Physics 122 Course Plan
Course Plan

Here you find a tentative plan of the lectures and of the lab activities. Exams date are just indicative and may be subject to changes during the course. Please check often the "What's New" section of the main web page as well as this page for future changes to this plan.
Inside the Course


*Tentative* Class Plan and Homework due dates
(last update 8/10)

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

7/14 - 7/18 Ch. 18: Electric Forces and Electric Fields Ch. 18: Electric Forces and Electric Fields Ch. 18: Electric Forces and Electric Fields

Ch. 19: Electric Potential Energy...
Ch. 19: Electric Potential Energy...
Ch. 19: Electric Potential Energy...
7/21 - 7/25 Ch. 20: Electric Circuits
Quiz 1
(Ch.18-19)

Ch. 20: Electric Circuits Ch. 20: Electric Circuits

Ch. 21:
Magnetic Fields

Ch. 21:
Magnetic Fields
Exam 1
(Ch. 18->20)

7/28 - 8/1 Ch. 21:
Magnetic Fields


Ch. 21:
Magnetic Fields

 Ch.22: Electromagnetic Induction
Ch.22: Electromagnetic Induction

 Quiz 2 (Ch.20-21) 
Ch.22: Electromagnetic Induction

Ch.24:
The nature of Electromagnetic waves

Ch.24:
The nature of Electromagnetic waves

8/4 - 8/8 Ch.25:
The reflection of light:mirrors


Quiz 3
(Ch.22-24)

Ch.25:
The reflection of light:mirrors
Ch.26:
The reflection of light:lenses
Ch.26:
The reflection of light:lenses
Exam 2
(Ch.21->26
except Ch.23)

8/11 - 8/15   Ch.27:
Interference and wave nature of light

Ch.27:
Interference and wave nature of light

Ch.29:
Particles and Waves

 Quiz 4 (Ch.25->27)
Ch.29:
Particles and Waves

Ch.29:
Particles and Waves


8/18 - 8/22
Ch.30:
The nature of the atom

Quiz 5 (Ch.28-29)
Ch.30:
The nature of the atom


Make up Day
Ch.31:
Nuclear Physics
Ch.32:
Ionizing radiation,
Nuclear Energy...

Final Exam
(Ch.27->30
+
cumulative)
Lab Schedule
(last update 6/2)
Date
Experiment
7/15
Functions and Graphs: the oscilloscope
7/17
Equipotential Surfaces
7/22
Electrical Resistance
7/24
Magnetic Force Between Currents
7/29
Charge-to-Mass Ratio of an Electron
7/31
Make-up (First five experiments)
8/5
Electromagnetic Induction
8/7
Ray Optics
8/12
Double slit interference
8/14
Photoelectric effect
8/19
Make-up (Last four experiments)
8/21
No Lab


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