Physics 606 - How Things Work II - Spring 2006
Tentative Syllabus

 

Date

 

CD

 

Lecture

 

Subject

 

Chapter Edition 2

Chapter Edition 3

 

Monday, January 23

 

1

 

1

 

Introduction and Skating

 

1.1

1.1

 

Wednesday, January 25

 

1

 

2

 

Falling Balls

 

1.2

1.2

 

Friday, January 27

 

1

 

3

 

Falling Balls II

 

1.2

1.2

 

Monday, January 30

 

1

 

4

 

Force and Work

 

1.3

1.3

 

Wednesday, February 1

 

1

 

5

 

Seesaws

 

2.1

2.1

 

Friday, February 3

 

1

 

6

 

Seesaws II

 

2.1

2.1

 

Monday, February 6

 

1

 

7

 

Wheels

 

2.2

2.2

 

Wednesday, February 8

 

2

 

8

 

Bumper Cars

 

2.3

2.3

 

Friday, February 10

 

2

 

9

 

Electronic Air Cleaners

 

8.1

10.1

 

Monday, February 13

 

 

 

1 - 8

 

Problem Set 1

 

1, 2

1, 2

 

Monday, February 13

 

2

 

10

 

Electronic Air Cleaners II

 

8.1

10.1

 

Wednesday, February 15

 

2

 

11

 

Xerographic Copiers

 

8.2

10.2

 

Friday, February 17

 

2

 

12

 

Xerographic Copiers II

 

8.2

10.2

 

Monday, February 20

 

2

 

13

 

Magnetically Levitated Trains

 

8.3

11.1

 

Wednesday, February 22

 

2

 

14

 

Magnetically Levitated Trains II

 

8.3

11.1

 

Friday, February 24

 

2

 

15

 

Flashlights

 

9.1

10.3

 

Monday, February 27

 

2

 

16

 

Power Distribution

 

9.2

11.2

 

Monday, February 27

 

 

 

9 - 15

 

Problem Set 2

 

8

10

 

Wednesday, March 1

 

3

 

17

 

Power Distribution II

 

9.2

11.2

 

Friday, March 3

 

3

 

18

 

Tape Recorders

 

9.3

11.1

 

Monday, March 6

 

3

 

19

 

Review

 

1, 2, 8, 9

1, 2, 10, 11

 

March 8 - March 14 Due 7:00 PM

 

 

 

1 - 15

 

Exam 1

 

1, 2, 8

1, 2, 10

 

Wednesday, March 8

 

3

 

20

 

Audio Amplifiers

 

10.1

12.1 -12.2

 

Friday, March 10

 

3

 

21

 

Audio Amplifiers II

 

10.1

12.1 -12.2

 

Monday, March 13

 

3

 

22

 

Computers

 

10.2

12.2

 

Monday, March 13

 

 

 

16 - 22

 

Problem Set  3

 

9, 10

11, 12

 

Wednesday, March 15

 

3

 

23

 

Computers II and Radios

 

10.2 Ð 11.1

13.1

 

Friday, March 17

 

3

 

24

 

Radios II

 

11.1

13.1

 

Monday, March 20

 

4

 

25

 

Television

 

11.2

13.1

 

Wednesday, March 22

 

4

 

26

 

Microwaves

 

11.3

13.2

 

Friday, March 24

 

4

 

27

 

Sunlight

 

12.1

14.1

 

Monday, March 27

 

 

 

20 - 26

 

Problem Set 4

 

10, 11

12, 13

 

Monday, March 27

 

4

 

28

 

Sunlight II

 

12.1

14.1

 

March 29 - April 4 Due 7:00 PM

 

 

 

16 - 26

 

Exam 2

 

9, 10, 11

11, 12, 13

 

Wednesday,  March 29

 

4

 

29

 

Fluorescent Lights

 

12.2

14.2

 

Friday, March 31

 

4

 

30

 

Fluorescent Lights II

 

12.2

14.2

 

Monday, April 3

 

4

 

31

 

Lasers

 

12.3

14.3

 

Wednesday, April 5

 

4

 

32

 

Cameras

 

13.1

15.1

 

Friday, April 7

 

5

 

33

 

Optical Recording & Communications

 

13.2

15.2

 

Monday, April 10

 

 

 

27 - 33

 

Problem Set 5

 

12, 13

14, 15

 

Monday, April 10

 

5

 

34

 

Knives & Steel

 

16.1

--

 

Wednesday, April 12

 

5

 

35

 

Knives & Steel II & Windows & Glass

 

16.1 -16.2

--

 

Friday, April 14

 

5

 

36

 

Windows & Glass II & Plastics

 

16.2 Ð 16.3

--

 

Monday, April 17

 

5

 

37

 

Plastics II & Nuclear Weapons

 

16.3, 14.1

--

 

Monday April 17  Due 9:00 AM

 

 

 

27 - 33

 

Exam 3  (HTW Paper on Nanotechnology and Robotics)

 

12, 13

14, 15

 

Wednesday, April 19

 

5

 

38

 

Nuclear Weapons II

 

14.1

16.1

 

Friday, April 21

 

5

 

39

 

Medical Imaging and Radiation

 

14.2

16.2

 

Monday, April 24

 

 

 

34 - 39

 

Problem Set 6

 

14, 16

16(ed 2), 16(ed 3)

 

Monday, April 24

 

5

 

40

 

Final review

 

1, 2, 8-14, 16

1, 2, 10-16, 16(ed 2)

 

May 3 - 5 Due 5:00 PM May 5

 

 

 

1 - 40

 

Final Exam

 

1, 2, 8-14, 16

1, 2, 10-16, 16(ed 2)

Updated March 14, 2006 RAL