Syllabus for1444-002, Fall 2018

Period Chapters
Week of Aug. 27 and Sept. 5, 2018 Chapters 21 and 22: 
Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law
Weeks of Sept. 10 and Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 Chapters 23 - 24: 
Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26)
Weeks of Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, 2018 Chapters 25 - 26: 
Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism;
Week of Oct. 8 and Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 Chapters 27 and 28: 
DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; 
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
Mid-term Conprehensive Exam (Chapters 21 - 28)
Weeks of Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, 2018 Chapters 29 and 30:
Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits
Weeks of Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2018 Chapters 31- 32:
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction
Week of Nov. 5 and Monday, Nov. 12, 2018
Chapters 33 - 36: Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light: Interference; Diffraction and Polarization
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 Second Non-comprehensive Term Exam (Chap 31 - 36)
Weeks of Nov.19 and Dec. 3, 2018
Chapters 37 - 45: 
Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics
Review for the finals
Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 21 - 45) 

** The above schedule might change depending on progress in the class.

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