PHYS 224 Introductory Physics III (2007 Fall)

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Summary of Lectures

Unless otherwise noted, all lectures, Quizzes & Exams will take place in Room 201 of the Physics Bldg (unless oterwise announced)

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
2007 		Topic(s) Covered Assignments etc ? [Students Ignore this column]
1 Aug-29 [W] Introductions, Review of Procedures & Rules, etc Yes
2 Aug-31 [F] TOPIC 1: Intro/Review of Periodic Motion, Review of Definitions , Review of Simple Harmonic Motion, Horizontal Mass on a Spring, SHM & Circular Motion no new
Sep-03 [M] No Lecture - Labor Day
3 Sep-05 [W] SHM & Circular Motion (continued): Body on a String in Uniform Circular Motion, Summary so far.., The Inclusion of Phase, What value do I give φ? Energy in SHM no new [A.Sem]
4 Sep-07 [F] Some Examples: Vertical Springs Coiled Springs Vibration of Molecules no new
5 Sep-10 [M] Stretching, Shearing & Squeezing: The Elastic Moduli: Stretching or Compressing in 1-D: Young's Modulus, Shears & Torques: The Shear Modulus, Twisting Strips, Tubes & Rods & The Shear Modulus, Squeezing Solids & Liquids, Squeezing Gases Isothermally, Squeezing Gases Adiabatically, Elastic Moduli Summary LC Electric Circuit, no new
6 Sep-12 [W]
Quiz-1

The Pendulum, The Physical Pendulum, 		no new
7 Sep-14 [F] SHM, Circular Motion & Complex Numbers, The Complex Exponential & Euler's Relationship Yes [FAC/RC]
8 Sep-17 [M] TOPIC 2: Free Vibrations with Damping, Introduction to Damping in Physical Systems, The Under-Damped Case no new
9 Sep-19 [W] Example: An LCR Circuit Critically-Damped Systems, Over-Damped Systems, The Q-factor, The Story of Far...., no new
10 Sep-21 [F]
Quiz-2

TOPIC 3: Forced Vibrations and Resonance, Introduction to Forced Vibration of an Harmonic Oscillator 		no new [spFAC]
11 Sep-24 [M] Undamped Forced Oscillations no new
12 Sep-26 [W] Forced Oscillation with Damping Resonance in terms of the Q-Factor Yes [A.Sem]
13 Sep-28 [F] Power in Forced Oscillations. TOPIC 4: Superposition of Periodic Motion, Superposition of Equal Frequencies in 1-D, Equal Frequencies, Different Amplitude and Different Phase no new
14 Oct-01 [M]
Quiz-3

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
15 Oct-03 [W] Transient Phenomena in Forced Oscillations, Superposition of Frequencies in 2-D Lissajous Figures no new
16 Oct-05 [F] TOPIC 5: Coupled Oscillators & Normal Modes, Two Coupled Pendula Normal Modes & Frequencies Superposition of Normal Modes no new
17 Oct-08 [M]
MidTerm-1
 no new
18 Oct-10 [W] No new material
(MidTerm-1 post mortum) 		Yes
19 Oct-12 [F] Superposition of Normal Modes cont, Normal Coordinates, Normal Modes, Degrees of Freedom, Cartoon Version of the Superposition of Normal Modes, Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues no new [FAC/RC]
20 Oct-15 [M] Forced Vibration/Resonance, The Effects of Damping, Multiple Coupled Oscillators no new
21 Oct-17 [W] Very Large N & Continous Systems, Normal Modes for Very Large N, Normal Modes for Continuous Systems, Free Vibrations of a Stretched String: Wave Equation, no new [A.Sem]
22 Oct-19 [F] Free Vibrations of a Stretched String: Wave Equation (cont), Aside no new
23 Oct-22 [M] The Effects of the Boundary Conditions, A Longitudinal "train" of Masses Coupled by Springs, Longitudinal Vibrations in a Metal Rod, Vibrations of Air Columns, Back to Transverse Oscillations no new
24 Oct-24 [W]
Quiz-4
Boundary Conditions Summary, Vibrations in 2- and 3-Dimensions, Superposition in Continuous Systems Fourier Analysis 		no new
25 Oct-26 [F] Introduction to Sound Waves, Human Speech, Human Hearing, The decibel Scale, no new
26 Oct-29 [M] The (Western) Musical Scale, TOPIC 6: Progressive Waves Yes
27 Oct-31 [W] Standing Waves vs Progressive Waves, Progressive Waves & the Wave Eqn, Interference, Superposition & Reflection of Travelling Waves Pulses & Reflection The "Wave Number", Forms of the Wave Function of a Progressive Wave no new
28 Nov-02 [F] The Speed of Progressive Waves, Phase & Group Speeds, The Energy Transfered by Wave Motion, Waves in 3-D (plus Time), The Inverse-Square Law no new
29 Nov-05 [M]
Quiz-5
TOPIC 7: EM Waves & Their Propagation, Intro. to Maxwell's Eqns, 		no new
30 Nov-07 [W] Intro. to the E.M. Waves, Sinusoidal, Spherical & Plane E.M. Waves, E.M. Waves in a Medium, Energy in E.M. Waves Yes
31 Nov-09 [F] Standing E.M. Waves, Recap of the E.M. Spectrum, no new [FAC/RC]
32 Nov-12 [M] Recap of Cencepts for E.M. Waves, Momentum Transport by E.M. Waves no new
33 Nov-14 [W]
Quiz-6
Recap of MidTerm-2 Material 		no new
34 Nov-16 [F]
MidTerm-2
 Yes
35 Nov-19 [M] Reflection & Refraction, Dispersion, no new
36 Nov-22 [W] Polarization, Scattering no new
Nov-23 [F] No Lecture - Thanksgiving Break
no new
37 Nov-26 [M]
Quiz-7
TOPIC 8: Geometrical Optics 		Due + New
38 Nov-28 [W] no new [A.Sem]
39 Nov-30 [F] TOPIC 9: Interference and Diffraction no new
40 Dec-03 [M] Due + New
41 Dec-05 [W]
Quiz-8
 no new [A.Sem]
42 Dec-07 [F] no new
43 Dec-10 [M] General Review of Course Due
Dec-19 [W]
10:30-12:30 		Final Exam
In the regular classroom
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.
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