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapters 22, 23 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 25, 26 |
| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Fields and potentials |
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| Day |
Jan. 30 |
Jan. 31 |
Feb. 1 |
Feb. 2 |
Feb. 3 |
Feb. 4 |
Feb. 5 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 24 |
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Chapter 25 |
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Chapter 26 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapters 24, 25 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 27 |
| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Capacitance |
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| Day |
Feb. 6 |
Feb. 7 |
Feb. 8 |
Feb. 9 |
Feb. 10 |
Feb. 11 |
Feb. 12 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 26 |
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Chapter 27 |
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Chapter 27 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 26 |
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| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Circuits |
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| Day |
Feb. 13 |
Feb. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
Feb. 16 |
Feb. 17 |
Feb. 18 |
Feb. 19 |
| Type |
Exam 1 |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapters 20-25 |
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Chapter 27 |
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Chapter 28 |
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| Deadlines |
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Reading questions: Chapter 28 |
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Homework: Chapter 27 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 29 |
| Event |
Exam 1 |
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| Hands-on |
Lenz's Law/Faraday's Law |
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| Day |
Feb. 20 |
Feb. 21 |
Feb. 22 |
Feb. 23 |
Feb. 24 |
Feb. 25 |
Feb. 26 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 28 |
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Chapter 29 |
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Chapter 29 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 28 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 30 |
| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Standing waves |
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| Day |
Feb. 27 |
Feb. 28 |
Feb. 29 |
Mar. 1 |
Mar. 2 |
Mar. 3 |
Mar. 4 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 30 |
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Chapter 30 |
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Chapter 30 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 29 |
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| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Organ pipes |
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| Day |
Mar. 5 |
Mar. 6 |
Mar. 7 |
Mar. 8 |
Mar. 9 |
Mar. 10 |
Mar. 11 |
| Type |
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| Topic |
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| Deadlines |
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Reading questions: Chapter 31, 32 |
| Event |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
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| Hands-on |
No hands-on this week - enjoy Spring Break! |
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| Day |
Mar. 12 |
Mar. 13 |
Mar. 14 |
Mar. 15 |
Mar. 16 |
Mar. 17 |
Mar. 18 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 31 |
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Chapter 31 |
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Chapter 32 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapters 30, 31 |
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| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Interference and diffraction |
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| Day |
Mar. 19 |
Mar. 20 |
Mar. 21 |
Mar. 22 |
Mar. 23 |
Mar. 24 |
Mar. 25 |
| Type |
Exam 2 |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapters 26-30 |
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Chapter 32 |
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Chapter 33 |
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| Deadlines |
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Reading questions: Chapter 33 |
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Homework: Chapter 32 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 34 |
| Event |
Exam 2 |
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| Hands-on |
Lenses |
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| Day |
Mar. 26 |
Mar. 27 |
Mar. 28 |
Mar. 29 |
Mar. 30 |
Mar. 31 |
Apr. 1 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 33 |
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Chapter 33 |
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Chapter 34 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 33 |
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Reading questions: Chapter 35 |
| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Optical instruments |
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| Day |
Apr. 2 |
Apr. 3 |
Apr. 4 |
Apr. 5 |
Apr. 6 |
Apr. 7 |
Apr. 8 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 34 |
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Chapter 34 |
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Chapter 35 |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 34 |
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| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Photoelectric effect |
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| Day |
Apr. 9 |
Apr. 10 |
Apr. 11 |
Apr. 12 |
Apr. 13 |
Apr. 14 |
Apr. 15 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 35 |
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Chapter 35 |
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Semester review (through 35) |
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| Deadlines |
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Homework: Chapter 35 |
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| Event |
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| Hands-on |
Radioactivity |
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| Day |
Apr. 16 |
Apr. 17 |
Apr. 18 |
Apr. 19 |
Apr. 20 |
Apr. 21 |
Apr. 22 |
| Type |
Exam 3 |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapters 31-35 |
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Chapter 36 |
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Chapter 37 |
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| Deadlines |
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Reading questions: Chapters 36, 37 |
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Homework: Chapter 36 |
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| Event |
Exam 3 |
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| Hands-on |
Concept inventories - post-tests |
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| Day |
Apr. 23 |
Apr. 24 |
Apr. 25 |
Apr. 26 |
Apr. 27 |
Apr. 28 |
Apr. 29 |
| Type |
Lecture |
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Lecture |
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Lecture |
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| Topic |
Chapter 37 |
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Chapter 38 |
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Semester Review |
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| Deadlines |
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| Event |
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Last day for corrections
on ANY pre-final exam grade
(by 5:00 p.m.)
Last day of class |
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| Hands-on |
No hands-on sessions this
week (makeup week) |
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| Day |
Apr. 30 |
May 1 |
May 2 |
May 3 |
May 4 |
May 5 |
May 6 |
| Type |
Final Exam |
Final Exam |
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Final Exam |
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| Topic |
Comprehensive exam |
Comprehensive exam |
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Comprehensive exam |
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| Deadlines |
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| Event |
Final Exam
Session A
10:00 a.m. -
noon
C-106 Holmes Hall |
Final Exam
Session B
10:00 a.m. -
noon
C-106 Holmes Hall |
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Final Exam
Session C
10:00 a.m. -
noon
C-106 Holmes Hall |
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| Hands-on |
No hands-on session this week |
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