Syllabus for1444-003, Fall 2005

Period Chapters
Week of Aug. 29 and Sept. 7, 2005 Chapters 21 and 22: 
Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law
(No class on Labor day, Monday, Sept. 5, 2003)
Weeks of Sept. 12 and Sept. 19, 2005 Chapters 23 - 24: 
Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage
Week of Sept. 26 and Oct.3, 2005 & Oct. 10, 2005 Chapters 25 - 27: 
Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism;
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005 First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26)
Weeks of Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, 2005 Chapters 28 and 30:
Sources of Magnetic Field; Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits
Week of Oct. 31, 2005 Chapters 31- 32:
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction
Monday, Nov. 7, 2005 Second Term Exam (Chap 27 - 31)
Nov. 9 and week of Nov. 14  Chapters 33 - 36:
Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light: Interference; Diffraction and Polarization
Weeks Nov. 21 and Nov. 28, 2005 Chapters 37 - 45: 
Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics
Review for the finals
Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 Third (Final) Term Exam (Chap. 32 - 40) 

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

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