PHYS 224 Basic Physics III (2006 Fall) Jump to Quick Reference, PHYS224-Home

Summary of Lectures

Unless otherwise noted, all lectures will take place in Room 201 of the Physics Bldg

A more detailed (topic-based) Review Summary will also be available.

PLEASE NOTE: The list of topics & links are intended to help you remember what has been covered AFTER the lecture, and the homework etc set. The topics & links for any future lectures may change without notice, and hence should be considered highly provisional.

	Date 2006	Topic(s) Covered	Assignments etc ?	[Students Ignore this column]
1	Aug-30 [W]	Introductions, Review of Procedures & Rules, etc	Yes
2	Sep-01 [F]	TOPIC 1: Intro/Review of Periodic Motion, Review of Definitions , Review of Simple Harmonic Motion, SHM & Circular Motion, Relationship with Uniform Circular Motion	no new
	Sep-04 [M]	No Lecture - Labor Day
3	Sep-06 [W]	SHM & Circular Motion (cont) The Inclusion of Phase	no new
4	Sep-08 [F]	Energy in SHM, Some Examples: Vertical Springs	no new
5	Sep-11 [M]	Quiz-1 More Examples: Coiled Springs; Vibration of Molecules; LC Electric Circuit; Summary, [Aside], The Simple Pendulum, The Physical Pendulum,	no new
6	Sep-13 [W]	Deadline for dropping courses without a "W" SHM, Circular Motion & Complex Numbers, The Complex Exponential & Euler's Relationship, Rotating Vectors in the Complex Plane	Yes
7	Sep-15 [F]	TOPIC 2: Superposition of Periodic Motion, Superposition of Equal Frequencies in 1-D, Equal Frequencies, Different Amplitude and Different Phase, Equal Frequencies, Equal Amplitude but Different Phase, Superposition of Multiple Vibrations of the Same Frequency Superposition of Different Frequencies in 1-D Beats	no new
8	Sep-18 [M]	Superposition of Frequencies in 2-D, Lissajous Figures TOPIC 3: The Free Vibration of Physical Systems, SHM in Stretched Objects: Elasticity & Young's Modulus	no new
9	Sep-20 [W]	Quiz-2 SHM in Stretched Objects: Elasticity & Young's Modulus (cont) [Aside],	no new
10	Sep-22 [F]	SHM in Sheared & Torqued Objects: Shear Modulus Twisting strips, tubes & rods SHM in 'Squeezed' Gases: Adiabatic Bulk Modulus SHM in some Other Physical Systems	Yes
11	Sep-25 [M]	Damping in Physical Systems, The Under- & Critically-Damped Cases The Over-Damped Case The Q-Factor	no new
12	Sep-27 [W]	Review/Discussion of last few lectures	no new
13	Sep-29 [F]	TOPIC 4: Forced Vibrations and Resonance, Undamped Forced Oscillation Forced Oscillation with Damping	no new
14	Oct-02 [M]	Lecture cancelled	no new
15	Oct-04 [W]	Review of Derivation & Geometry on the Complex Plane More on the Resistive (Damping) Term Transient Phenomena Power in Forced Oscillators Examples of Resonance	Yes
16	Oct-06 [F]	Pre-MidTerm Review	no new
17	Oct-09 [M]	MidTerm-1	no new
18	Oct-11 [W]	TOPIC 5: Coupled Oscillators & Normal Modes, Two Coupled Pendula, Normal Modes & Frequencies, Superposition of Normal Modes,	no new
19	Oct-13 [F]	More Examples of Coupled Oscillators	no new
20	Oct-16 [M]	Forced Vibration/Resonance	no new
21	Oct-18 [W]	Quiz-3 Multiple Coupled Oscillators,	Yes
22	Oct-20 [F]	Very Large N & Continous Systems	no new
23	Oct-23 [M]	The Wave Equation	no new
24	Oct-25 [W]	Superposition in Continuous Systems Forced Harmonic Vibration	Yes
25	Oct-27 [F]	Quiz-4 Other Examples Longitudinal Vibrations on a Rod Vibrations of Air Columns	no new
26	Oct-30 [M]	Vibrations in 2- and 3-Dimensions Fourier Analysis Fourier & Superposition	no new
27	Nov-01 [W]	TOPIC 6: Progressive Waves & Sound; Forms of the Wave Function of a Progressive Wave, Particle Velocity, Acceleration & the Wave Equation, The speed of Progressive Waves, The Energy Transfered by Wave Motion, Wave Intensity, Interference, Superposition & Reflection of Travelling Waves, Interference & Reflection, Standing Waves Revisited, Sound Waves & Hearing Human Hearing The decibel Scale	Yes
28	Nov-03 [F]	The Huygens-Fresnel Principle, The Doppler Effect & Shock Waves, TOPIC 7: Electromagnetic Waves, Recap of the EM Spectrum, Introduction to EM waves	no new
29	Nov-06 [M]	Intro to EM waves (cont), Brief Description of Radio Transmitters & Receivers Plane & Sinusoidal EM Waves	no new
30	Nov-08 [W]	MidTerm-2	no new
31	Nov-10 [F]	EM Waves within a Medium Energy & Momentum in EM Waves Standing EM Waves	Yes
32	Nov-13 [M]	TOPIC 8: The Propagation of Light, Reflection & Refraction; Total Internal Reflection; Dispersion;	no new
33	Nov-15 [W]	Quiz-5 Polarization; Polarizers, Polarization by Reflection, Circular and Elliptical Polarization Scattering	no new
34	Nov-17 [F]	TOPIC 9: Geometric Optics, Geometric Optics for Plane Surfaces, Reflection, Refraction	no new
35	Nov-20 [M]	Geometric Optics for Spherical Surfaces, Reflection by concave mirrors Reflection by convex mirrors	no new
36	Nov-22 [W]	Refraction by spherical surfaces, Thin Lenses	Yes
	Nov-24 [F]	No Lecture - Thanksgiving Break
37	Nov-27 [M]	Quiz-6 Examples of Optical Devices: Camera, Eye, Magnifier, Microscope, Telescope	no new
38	Nov-29 [W]	TOPIC 10: Interference & Diffraction, Interference & Coherence, Two-source Interference, Path-difference and Phase-difference	no new
39	Dec-01 [F]	Interference in Thin films, The Michelson Interferometer	Yes
40	Dec-04 [M]	Quiz-7 Fresnel & Fraunhofer Diffraction Single Slit Diffraction	no new
41	Dec-06 [W]	Multiple Slits & Diffraction Gratings; X-ray Diffraction; Circular Aperatures & Resolving Power;	no new
42	Dec-08 [F]	General Review of Course	no new
44	Dec-11 [M]	General Review of Course	no new
	TBD	Final Exam

PLEASE NOTE: The list of topic & links are intended to help you remember what has been covered etc AFTER the lecture, and the homework etc set. The topics & links for any future lectures may change without notice, and hence should be considered highly provisional.