| Period | Chapters |
| Jan. 18 and Week of Jan. 23, 2012 | Chapters
21 and
22: Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law |
| Weeks of Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 2012 | Chapters
23 - 24: Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage |
| Week of Feb. 13 and Feb. 20, 2012 | Chapters
25 - 26: Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism; |
| Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 | First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26) |
| Weeks of Feb. 27 and Mar. 5, 2012 | Chapters
27 and
28: DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; |
| Week
of
Mar.
17, 2012 |
Spring
Break |
| Mar. 19, 2012 | Chapters
29 and
30: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits |
| Wednesday,
Mar.
21,
2012 |
Mid-term
Conprehensive
Exam
(Chapters
21 - 30) |
| Week of Mar. 26 and Week of Apr. 2, 2012 | Chapters
31- 32: Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction |
| Weeks
of
Apr.
9
and Apr. 16, 2012 |
Chapters
33
-
36:
Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light:
Interference; Diffraction and Polarization |
| Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2012 | Second Non-comprehensive Term Exam (Chap 31 - 36) |
| Week of
Apr.
30 |
Chapters
37 - 45: Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics Review for the finals |
| Monday, May 7, 2012 | Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 21 - 45) |
** The above schedule might change depending on progress in the class.
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