Physics 250:Spring 2014
Total Combined Syllabus

Syllabus  : Schedule  : Learning Outcomes

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Electrostatic Fields

About Electricity:becareful

Vector Rip = Rp - Ri VRML

Coulomb's Law Java Applets (1:2:3)

A very nice java applet to map out electrostatic  fields

Charging by Induction and with electrophorus

Map electrostatic fields


Magnetostatic Fields

Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field

A very nice java applet to map out magnetostatic fields

Magnetic Moment : Torque : Magnetic Moment animation

Lorentz Force VRML

 Magnetic Field from a wire: solved 3 ways [ W : P ]

Induction Applets (1) : (2)

Frog

RLC circuit applets


Retroreflector simulation

Optics java applets 1 : Optics simulations 1

Optics Simulations 2

Optics Workbench Java Applet (Out due to hurricane) : Backup Link

Raytracing simulations (mirror : lens)


Soap Film Gallery

More Optics: Expanding Cube : Rotating Wheel

:Moving Cone (1:2): Morphing Cylinder

Coherence from a laser

Double Slit interference (1) (2)

Single Slit Interference Pattern

Diffraction Grating (1)(2)

Resolution of a circular lens: Java Applet

Multiple Polarizers  [ 1 : 2 : 3 : & optical rotation : Crystal Alignment ]

Different types of waves & polarization

How molecules polarize light

Polarization of sunlight off of a pond (with a duck)

One source of light: Bohr's atom : Spectra of chemical elements : xls model

TEM wave java applet


Worksheet Number

Date

WS01[ W : P ]:X1:X2:X3

Wednesday January 15

Friday January 17: [L01A]
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes)
Monday January 20

WS02 [ W : P ] :X1:X2

Wednesday January 22

UnQuiz 01

Friday January 24: [L01B]

WS03 [ W : P ]

  Monday January 27

WS3A [ W : P ]:X1:X2:X3

Wednesday January 29
UnQuiz 02
Friday January 31: [L02: Problems ]
Snow Day: WS04 moved to Feb 10
Monday February 03
Untest01  Wednesday February 05
Test #1
Friday February 07: [LTBA]

WS04 [ W : P ] Improved
Monday February 10

WS05 Improved

Wednesday February 12

WS07 [ W : P ]: UnQuiz 03

Friday February 14: [L03]

WS08 [ W : P ]

Monday February 17

WS09 [ W : P ]

Wednesday February 19

WS06 [ W : P ]:X1 : UnQuiz 04

Friday February 21: [L04]
WS10 [ W : P ] Monday February 24
WS11 [ W : P ] Wednesday February 26
WS12 [ W : P ]: UnQuiz 05
Friday February 28: [L05]
WS13 [ W : P ] Snow: Delayed until after spring break
Monday March 03

Untest02
Solutions (Posted because of snow)
In the event of snow, the untest will be posted here.
Work through it to help prepare for test #2 on Friday.

Wednesday March 05
Test #2 NOT DELAYED
Friday March 07: [L06]

Spring Break

March 10 - March 14

WS14 [ W : P ]

Monday March 17

WS15 [ W : P ]

Wednesday March 19

(No WS16) WS17 [ W : P ] : UnQuiz 06

Friday March 21: [L07]

WS18 [ W : P ]

Monday March 24
Untest03
Wednesday March 26
Test #3 Friday March 28: [L08]
Notes [ W : P ] : WS19 [ W : P ] Monday March 31
WS20 [ W : P Wednesday April 02

Notes [ W : P ] : WS21 [ W : P ]: UnQuiz 07

Friday April 04 [L09]
Notes[W : P ] : WS22 [ W : P ] Monday April 07

Notes [ W : P ] : WS23 [ W : P ]

  Wednesday April 09

Notes [ W : P ] : UnQuiz 08

  Friday April 11 : [L10]

Notes [ W : P ] : WS24 [ W : P ]

Monday April 14
Notes [ W : P ] : WS25 [ W : P ] Wednesday April 16
Easter Break
Friday April 18, Monday April 21
Untest04  Wednesday April 23
Test #4 Friday April 25 [LTBA]
TEM waves [W : P] Monday April 28
Bohr Model [ W : P ]   Wednesday April 30
Last Day of Classes   Friday May 02 [LTBA]
Final Exams
Monday May 04 - Friday May 09