Syllabus for1444-001, Summer 2016

Period Chapters
Week of June 6, 2016 Chapters 21 - 26: 
Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law; Electric Potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage; Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism;
Monday, June 13, 2016 First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26)
Week of June 13, Monday and Tuesday, June 20 and 21 2016 Chapters 26 - 30 : 
Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Mid-term Conprehensive Exam (Chapters 21 - 30)
Wed. June 22 and Thu. June 23, 2016 Chapters 31- 32:
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction
Mon. June 27 and Tues. June 28, 2016
Chapters 33 - 36: Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light: Interference; Diffraction and Polarization
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Second Non-comprehensive Term Exam (Chap 31 - 36)
June 30 and Week of July 4, 2016
Chapters 37 - 45: 
Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics
Review for the finals
Monday, July 11, 2016 Final Comprehensive Exam (Chap. 21 - 45) 

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

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