Thornton, section 1 syllabus.

Class #

Date

Day

Text Sections

Topic

1

Jan. 19

W

19.1-19.4

Electric charges and force

2

Jan. 24

M

19.5-19.7

Electric forces and fields

3

Jan. 26

W

20.1-20.3

Electric potential

4

Jan. 31

M

20.4-20.6

Electric potential energy, capacitors

5

Feb. 2

W

21.1-21.4

Electric current

6

Feb. 7

M

21.5-21.8

Resistors, circuits

7

Feb. 9

W

22.1-22.4

Magnetic field, force

8

Feb. 14

M

22.5-22.8

Ampere's law, solenoids

9

Feb. 16

W

TEST 1

Chapters 19-21

10

Feb. 21

M

23.1-23.5

Faraday's and Lenz's laws

11

Feb. 23

W

23.6-23.10

Inductance, motors, magnetic energy

12

Feb. 28

M

24.1-24.3

Alternating voltage, current

13

Mar. 2

W

24.4-24.6

AC circuits

 
Mar. 7-11
    Spring break, no class

14

Mar. 14

M

25.1-25.5

Electromagnetic waves

15

Mar. 16

W

26.1-26.4

Mirrors, reflection

16

Mar. 21

M

TEST 2

Chapters 22-24

17

Mar. 23

W

26.5-26.8

Lenses, refraction

18

Mar. 28

M

27.1-27.6

Optical instruments

19

Mar. 30

W

28.1-28.4

Interference

20

Apr. 4

M

28.4-28.6

Diffraction

21

Apr. 6

W

29.1-29.4

Relativity

22

Apr. 11

M

29.5-29.8

Relativistic phenomena, general relativity

23

Apr. 13

W

30.1-30.4

Quantum physics; Exam 3 moved to April 20 due to MCAT test.

24

Apr. 18

M

30.5-30.7, 31.1

Wave-particle phenomena, atomic models

25

Apr. 20

W

TEST 3

Chapters 25-28; postponed exam one week due to MCAT test.

26

Apr. 25

M

31.2-31.7

Atomic physics

27
Apr. 27
W
32.1-32.6 Nuclear physics

28

May. 2

M

32.7-32.9

Applications, elementary particle physics, cosmology