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Lab summaries and problems are due every Tuesday.
Old, 2004 schedule; Old 2006 schedule
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| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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| Week 1. Jan.22
Temperature/Heat transfer Read Ch.
12 Demo: Critical point Students must enroll in WilsOnLine in Physics II during the first week. |
Experiment
outline Enroll in Physics II in http://moodle.warren-wilson.edu// |
Gas laws. Problem Solving: (due Tues. 1-27-2004) P.528: 13, 17. P. 532: 45, 46, 50, 58. Simulation: Kinetic Theory Simulation - WilsOnLine for Week 1. Simulation - Free Expansion. Week 1. |
Heat pulser experiment.
(continuation of week 1 experiment). |
| Week 2. Jan.29 Read Ch. 13, 14 Melt ice Demo Melt-ice probs (submit with lab summary for week 2); Kinetic Theory of gas, Boltzmann's Constant Simulation demo: Adiabatic expansion. |
HW Probs Due for
Week 1. Experiment: Charles Law I and II. |
Finish Kinetic
Theory pp. 522f Brownian Motion Online Quiz: Brownian Motion Simulation Online Quiz: Kinetic Model for Electrical Resistance Problem Solving: Kin. Theory, Thermal energy Homework: Melt ice problems: 1..6 Ch. 12 (Hecht) pg 534: 95, 96 Ch 14 (Hecht). Pg 601: 7, 9; Pg 603: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10. Note: Melt ice data at G:\Physics\LoggerProExpts\ MeltIceSSTemp2007... |
Finish experiment., answer
"quiz" questions, HW probs. Solution 95 Solution 96 |
| Week 3. Feb 5
- Ch 14. First Law of Thermo Demo w. syringe First law and Adiabatic theory Thermodynamic Engines Discuss thermo cycle, "incredible mass-lifter", Stirling cycle, Thermodynamic efficiency, brief intro to 2nd Law. Begin Problem Solving. |
Experiment:
Incredible mass lifter. |
2nd Law and
engines, Entropy Adiabatic processes HW: pg 603-604: 12, 29, 35, 40 Online Quiz: Thermodynamic cycles. |
Finish experiment
write-up, problem review Carnot Engine Applet by Xing Min Wang (applet found by Katie Kuehl) |
| Week 4. Feb.
12. Exam I. Review for Exam I(2007). |
High
Temperature Superconductivity due date for Incredible Mass Lifter  |
Second Law of Thermo
and heat engines. Problem solving: pg 606-607: 54, 55, 64,72, 73, 86 Online quiz: Microscopic friction model. This quiz closes Feb. 20 at 11:50 pm. It must be completed by that date. |
Finish experiment and review HW.
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| Week 5. Feb.
19. Finish 2nd Law of Thermo Peer problems Hooke's Law Simple Harmonic Motion Text read pp. 407-412; pp421-436 |
Harmonic
Motion Due date for Hi Tc Superconductivity and 2nd law HW. |
SHM kinematics; SHM
Newtonian theory; Problem solving: Ch. 10 pg 444f: 58, 64, 67, 82, 85, 89 In-class Sims: Simulation1, Simulation 2, Simulation 3 Online quiz: Mass and Spring. Closes Tues, Feb. 27 11:50 pm. |
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| Week 6. Feb. 26
SHM review Spectral Analysis of Sound Finish SHM. |
Harmonic Motion
due New experiment: Spectral Analysis of sound |
Read Ch. 11, pp
477-494 Problems Ch. 10b (pg445-446): 80, 83, 91 Ch.11, (pg 492): 15; (pg. 494): 17, 18, 20 AppletApplet on longitudinal waves PhET Applet: Wave on String On-line "Quiz" - Making Waves Tutorial - Fourier Series |
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| Week 7. Mar 5.
Speed of Sound Ch. 13 Read Ch. 11 - all. Speed of Sound tutorial |
Speed of Sound by Impulse and spectra. | Thermodynamic Model for speed of
sound c = sqrt(gRT/M); g = Cp/Cv ; Cv = q/2R; Cp = Cv + R; g = (q + 2)/q Problem Solving: Probs: pg 497: 32; pg 500: 81, 82, 117, 120, 129, 134 Posting of solutions. Simulation of wave - PHET simulation |
Wave tutorial |
| Week 8. Mar.12.
Exam II (2007 review) |
Magnetic Fields and Electron
Deflection Preliminary qualitative Quantitative data (hand-out) PhET Magnetism Simulations |
On-line "Quiz"
- Harmonic Motion (week 7) HW Problems: Ch. 19: Pg 802: 64, 69, 82 Homework hints - sketchy. Simularions: On-line Quiz on magnets and fields. Due March 28. The quiz uses the following sims: bfield9_6_1.html bfield9_6_2.html bfield9_6_3.html bfield9_6_4.html bfield9_6_6.html Mag deflection applet |
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| March 19. Spring Break!!!! |
Spring Break!!!! | Spring Break!!!! | Spring Break!!!! |
| Week 9. Mar.26.
Finish e/m calc. Speed of light |
Speed
of Light and laser physics Applet on micrometer |
Applets
on electromagnetic waves. 2nd applet. PhET Applet HW Problems: on lab handout. |
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| Week 10. Topic decision
due for research project. April 2. Diffraction and Interference Physics Applet - 2-source interference Continue relativity Time Dilation - Applet Non-Simultaneity - Murugan's Applet |
Double Slit Diffraction | Single slit diffraction HW Probs: Hecht p. 1034: 33, 34, 36, 45, 72, 83 View Image Applet on Huygens |
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| Week 11. April 9 Diffraction
grating and spectra |
Introduce
spectra Homework probs:: Hecht p. 1056: 78, 80, 81, 86 |
Introduce photoelectric effect. Applet on Huygens Principle on-line quiz - diffraction (quiz closes on April 16 during the exam.) |
Finish Spectra Spectra image Begin formal report - drawing for HTML Schedule for Formal Report. |
| Week 12. April
16.
Exam
III (edited for 2007) |
Photoelectric
effect Summary on grating and spectra due. HW on grating due. |
Should read the photoelectric
effect in text. Expect
quiz. HW on Photoelectric Effect - see handout. Photoelec electron energy vs. intensity. Data at: |
Finish Photoelec. Lab LED results. See the results for different intensities, plus the penlight laser at G:\physics\PhotElec2004\Photelec2004.mbl Drawing for Web page due. Inserted into a web page. E-mail the URL. Workshop for creating pdf file (Open Office 2.x) |
| Week 13. April 23 Black Body Physics. UV catastrophe Planck formula. PhET Blackbody Simulation |
New Lab. Astrophysics
- H-R diagram for stellar clusters. * Written Report on Grating and Spectra due. * e-Draft for Photoelectric due. * HW for photoelectric effect due. |
Work Day. No classes. |
HW: Hecht ch. 28 p. 1133: 3, 7,
13
(Use the PhET BB simulation) Finish Stellar clusters and black body radiation. |
| Week 14. April 30.
X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction Peer Tutorial X-Ray diffraction X-Ray diffraction - Bragg diffraction of NaCl and LiF. - Discuss mechanism of x-rays Bremstrahlung Characteristic |
Electron
Diffraction Demo Applet on x-rays, Applet on Bohr-Schrodinger Applet on Bohr * e-draft on H-R diagram due * Written report on photoelectric effect due. * HW on black body radiation due |
HW Problems - Ch. 27 (page
1102): 23, 25, 28, 32; Probs 1, 2, 3
of Electron Diffn handout; Calc wavelength of electron diffn demo. On-line quiz: X-rays. Quiz closes May 9 11:55 pm. |
Finish X-ray and electron
diffraction lab. Calculate atomic spacing for NaCl and calculate the x-ray wavelengths Workday for formal report on-line (Rough draft due May 8) |
| Wee 15. May 7. No Lab. Peer tutorial. Bohr atom - No lab but spreadsheet and HW due Thursday. Problems: Ch. 28- 44, 45, 46, 47, 50. H-spectra Bohr Model from first principles. Research report draft due online. |
* e-draft on X-ray
report
due. * Written Report on H-R diagram due * HW due on x-rays (4 probs), e-diffraction (3 probs), wavelength calc for e-diffraction demo - compare measured with deBroglie calc. * Draft of Internet Report due Spreadsheet for Bohr Atom. Formal Report Draft due. The URL is mailed to D. Collins and must not change after this date.\ |
Demo circular vibrator Laser Physics - stimulated emission vs. spontaneous emission Physics 2000 Laser PhETApplet on Laser Peer Tutorial |
* HW and Spreadsheet
on Bohr Atom due Finish Formal Report |
| Week 16. May 14. * Formal Report Due. Share Formal Reports. |
* Written Report on X-Ray diffraction due. Review for Exam Review for 2007 online. |
Exam
IV. |
