Physics 250 : Spring 2026
Syllabus
: Schedule
Announcements
| From Edinburgh (2022) : James Clerk
Maxwell [ 01 : 02 : 03 : 04 ] |
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Electrostatic
Fields Rainee Electrified |
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About
Electricity : be careful |
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Charging by Induction and with electrophorus |
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Magnetostatic Fields |
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Optics
Workbench Java Applet links [ 1
2
] : Bigger [ 1
] |
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More Optics : Expanding Cube : Rotating Wheel |
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Moving Cone (1 : 2) : Morphing Cylinder |
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Single
Slit Interference Pattern |
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Multiple Polarizers [ 1 : 2 : Crystal Alignment ] |
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One source of light : Bohr's atom : Spectra of chemical elements : xls model |
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Worksheet Number |
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| Wednesday January 14 : [ L00 ] |
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| Friday January 16 |
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| MLK Day (no classes) |
Monday January
19 |
| Wednesday January 21 : [ L01 ] |
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| Friday January 23 |
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| Monday January 26 |
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| LN [ 250 : 220 ] |
Wednesday January 28 : [ L02 ] |
| LN [ 250:
220]
:WS04 [ P ]: UnQuiz
02 |
Friday
January 30 |
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WS05 [ P ] |
Monday February 2 |
| Untest 01 |
Wednesday
February 4 : [ L03 ] |
| Test 01 |
Friday February
6 |
| Monday February 9 |
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|
WS07 [ P ] |
Wednesday February 11 : [ L04 ] |
| Friday February 13 |
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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 : [ L TBA ] |
| Hurkle-Durkle Day (no classes) |
Friday March 6 |
| Monday March 9 |
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WS15 [ P ] |
Wednesday March 11 : [ L07 ] |
| (No WS 16) : WS
17 [ P ] : UnQuiz 06 |
Friday March 13 |
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WS18 [ P ] |
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 |
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| Notes [ P ] : WS21 [
P ] |
Wednesday April 8 : [ L09 ] |
| Friday April 10 |
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| Notes [ P ] : WS23 [
P ] |
Monday April 13 |
| Wednesday
April 15 : [ L TBA ] |
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Notes [P] : UnQuiz 09 |
Friday April 17 |
| Monday April 20 |
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| Wednesday April 22 : [ L10 ] |
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| Friday April 24 |
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| Monday April 27 |
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| Untest 04 |
Wednesday
April 29 : [ L TBA ] |
| 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: 8:00 - 10:00 AM |
