Syllabus for PHYS1444-002, Spring 2020

Period Chapters
Jan. 22 through Feb. 5, 2020 Chapters 21 and 22: 
Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law
Week of Feb. 10 and Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 Chapters 23 - 24: 
Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26)
Weeks of Feb. 23 and Mar. 2, 2020 Chapters 25 - 26: 
Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism;
Week of Mar. 9, 2020
Spring Break
Week of Monday, Mar. 16, 2020 Chapters 27 and 28: 
DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; 
Mid-term Conprehensive Exam (Chapters 21 - 28)
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020
Weeks of Mar. 23, 2020 Chapters 29 and 30:
Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits
Week of Mar. 30 and Apr. 6, 2020 Chapters 31- 32:
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction
Week of Apr. 6 and Monday, Apr. 13, 2020
Chapters 33 - 36: Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light: Interference; Diffraction and Polarization
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2019 Second Non-comprehensive Term Exam (Chap 31 - 36)
Week of Apr. 20, 2020
Chapters 37 - 40 : 
Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics
Week of Apr. 27 and Monday, May 4, 2020
Chapters 41 - 45: 
Selected areas of Modern Physics
Review for the finals
1pm, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 21 - 45) 

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

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