PHY132H1S Winter 2014 - Class and Homework Schedule

First Half of Semester: Jason Harlow

Classes are from 11:10 AM to 12:00 noon in Convocation Hall (L0101), or from 5:10 to 6:00 PM in MP102 (L0501).   Participation in clicker quizzes from either will count toward your class participation mark, regardless of which section you are enrolled in. Below is an approximate schedule and list of reading assignments, subject to change.

Reading from: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics and MasteringPhysics(TM) (3rd
Edition) by Randall D. Knight, (C)2013 by Pearson Education,

Test 1: Version A , Version A solutions. Version B ,  Version B solutions

Class	Date	Topics	MasteringPhysics Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More Stuff
1	Mon, Jan. 6	The Wave Model One-Dimensional Waves Sinusoidal Waves	none	Pgs. 560-572 Ch. 20, sections 20.1-20.3	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
2	Wed, Jan 8	Sound and Light Index of Refraction Power, Intensity and Decibels The Doppler Effect	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 572-583 Ch. 20, sections 20.4-20.7	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides Nice Wave Animation In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
3	Mon, Jan 13	The Principle of Superposition Standing Waves Nodes and Antinodes Musical Instruments	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 591-603 Ch. 21, sections 21.1-21.4	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides Standing Sound Wave Animation In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
4	Wed, Jan 15	Wave Interference Constructive and Destructive Interference Thin-Film Optical Coatings Interference in 2 and 3 Dimensions Beats	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 1 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Jan. 19 at 11:59pm, Chs 20, 21	Pgs. 604-618 Ch. 21, sections 21.5-21.8	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides Interference Applet Beats Slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
5	Mon, Jan 20	Reflection Refraction Total Internal Reflection Image Formation Colour and Dispersion	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 655-670 Ch. 23, sections 23.1-23.5	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides Refraction Animation In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
6	Wed, Jan 22	The Thin Lens Equation The Lens-Maker's Equation Image Formation with Spherical Mirrors	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 2 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Jan. 26 at 11:59pm, Ch. 23	Pgs. 670-686 Ch. 23, sections 23.6-23.8	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
7	Mon, Jan 27	Lenses in Combination The Camera Vision Microscopes, Telescopes	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 694-707 Ch.24, Sections 24.1-24.4 [Skip Section 24.5]	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
8	Wed, Jan 29	Developing a Charge Model Electric Charge Insulators and Conductors Coulomb's Law	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 3 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 2 at 11:59pm, Chs. 24, 25	Pgs. 720-736 Ch. 25, sections 25.1-25.4	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX Cool Video of an Electroscope Demo
9	Mon, Feb 3	The Field Model The Electric Field of a Point Charge, and many point charges	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 736-756 Ch. 25, section 25.5 Ch. 26, sections 26.1 and 26.2	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX Electric Field Applet
Midterm Test 1	Tue, Feb 4, 6:00 PM	Chs. 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
10	Wed, Feb 5	Electric Field of: Continuous Charge Distribution Rings, Planes and Spheres Parallel Plate Capacitor Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field Motion of a Dipole in an Electric Field	No preclass quiz today Problem Set 4 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 9 at 11:59pm, Ch. 26	Pgs. 756-773 Ch. 26, sections 26.3-26.7	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
11	Mon, Feb 10	Electric Potential Energy of: Point Charges Dipoles	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 810-818 Ch. 28, sections 28.1-28.3	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
12	Wed, Feb 12	Electric Potential of: Parallel Plate Capacitor Point Charge Many Charges	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 5 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 23 11:59pm, Ch. 28	Pgs. 818-831 Ch. 28, sections 28.4-28.7	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
15	Mon, Mar 2	Guest lecture for Andrew Motion of charge carriers in a wire Electron current Kirchhoff's Junction Law Conductivity and Resistivity Resistance Ohm's Law	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 7 not for marks	Pgs. 867-885 Ch. 30	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides - Printable PPTX
13-24	Feb. 24 - Apr. 2	Go to: Andrew Meyertholen's Class and Homework Schedule

Exam Jam Apr.7 11:00am-1:00pm in SS2118  Harlow slides: Printable - PPTX

 Midterm Test 2 is Tuesday March 11 at 6:00pm.

Final Exam is Monday April 14 at 7:00pm. First Page of final exam.

 Helpful Links for extra studying:

• Studying Hints - by Jason Harlow; hints on how to prepare for midterm tests and exams.
• Math Hints in a Physics Class - a short list of helpful math tips written by Jason Harlow.

Suggested End-Of-Chapter Material from Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd edition (not for marks)

• Ch.20:  Conceptual Questions 3, 6, 9, 11.  Exercises and Problems: 1, 25, 35, 39, 53, 69 and 71
• Ch.21: Conceptual Questions 3, 9.  Exercises and Problems: 7, 19, 25, 31, 49, 65 and 71
• Ch.23: Conceptual Questions 3, 9, 10.  Exercises and Problems: 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 49, 55 and 73
• Ch.24: Conceptual Question 3.  Exercises and Problems: 7, 13, 15, 19, 23, 31, 35
• Ch.25: Conceptual Questions 5, 8, 10.  Exercises and Problems: 11, 15, 21, 47, 53 and 63.
• Ch.26: Conceptual Questions 3, 6, 11, 14.  Exercises and Problems: 1, 13, 17, 25, 49, 59 and 61.
• Ch.28: Conceptual Questions 3, 4, 5, 8.  Exercises and Problems: 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 37 and 53.

Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2nd edition Correspondence Table for End-of-Chapter items, courtesy of Abby D'Souza

Past Tests of Harlow:

PHY132H1F Fall 2009 Test 1: Version 1 , Solutions [Note: Ignore question 5 on photon energies, as this was not covered in 2014.]

PHY132H1F Fall 2010 Test 1: Questions,   Solutions  , Youtube videos of Harlow discussing the solutions. [Note: Ignore question 3 on de Broglie wavelengths, as this was not covered in 2014.]

PHY132H1F Fall 2009 Test 2: Questions, Solutions.  [Note: sections covered in 2009 may not be the same as sections covered in 2014.]

PHY132H1F Fall 2010 Test 2: Questions, Solutions.  [Note: sections covered in 2010 may not be the same as sections covered in 2014.]