Physics 220 Spring 2026

Physics 220 : Spring 2026
 
Syllabus : Schedule

Announcements



From Edinburgh (2022) : James Clerk Maxwell [ 01 : 02 : 03 : 04 ]


Electrostatic Fields Rainee Electrified

About Electricity : be careful
See sections 299, 307 and 322

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)
More 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 ]
javascript optics workbench

Raytracing simulations (mirror : lens)


Soap Film Gallery

More Optics : Expanding Cube : Rotating Wheel

  Moving Cone (1 : 2) : Morphing Cylinder

Coherence from a laser: 100% : Partially

Double Slit interference (1) (2)

Single Slit Interference Pattern
[1]

Diffraction Grating (1)(2)


Multiple Polarizers [ 1 : 2  : Crystal Alignment ]




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

TEM wave : Other waves




Worksheet Number


WS01 [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Wednesday January 14 : [ L00 ]

Friday January 16
MLK Day (no classes)
Monday January 19

WS02 [ P ] : X1 : X2

Wednesday January 21 : [ L01 ]

WS03 [ P ] :UnQuiz 01

Friday January 23

WS03A [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Monday January 26
LN:[250:220]
Wednesday January 28 : [ L02 ]
LN:[250:220]:WS04 [ P ]: UnQuiz 02
Friday January 30

WS05 [ P ]
Monday February 2
Untest 01
Wednesday February 4 : [ L03 ]
Test 01
Friday February 6

WS06 [ P ] : X1

Monday February 9

WS07 [ P ]

Wednesday February 11 : [ L04 ]

WS08 [ P ] : UnQuiz 03

Friday February 13

WS09 [ P ]

Monday February 16
WS10 [ P Wednesday February 18 : [ L05 ]
UnQuiz 04
Friday February 20
WS11 [ P ] Monday February 23
WS12 [ P ]
Wednesday February 25 : [ L06 ]
Untest 02
Friday February 27
Test 02
Monday March 2
WS13 [ P ] Wednesday March 4 : [ LTBA ]
Hurkle-Durkle Day (no classes)
Friday March 6

WS14 [ P ]: UnQuiz 05

Monday March 9

WS15 [ P ]

Wednesday March 11 : [ L07 ]
 (No WS 16) : WS 17 [ P ] : UnQuiz 06
Friday March 13

WS18 [ P ]
RLC lecture from 03/17/25

Monday March 16
Untest 03
Wednesday March 18 : [ L08 ]
Test 03
Friday March 20
Spring Break
March 23 - March 27
Javascript Optics Workbench
Notes [ P ] : WS19 [ P ]
Monday March 30
WS20 [ P ] : UnQuiz 07
Wednesday April 1 : [ L TBA ]
Easter Break (no classes)
Friday April 3

Monday April 6
Notes [ P ] : WS21 [ P ]
Wednesday April 8 : [ L09 ]

Notes [ P ] : WS22 [ P ] : UnQuiz 08

Friday April 10
Notes [ P ] : WS23 [ P ]
Monday April 13

Wednesday April 15 : [ L TBA ]

Notes [P] : UnQuiz 09

Friday April 17

Monday April 20

Notes [ P ] : WS24 [ P ]

Wednesday April 22 : [ L10 ]

Notes [ P ] : WS25 [ P ]

Friday April 24

Monday April 27
Untest 04
Wednesday April 29 : [ LTBA ]
Test 04
Friday May 1
Bohr Model [ P ]
Monday May 4

TEM waves [ P ]

Wednesday May 6 : [NO Lab]
Last day of classes
Friday May 8
Final Exam
Monday May 11 1:00 - 3:00 PM