Physics 250 Spring 2016

Physics 250 : Spring 2016
Syllabus

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Electrostatic Fields

About Electricity : be careful

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 links [ 1 2 ] :  Bigger [ 1 ]

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 ]


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 [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Wednesday January 13

Friday January 15 : [ L01A ]
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes)
Monday January 18

WS02 [ P ] : X1 : X2

Wednesday January 20

UnQuiz 01

Friday January 22 : [ L01B ]

WS03 [ P ]

Monday January 25

WS3A [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Wednesday January 27
UnQuiz 02
Friday January 29 : [ L02 : Problems ]
WS04 [ P ] Monday February 01
Untest01 Wednesday February 03
Test #1
Friday February 05 : [ L03 ]

WS05 [ P ]
Monday February 08

WS06 [ P ] : X1

Wednesday February 10

WS07 [ P ] : UnQuiz 03

Friday February 12 [ L04 ]

Snow Gap if needed

Monday February  15

WS08 [ P ]

Wednesday February 17

WS09 [ P: UnQuiz 04

Friday February 19 : [ L05 ]
WS10 [ P Monday February 22
WS11 [ P ] Wednesday February 24
WS12 [ p ] : unquiz 05
Friday February 26 : [ L06 ]
  WS13 [ P ] Monday February 29

Untest02

Wednesday March 02
Test #2
Friday March 04 : [ L07 ]

Spring Break

March 07 - March 11

WS14 [ P ]

Monday March 14

WS15 [ P ]

Wednesday March 16

(No WS16) WS17 [ P ] : UnQuiz 06

Friday March  18 : [ L08 ]

WS18 [ P ]

Monday March 21
Notes [ P ] : WS19 [ P ] Wednesday March 23
Snow Lab TBA
Thursday March 24
Easter Break
March 25 - March 28
Untest03
Wednesday March 30 
Test #3 Friday April 01 : [LTBA]
WS20 [ P ] Monday  April  04
Notes [ P ] : WS21 [ P ] Wednesday April  06

Notes [ P ] : WS22 [ P ] : UnQuiz 07

Friday April 08 : [ L09 ]
Notes [ P ] : WS23 [ P ] Monday April 11

Notes [ P ]

Wednesday April 13

Notes [ P ] : WS24 [ P ] : UnQuiz 08

Friday April 15 : [ L10 ]

Notes [ P ] : WS25 [ P ]

Monday April 18
Untest04
Wednesday April 20
Test #4 Friday April 22 : [ LTBA ]
TEM waves [ P ] Monday April 25
Bohr Model [ P ] Wednesday April 27
Last Day of Classes Friday April 29
Final Exam
Tuesday May 03 10:30 - 12:30