Tentative PHY 142 Course Schedule: Spring 2009

Week	Lecture (MWF 11:45-12:40) IN P-124	Recitation (Th 2:20- 3:15) in P-124	Lab (Th 3:20-5:20) IN A-116	mastering Physics: (NormalLY Due Th 2:00)	Reading from TexT
Jan 26	Mon: Why Physics, vector, scalar fields Wed: Gravitational, Electric fields Fri: Charge, dipoles, continuous charge distributions	No Recitation	NO LAB Lab 0: Reading Assignment: Error Analysis	HW0: Introduction to Mastering Physics	21
Feb 2	Mon:Electric Potential, E from V Gauss' Law Wed: Gauss's Law Fri: More Gauss's Law	Problem Solving Session 1: Line and Surface Integrals	Lab 1: Oscilloscope	HW1: Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law	22,23
Feb 9	Mon: Capacitors Intro Wed: Conductors, Capacitors Fri: Dielectrics	Problem Solving Session 2: Electric Field	Lab 2: Electric Field	HW2: Gauss’ Law, Potential Energy, Potential, and equipotential surfaces	24
Feb 16	Mon: Capacitor Network, Current, Resistance, DC Circuits Wed: Kirchhoff's Rules Fri: RC Circuits	Problem Solving Session 3: Gauss’ Law	Lab 3: Capacitors	HW3: Capacitors	25,26
Feb 23	Mon: RC Circuits, Magnetic Fields Wed: Magnetic Fields from Moving Charges Fri: Biot-Savart Law	Problem Solving Session 4: Capacitance	Lab 4: Ohm’s Law	HW4: Current, Resistance, Circuits, Kirchoff’s Laws	27,28
Mar 2	Mon: Dipoles, levitation Wed: Exam Review Fri: Ampere’s Law	Midterm Exam 1: Thursday Mar 5 in Recitation	NO LAB	NO HW
Mar 9	Mon: Discuss Midterm #1 Wed: Faraday’s Law Fri: More Faraday's Law	Problem Solving Session 5: Magnetic Torque and Moments	NO LAB Makeup period for labs 1-4	HW5: Magnetic Fields, Magnetic forces, Ampere's Law	29
Mar 16	Mon: Eddy Currents, Magnetic Braking, and Levitation using Superconductors Wed: Transformers, Magnetic Materials, Inductance Fri: Inductance and LR Circuits, Energy in Inductors	Problem Solving Session 6: Ampere's Law	Lab 5: Magnetic Force I	HW6: Induction, Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law
Mar 23	Mon: LC Circuits Wed: RLC Circuits, AC Circuits Fri: Phasors, Resonance Displacement Current	Problem Solving Session 7: Faraday's Law	Lab 6: Magnetic Force II	HW7: Inductance, RL, LC, and RLC circuits	30
Mar 30	Mon: Maxwell’s Equations, EM Waves Wed: Poynting Vector, Radiation Pressure, Standing Waves Fri: EM Standing Waves, Measuring the Speed of Light with a Microwave Oven	Problem Solving Session 8: Driven LRC Circuits	Lab 7: Induction	HW8 Part 1: AC Circuits	31
Apr 6	Spring Break
Apr 13	Mon: Making EM Waves Wed: Exam Review Fri: Reflection, Refraction	Midterm Exam 2: Thursday Apr 16 in Recitation	NO LAB	NO HW	32
Apr 20	Mon: Discuss Midterm #2 Wed: Polarization, Huygen's Principle Fri: Ray Optics - Mirrors	Problem Solving Session 9: Displacement Current, Poynting Vector	Lab 8: LRC Circuits	HW8 Part 2: EM Waves	33
Apr 27	Mon: Ray Optics - Lenses, Lensmaker's Equation, Ray Tracing Wed: Interference Fri: More Interference, Diffraction	Problem Solving Session 10: Interference	Lab 9: Resonance	HW9: Geometrical Optics	34
May 4	Mon: More Diffraction, Concept Review Wed: Exam Review Fri: Exam Review		NO LAB Makeup period for labs 5-9	HW10: Physical Optics	35,36