PHY132H1S Winter 2015 - Class and Homework Schedule

First Half of Semester: Jason Harlow

Important Links:

• Suggested End of Chapter Questions and Problems - from the first half of the semester
  
• Past Tests of Harlow - midterm tests from previous times I have taught PHY132 - for practice
  
• 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.
• Practicals for this semester
• Course Information page, with all the rules for the course (this one's a bit long, but worth a read)
• Test 1 Version A, Version B, Solutions, Marking Scheme
  
• Final Exam Version A, Solutions
  

Classes are from 11:10 AM to 12:00 noon in Convocation Hall (L0101), or from 5:10 to 6:00 PM in MP102.   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,

Class	Date	Topics	MasteringPhysics Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More Stuff
1	Mon, Jan. 5	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 MasteringPhysics Help Video - for gettting started In-class Slides Before: Printable , PPTX After: Printable , PPTX
2	Wed, Jan 7	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 Before: Printable , PPTX After: Printable , PPTX
3	Mon, Jan 12	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 Sound Wave Animation Video of slinky demo for last clicker question In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable , PPTX
4	Wed, Jan 14	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. 18 at 11:59pm, Chs 20, 21	Pgs. 604-618 Ch. 21, sections 21.5-21.8	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
5	Mon, Jan 19	Light and Optics The Interference of Light The Diffraction Grating Single-Slit Diffraction	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 628-640 Ch.22, Sections 22.1-22.4 [Skip Sections 22.5,22.6]	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
6	Wed, Jan 21	Reflection Refraction Total Internal Reflection Image Formation	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am	Pgs. 655-670 Ch. 23, sections 23.1-23.4	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides Refraction Animation In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
7	Mon, Jan 26		class canceled
Midterm Test 1	Tue, Jan 27, 6:00 PM	Chs. 20, 21, 22 and sections 23.1-23.4

Class	Date	Topics	Homework	Required Reading, to do before class	More
8	Wed, Jan 28	Developing a Charge Model Electric Charge Insulators and Conductors Coulomb's Law	No preclass quiz today Problem Set 3 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 1 at 11:59pm, Ch. 25	Pgs. 720-736 Ch. 25, sections 25.1-25.4	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX Cool Video of an Electroscope Demo
9	Mon, Feb 2	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 Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX Electric Field Applet
10	Wed, Feb 4	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	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 4 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 8 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 Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
11	Mon, Feb 9	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 Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
12	Wed, Feb 11	Electric Potential of: Parallel Plate Capacitor Point Charge Many Charges	Preclass quiz due by 8:00am Problem Set 5 on MasteringPhysics due Sun. Feb. 22 11:59pm, Ch. 28	Pgs. 818-831 Ch. 28, sections 28.4-28.7	Pre-class video Pre-class video slides In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX
13-24	Feb. 23 - Apr. 1	Go to: Andrew Meyertholen's Class and Homework Schedule
Review	Mon, Apr. 6	Exam Jam 2:00-4:00 in SS2117			In-class Slides Before: Printable, PPTX After: Printable, PPTX Audio

Midterm Test 2 is Tuesday Mar. 10 at 6:00pm on Chapters 25, 26, 28, 29 and conceptual questions on Chapter 30

Final Exam is Thursday Apr. 9 2:00-4:00pm on the entire PHY132 course.  Last names A-LE are in EX100, LI-W are in EX200 and X-Z are in EX320.