| Period | Chapters |
| Week of Aug. 28 and Sept. 6, 2017 | Chapters
21 and
22: Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law |
| Weeks of Sept. 11 and Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 | Chapters
23 - 24: Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage |
| Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 | First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26) |
| Weeks of Sept. 25 and Oct. 2, 2017 | Chapters
25 - 26: Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism; |
| Week of Oct. 9 and Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 | Chapters
27 and 28: DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; |
| Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 |
Mid-term Conprehensive Exam
(Chapters 21 - 28) |
| Weeks of Oct. 23 and Oct. 30, 2017 | Chapters
29 and 30: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits |
| Weeks of Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, 2017 | Chapters
31- 32: Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction |
|
Week of Nov. 6 and Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 |
Chapters
33
-
36: Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light:
Interference; Diffraction and Polarization |
| Wednesday, Nov., 15 2017 | Second Non-comprehensive Term Exam (Chap 31 - 36) |
| Weeks of
Nov.20 and Dec. 4, 2017 |
Chapters
37 - 45: Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics Review for the finals |
| Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 | Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 21 - 45) |
** The above schedule might change depending on progress in the class.
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