Syllabus, Fall 2007
| Tuesday | Thursday | Friday (Honors) | Lab | HW | Quiz | |
| Week 1 | Sep 4, Montaruli |
Sep 6, Montaruli Wave optics : diffraction Read Chap 22.4-22.6 |
Sep 7 No lecture |
No lab |
Intro HW0 due Mon 9/10 midnite | No Quiz |
| Week 2 | Sep 11, Rzchowski Ray optics: reflection & refraction Read Chap 23.1-23.3 |
Sep 13, Rzchowski Ray optics: image formation Read Chap 23.4-23.6 |
Sep 14 Biological diffraction Prof. K. Forest, Bacteriology |
Lab 1: LC1 Interference |
HW1 due Thurs. 9/13 midnite |
Quiz #1 on interference |
| Week 3 |
Sep 18, Rzchowski Charges, conductors, insulators Read Chap 25.1-25.4 |
Sep 20, Rzchowski Electric fields Read Chap 25.5-26.2 |
Sep 21 Color Vision Prof. M. Rzchowski Physics |
Lab 2: LC2 Mirrors & Lenses |
HW2 due Thurs. 9/20 midnite |
Quiz #2 on image formation |
| Week 4 |
Sep 25, Rzchowski Electric fields & charge motion Read Chap 26.3-26.7 |
Sep 27, Rzchowski Electric flux & Gauss' law Read Chap 27.1-27.5 |
Sep 28 Biological electric fields J. Meisel Zoology |
Lab 3: E1 Electrostatics |
HW3 due Thurs. 9/27 midnite |
Quiz #3 on electric fields |
| Week 5 Exam 1 Wed nite |
Oct. 2 , Rzchowski Review for Exam #1 (Chap 22-27) |
Oct. 4 , Rzchowski Electric Potential Read Chap 29.1-29.7 |
Oct 5 Detecting the body's electrical signals Prof. R. Moss, Physiology |
Makeup labs: LC1, LC2 or E1 |
HW4 due Thurs. 10/4 midnite |
No quiz |
| Week 6 | Oct. 9, Rzchowski Potential and field Read Chap 30.1-30.7 |
Oct. 11, Rzchowski Resistor Circuits Read Chap 31.1-31.7 |
Oct 12 |
Lab 4: EC2 Electric Fields |
HW5 due Thurs. 10/11 midnite |
Quiz #4 on electric potential |
| Week 7 |
Oct. 16, Montaruli RC circuits Read Chap. 31.8-31.10 |
Oct. 18 , Montaruli Magnetic fields and forces Read Chap 32.1-32.3 |
Oct 19 Interpreting Nerve Signals Prof. D. Oertel, Physiology |
Lab 5: EC3 Capacitors and RC decay |
HW6 due Thurs. 10/18 midnite |
Quiz #5 on circuits |
| Week 8 | Oct 23, Montaruli Sources of Mag. Field Read Chap 32.4-32.9 |
Oct 25, Montaruli Faraday's law and induction Read Chap 33.1-33.5 |
Oct 26 Biomagnetism Prof. R. Wakai, Med. Physics |
Lab 6: E4 Charge/mass ratio |
HW7 due Thurs. 10/25 midnite |
Quiz #6 on magnetic forces |
| Week 9 Exam 2 Wed nite |
Oct. 30, Montaruli Review for Exam #2 (Chap. 29-33) |
Nov. 1 , Montaruli Electromagnetic waves Read Chap 33.6, 34.1-34.3 |
Nov 2 |
Makeup labs: EC2, EC3 or E4 |
HW8 due Thurs. 11/1 midnite |
No quiz |
| Week 10 |
Nov 6, Montaruli More EM waves Read Chap 34.4-34.6 |
Nov. 8 , Montaruli EM waves&polarization Read Chap 34.6-7, 38.6 |
Nov 9 Biochips Prof. R. Blick, ECE |
Lab 7: EC5 Magnetic induction |
HW9 due Thurs. 11/8 midnite |
Quiz #7 on Faraday and EM waves |
| Week 11 |
Nov 13 , Montaruli Light quantization Read Chap 38.1-38.4 |
Nov. 15 , Montaruli Matter waves&Bohr atom Read Chap 38.4-38.7, 37.8 |
Nov 16 Photosynthesis Dr. C. Woodward, Botany |
Lab 8: L6 Polarization |
HW10 due Thurs. 11/15 midnite |
Quiz #8 on polarization |
| Week 12 |
Nov 20, Montaruli Wave functions&uncertainty Read Chap 39 |
Nov 22 No lecture, Thanksgiving recess |
Nov 23 No lecture Thanksgiving recess |
No lab Thanksgiving recess |
HW11 due Thurs. 11/22 midnite |
Quiz #9 on photons and Bohr atom |
| Week 13 Exam 3 Wed nite |
Nov 27, Montaruli |
Nov 29, Rzchowski
Atomic physics Read Chap 41.1-41.3 |
Nov 30
Tunneling microscopy |
Makeup labs: EC5 or L6 |
HW12 due Thurs. 11/29 midnite |
No quiz |
| Week 14 |
Dec 4, Rzchowski Atomic physics&lasers Read Chap 41.4-41.8 |
Dec 6 , Rzchowski Nuclear structure Read Chap 42.1-42.3 |
Dec 7 Neutrino Tellescopes & Ice Cube Prof. T. Montaruli, Physics |
Lab 9: L-5 Balmer series |
HW13 due Thurs. 12/6 midnite |
Quiz #10 on atomic physics |
Week 15 |
Dec 11 , Montaruli |
Dec 13 , Rzchowski |
Dec 15 No honors lecture Last class day |
Lab 10: MPC-1 Radiation |
HW14 due Thurs. 12/13 midnite |
No quiz |
| Week 16 Finals week |
Dec 18 |
Dec. 20 |
Dec 21 Final exam 7:45 am |
No labs |
| Final Exam: | Friday, Dec 21 (7:45 am to 9:45 am) |
| Room TBA |