Syllabus for1444-501, Spring 2006

Period Chapters
Jan. 18 and Week of Jan. 23, 2006 Chapters 21 and 22: 
Electric charges and electric fields; Gauss' Law
Weeks of Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 2006 Chapters 23 - 24: 
Electric potential; Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage
Week of Feb. 13 and Feb. 20, 2006 Chapters 25 - 26: 
Electric Current and Resistance; DC Circuits; Magnetism;
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 First Term Exam (Chapters 21 - 26)
Week of Feb. 27 and Mar. 6, 2006 Chapters 27 and 28: 
DC Circuits; Magnetism; Sources of Magnetic Field; 
Week of Mar. 13, 2006 Spring Break
Week of Mar. 20, 2006 Chapters 29 and 30:
Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits
Week of Mar 27, 2006 and Apr. 3, 2006 Chapters 31- 32:
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves;Light:Reflection and Refraction
Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2006 Second Term Exam (Chap 27 - 31)
Weeks of Apr. 10 and Apr. 17, 2006 Chapters 33 - 36:
Lenses and Optical Instruments; Wave Nature of Light: Interference; Diffraction and Polarization
Weeks Apr. 24 and May 1, 2006 Chapters 37 - 45: 
Special Relativity; Quantum Mechanics; Selected areas of Modern Physics
Review for the finals
Monday, May 8, 2006 Third (Final) Term Exam (Chap. 32 - 40) 

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

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