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Old 2009 schedule
MOODLE
Physics Activities and Evaluation
Laboratory
- 35% (notebooks for 15 experiments: 15%; 5
lab reports: 20%)
Due dates: Notebooks due before following
Tuesday - no late
notebooks;
Lab reports due on following
Tuesday. Late reports accepted with 10% penalty for
one week. No reports accepted after one week beyond
due date
Problem solving - 20% - collected Mondays and Wednesdays
Simulations and on-line activities - Bonus. Each quiz closes on a Thursday.
Attendance - see classroom protocol.
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1. Jan.16
Temperature/Heat transfer Read Ch. 18 to pg. 488 Demo: Critical point Students must enroll in Moodle in Physics II during the first week. Gas laws Quiz 0. MOODLE syllabus quiz Closes Thursday, Jan. 19 HW1. Temperature and gas laws - due Wed. |
Experiment
outline |
Gas laws Thermometry - illustrations Note: HW1 may be submitted Thursday, 1-19 for full credit. Extra credit: Show that the coefficient for volume expansion for a sphere is 3 x Coeff of linear expansion for the same substance using calculus. HW2: Kinetic Theory. Due Monday HW2: will be collected on Tuesday since we did not finish the Kinetic Theory in class. Demo: Brownian Motion. Short .mov file Heat pulser demo experiment. <--omit Simulation and quiz: Kinetic Theory Simulation - WilsOnLine for Week 1. Closes Jan. 26. Kinetic Theory of gas, Boltzmann's Constant Simulation demo: Adiabatic expansion. |
Finish the experiment -
especially the analysis for Newton's Law of Cooling. Text read Kinetic Theory (H&R Ch. 19 pp 511 - 514. Brownian Motion simulation |
| Week 2.Jan.23 Finish Kinetic Theory discussion. Go over HW2 (collect Tuesday). Melt ice Demo HW 3a. Melt ice results Complete the calculations for the Melt ice demo (due Wed) . |
Experiment:
Charles Law I and II. |
Introduce thermodynamic
work HW3: Thermodynamic Energy due Monday. Demo with widgit raising. Online Simulation/Quiz: Brownian Motion and Electrical Resistance - closes Thurs, Feb. 2, 2012. First Law of Thermo - Ch. 18 pp 491-493. Thermal energy |
Finish lab. |
| Week 3. Jan 30- Ch. 18 First Law of Thermo Demo w. syringe First law and Adiabatic theory Thermodynamic Engines Discuss thermo cycle, "incredible mass-lifter", HW4 First Law, Work, and Internal Energy (due Wed) |
Experiment: Incredible mass lifter. | Finish experiment write-up,
problem review Carnot Engine Applet by Fu Kwan Hwang Applet by B. P. Reid Applet at U. Virginia (Fowler, and others) |
Stirling cycle,
Thermodynamic efficiency, brief intro to 2nd Law.
Begin Problem Solving.2nd Law and engines, Ch. 19: Molar specific heat, adiabatic proc. Adiabatic processes HW5: First Law, Molar Heat Cap, Adiabatic proc. [Probs 1, 2a, 3 on exam] Probs due Monday - same day as exam. Online Quiz: Thermodynamic cycles - closes Thurs, Feb.16, 11:55 PM. Should be familiar for exam. Fire Syringe video Optional review Friday 4:00 pm (1/2 - 1 hour) |
| Week 4. Feb
6. Exam I. Review for Exam I(2012).(updated for 2012) Review Quiz I for exam Review Quiz II for exam Quiz III closes 11 pm Extra credit (10 pt assignment). Re-do HW4 #1 with the new numbers by Thursday, Feb. 9. The old numbers were incompatible. |
High
Temperature Superconductivity due date for Incredible Mass Lifter  See video by Kyle Brown Second video by Kyle Brown |
Finish
experiment Video Superfluid Helium Lab notebook - on-line quiz on liquid helium , superfluidity, and superconductivity. Online quiz: Microscopic friction model.?? Demonstrate Stirling Engine |
HW 5b
(probs 4, 5) - Molar heat capacity, Adiabatic
processes. (due Monday) Second Law of Thermo and heat engines. HW 6 Carnot Cycle and Processes (also due Monday) Solar cells and 2nd Law Extra credit: Prove that PVγ = constant for adiabatic (see text). Due Wed, Feb. 16. (as 20 point HW assignment) |
| Week 5. Feb. 13 Finish 2nd Law of Thermo Carnot and other cycles PowerPoint on Heat Efficiency HW7 - 2nd Law and Power Plants - due Wed. |
Harmonic
Motion Hooke's Law (H&R p. 149-150) Simple Harmonic Motion Ch. 15 of H&R |
Finish Lab |
Presentation:SHM
kinematics; SHM Newtonian theory; (Summary of SHM Kinematics and theory) HW8 Simple Harmonic Motion (due Mon) In-class Sims: Simulation1, Simulation 2, Simulation 3 Online quiz: Mass and Spring. Closes Thurs, Feb. 23, 11:55 pm. |
| Week 6. Feb. 20 SHM review.
HW9 Wave Kinematics (Due Wed) Spectral Analysis of Sound Finish SHM. Text Ch. 16 Waves. PhET Applet: Wave on String AppletApplet on longitudinal waves Russell Longitudinal Wave Applet Extra credit: Fill-in missing steps for adding left and right propagating waves to get standing wave. Due Mon, Feb. 27. |
New experiment: Spectral
Analysis of sound Background: Ch. 17 - section 17-7: Music and harmonics |
HW10.
Vibrations, Waves, Harmonic Analysis (Due Mon) Simulation "Standing Waves" - Walter Fendt On-line "Quiz" - Making Waves (closes Mar. 1, 2012) Tutorial - Fourier Series |
Notebook
requirements
for sound spectra |
| Week 7. Feb 27
Speed of Sound Read H&R pp. 420-421; pp.446-448 plus adiabatic bulk modulus Wave in pipe applet - Fendt on SMU Speed of Sound tutorial New
Applet on Plucked String-Falstad.
(Suggested by Dr. Cartier) HW11
-
Vibrating Strings, Pipes, and Sound Due
Wednesday Extra Credit problem: Show that the adiabatic stiffness (Bulk Modulus) for an ideal gas is γP where γ = Cp/Cv ; (Due Wed, with HW11. |
Speed of Sound by Impulse and spectra. | Thermodynamic Model for
speed of sound c = sqrt(γRT/M); γ = Cp/Cv ; Cv = q/2R; Cp = Cv + R; γ = (q + 2)/q Problem Solving: HW 12: Speed of Sound from Thermo. Due Wed, not on Monday's exam. Speed of sound lab due Wed. Concepts on the exam. Simulation of wave - PHET simulation Begin review - esp. week 4 probs. On-line Quiz - "Springs, Waves, and Masses" - part of review. Closes March. 10. |
Wave tutorial |
| Week 8.
Mar.5. Exam II
(2012 review - updated for 2012) supplemented with class notes on speed of sound and adiabatic processes |
Magnetic Fields and
Electron Deflection Preliminary qualitative Quantitative data (hand-out) |
Text Reading: Ch 28
Magnetic Fields PhET Magnetism Simulations Mag deflection applet Magnetic Defletion - theory: Lorentz Force and Centripetal Force. Get data for analysis. HW13 - Magnetic Forces (due March 21) Simulations: On-line Quiz on magnets and fields. Closes Mar. 22, 2012. The quiz uses several simulations. |
Finish Magnetic
Deflection calculations. Link to photos |
| March 12. Spring
Break!!!! |
Spring Break!!!! | Spring Break!!!! | Spring Break!!!! |
| Week 9. Mar. 19 HW
13 due. Accepted on Wed, Mar. 21. High-Voltage correction for e/m Speed of light HW
14 - Simple optics and speed of light - due Wed.
Mar. 21 On-line quiz Magnets and Fields closes Thursday
night. |
Speed
of Light and laser physics Applet on micrometer Practice quiz on micrometer |
HW 15a.
Speed of light. On lab handout. Due Monday,
Mar. 28 Note: there are only 2 "new"
problems. Omit probs 1 and 4. Special Relativity postulates. See Google. Applets on electromagnetic waves. 2nd applet. Phet Applet on Lens HW Problems: on lab handout. On-line quiz - Speed of Light (closes Mar 29, 2012) |
Microwaved
Marshmellows 1 and 2 |
| Week 10. Mar.
26. Textbook (H,R,W) Ch. 35. Section 35-4 is most important part. Refraction of waves - Fendt applet Diffraction and Interference Physics Applet - 2-source interference (Hwang - doesn't work 2012) Applet that works:(Zolandeducation) Ripple Tank (Falstad) Other Falstad applets HW15 Diffraction and Interference I (due Wed) Continue relativity Time Dilation Non-Simultaneity - Murugan's Applet |
Double Slit Diffraction Diffraction and Interference |
HW16.
Diffraction and Interference II (due Monday) Single slit diffraction (HRW Ch. 36) Extra Credit Assignment - find out bio information on both Huygens and Fraunhofer View Image Fendt Applet on Huygens Fendt applet on Single Slit On-line Quiz - "Diffraction". Closes April 12, 2012. |
|
| Week 11. April 2 Diffraction
grating and spectra HW17 Diffraction Gratings and Spectra - Due Thurs April 7. On-line quiz - Diffraction - 2 slit, 1-slit, grating (no closing date) |
Introduce
spectra Balmer Spectra AM Lab Balmer Spectra PM Lab |
April 6 Work Day - No
classes. |
Finish
Spectra Examine Solar Spectra Applet on Huygens Principle (Fendt) (quiz closes on April 9 during the exam.) |
| Week 12. April 9 X-ray
diffraction Review for exam. See review updated for 2012 |
X-Ray
Diffraction Summary on grating and spectra due. HW18 Bragg Diffraction (Due Mon. Apr 16) On Line Quiz - XRays (closes May 10, 11:55 pm) |
April 11. Exam III X-Rays - sources, Discuss mechanism of x-rays Picture Bremstrahlung Characteristic Bragg Diffraction Applet (Lukin) |
Finish X-Ray. Lab Extra credit: Read and report on Moseley's discoveries regarding x-rays and the periodic table. Due April 26, 2012 |
| Week 13. April 16 E-M radiation - radio waves Fendt sim PHET sim Pics of dipole radiation PhET Photoelectric Effect. - Extra credti problem:?? "Measure" and plot the photoelectric current, vs reverse voltage in the simulation to find the stopping voltage, and explain the physics. . HW19 - Photoelectric Effect (due Wed) On-line quiz Photoelectric Effect (closes Thur, May 10, 11:55 pm) |
New Lab. Photoelectric
Effect |
Should read the
photoelectric effect in text. Expect quiz. HW20 - PhotoElec II and Elec Diffn - due Mon Wave-particle duality - corny video but relevant 2-slit quantum animation - slow to load |
|
| Week 14. April
23. electron diffraction Peer Tutorial On-line Quiz: Electron Diffraction. Closes Thurs., May 10, 2012 HW 21 Electron Diffraction II - due Wed. Demo circular vibrator Extra credit: find out where Helium for party balloons comes from - more than from wells. Due Monday, April 30 |
Electron
Diffraction Lab Applet on Bohr-Schrodinger Applet on Bohr |
On-line
Quiz:
Black
Body
radiation
and
Quantum Mechanics Bohr Atom HW 22 Bohr Atom and deBroglie (due Wednesday, May 2, 2012) Also Prob 3 of HW 21 will be accepted on Monday |
Finish Electron
Diffraction lab |
| Week 15. Apr. 30. PhET Blackbody Simulation Slide show - Cluster Color Photometry Bohr Atom energy-wavelen calc K-alpha x-ray rad. |
Astrophysics
- H-R diagram for stellar clusters. |
Stellar
evolution
and
H-R diagrams - slide show Astrophysics Moodle Quiz - Will be on exam. Closes May 10, 11:55pm Laser Physics - stimulated emission vs. spontaneous emission - not discussed. Physics 2000 Laser PhETApplet on Laser H-R diagram animation and stellar evolution - UCLA Peer Tutorial |
|
| Week 16. May 07. Exam IV. Review online. Updated for 2012. MOODLE quiz on Black Body radiation (closes May 10, 2012 |
May 9Demo session | May 12 No classes at WWC. |
