Physics 142H Syllabus

Aug. 26

Overview

Aug. 28, Sept. 2

Wave Motion, Ch. 16

Sept. 4, 9

Sound Waves, Ch. 17

Sept. 11, 18

Superposition, Ch. 18

Sept. 16

Complex numbers

Sept. 23, 30

Temperature, Ch. 19

Sept. 24

Review Session (tentative)

Sept. 25

Midterm 1, Waves

Oct. 2, 7

Heat and the First Law, Ch. 20

Oct. 9, 14, 16

Kinetic Theory, Ch. 21

Oct. 21, 23, 28

Entropy and the Second Law, Ch. 22

Oct. 30, Nov. 4

Light and Geometrical Optics, Ch. 35

Nov. 5

Review Session (tentative)

Nov. 6

Midterm 2, Thermo

Nov. 13, 18

Image Formation, Ch. 36

Nov. 20, 25

Interference, Ch. 37

Dec. 2, 9

Diffraction, Ch. 38

Dec. 3

Review Session (tentative)

Dec. 4

Midterm 3, Optics

Dec. 18, 2-4pm

Final Exam

Prof. Charles Stafford, Department of Physics