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PHYS 130 Lectures

Lectures

        Date     Lecture         Textbook Readings:
1 Fri. Sept. 10th Introduction Chapter I, pp. 1-27
2 Mon. Sept. 13th Simple Harmonic Motion Chapter 13, pp. 419-427
3 Wed. Sept. 15th Phase, Frequency, Amplitude Chapter 13, pp. 425-432
4 Fri. Sept. 17th Phase, Frequency, Amplitude, continued Chapter 13, pp. 425-434
5 Mon. Sept. 20st Energy of SHM Chapter 13, pp. 425-434
6 Wed. Sept. 22st Energy of SHM, continued Chapter 13, pp. 425-434
7 Fri. Sept. 24rd Simple Pendulum Chapter 13, pp. 436-438
8 Mon Sept. 27th Damped and Forced Oscillations Chapter 13, pp. 440-444
9 Wed Sept. 29th Mechanical Waves Chapter 15, pp. 487-491
10 Fri Oct 1st Wave function and Wave equation Chapter 15, pp. 492-497
11 Mon Oct 4th Energy in Waves Chapter 15, pp. 500-505
12 Wed Oct 6th Standing Waves; Intereference Chapter 15, pp. 505-511
13 Fri Oct 8th Standing Waves; Normal Modes Chapter 15, pp. 511-515
14 Wed Oct 13th Sound Waves Chapter 16, pp. 527-532
15 Fri Oct 15th Properties of Sound Waves: Sound Speed Chapter 16, pp. 529-536
16 Mon Oct 18th Properties of Sound Waves: Intenstity Chapter 16, pp. 537-541
17 Wed Oct 20th Practice problem solving
18 Fri Oct 22nd Midterm
19 Mon Oct 25th Standing Sound Waves: Musical Instruments Chapter 16, pp. 537-541
20 Wed Oct 27th Wave Interference Chapter 16, pp. 548-552
21 Fri Oct 29th Wave Interference Chapter 16, pp. 548-552
22 Mon Nov 1st Doppler effect Chapter 16, pp. 552-557
23 Wed Nov 3rd Light Chapter 33, pp. 1121-1129
24 Fri Nov 5th Light: Reflection and Refraction Chapter 33, pp. 1121-1129
25 Mon Nov 7th Reflection and Refraction: Sample Problems Chapter 33, pp. 1121-1129
26 Wed Nov 9th Light: Polarization Chapter 33, pp. 1133-1142
27 Mon Nov 15th Geometrical Optics: Introduction Chapter 34, pp. 1157-1160
28 Wed Nov 17th Geometrical Optics: Spherical Surfaces Chapter 34, pp. 1161-1169
29 Fri Nov 19th Geometrical Optics: Spherical Surfaces Chapter 34, pp. 1161-1172
30 Mon Nov 22nd Geometrical Optics: Thin Lenses Chapter 34, pp. 1174-1182
31 Wed Nov 24th Geometrical Optics: Thin Lenses Chapter 34, pp. 1174-1182
32 Fri Nov 26th Intereference: two-slid interference of light Chapter 35, pp. 1208-1218
33 Mon Nov 29th Interference in Thin Films Chapter 35, pp. 1218-1223
34 Wed Dec 1st Interference in Thin Films Chapter 35, pp. 1218-1223
35 Fri Dec 3rd Diffraction: Single Slit Chapter 36, pp. 1234-1243
36 Mon Dec 6th Diffraction: Multiple Slits, Diffraction Grating Chapter 36, pp. 1243-1250
37 Wed Dec 8th Diffraction: Circular Aperture, Angular resolution Chapter 36, pp. 1253-1256