PHYSICS 272: Physics II
SCHEDULE: Fall 2008
PHYSICS 272 SCHEDULE
WK DAY LECTURE READ PROBLEMS
1 8/26 Charge, Conductors, Coulomb's Law, Electric Fields 21.1-4 21-17,23,32,38
8/28 Field Calculations, Field Lines, Electric Dipoles 21.4-7 21-50,57,58,63,89
2 9/2 Electric Flux, Gauss's Law 22.1-3 21-96,22-6,7,8,MP1
9/4 Applicationsof Gauss's Law, Charges on Conductors 22.4-5 I5,22-13,32,45,54
3 9/9 Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential 23.1-2 23-1,9,$12,16
9/11* Applications, Equilpotentials, Potential Gradient 23.3-5 I6,23-21,25,41,$44
4 9/16 Capacitors and Capacitance, Series and Parallel 24.1-2 23-48,24-$8,11,$18
9/18 Energy Storage, Electric Field Energy, Dielectrics 24.3-4 24-$30,36,$47,$56,59
5 9/23 Current, Resistivity, Resistance 25.1-3 25-5,$7,$18,22,$37,61
9/25 FIRST MIDTERM (through 24)
6 9/30 Electromotive Force, Energy and Power in Circuits 25.4-5 25-34,$53,55,$72
10/2 Series and Parallel Resistors, Kirchoff's Rules 26.1-3 I11,26-14,22,$28,$31
7 10/7 R-C Circuits, Power Distribution Systems 26.4-5 I12,26-$43,47,52
10/9 Magnetism, Magnetic Field, Field Lines and Flux, Motion 27.1-4 27-$8,12,$26,$31,53
8 10/14 Applications, Force on Conductor, Torque on Current Loop 27.5-7 I15,27-$42,$57,72
10/16* Magnetic Field of a Conductor, Force between Conductors 28.1-4 I13,28-7,$24,$51,64
9 10/21 Field of Circular Current Loop, Ampere's Law 28.5-7 I16,I17,28-$36,81
10/23 Induction, Faraday's and Lenz's Laws 29.1-3 I18,29-$6,7,$9,56
10 10/28 SECOND MIDTERM (through Chapter 28)
10/30 Motional EMF, Induced Electric Fields, Displacement
Current and Maxwell's Equations 29.4-7 29-19,$28,$38,61
11 11/4 ***HOLIDAY: Election Day***
11/6 Mutual and Self Inductance, Magnetic Field Energy 30.1-3 30-10,$13,$43,$44
12 11/11 ***HOLIDAY: Veterans Day***
11/13 R-L, L-C, and R-L-C Circuits 30.4-6 I20,30-$19,$41,$58
13 11/18 Phasors, Resistance and Reactance, L-R-C Series Circuit 31.1-3 I22,31-$10,$14
11/20* Power in AC Circuits, Resonance 31.4-5 I23,31-$28,$31,44
14 11/25 Electromagnetic Waves 32.1-3 I24,32-$9,$11,$41,44
11/27 ***HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving***
15 12/2 Nature of Light, Reflection and Refraction, Total
Internal Reflection 33.1-4 33-$4,$7,$21,51
12/4 Dispersion, Polarization, Scattering 33.4-6 I27,33-26,$34,$52,61
16 12/9 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Surface,
Reflection at a Spherical Surface 34.1-2 I29,34-5,14,24,32
12/11 Refraction at a Spherical Surface, Thin Lenses 34.3-4
* Quiz
$ Mastering Physics Problems - Use link on class website to access.
I Interactive Examples. They will be referenced by number,
where the number is just the sequence number of the problem set.
("Line of charge" is Interactive Problem 3). Print out the
worked exercise to receive credit.
Last modified: Dec. 1, 2008