Physics 390:Fall 2011

Syllabus  : Primary Learning Outcomes : Schedule

Announcements

Online Dice Roller

Date Events Topics

(presented on dates shown)

who presents what
2011: Aug 24 - Aug 26 Organizational meeting

Assignment of topics for next classes

 
2011: Aug 29 - Sept 02 5 minute presentations

Mechanics I

 

 

preliminary topic

submission

 
  kinematics LA/LN
conservation of energy MP/SO
conservation of momentum NP/AT
uniform circular motion AG
Newton's laws MC
Statics ML

2011: Sept 05 - Sept 09

5 minute presentations

Mechanics II

 

 

Torque and Equilibrium LA/LN

vibrations

MP/SO

gravity

NP/AT

non-uniform circular motion

AG
simple harmonic oscillation MC
rigid body rotational motion ML

2011: Sept 12 - Sept 16

5 minute presentations

Waves

 
 

Revised prelim topic

submission  
  traveling pulses LA/LN
standing waves MP/SO
transverse waves on strings NP/AT
sound AG
TEM waves MC
longitudinal waves ML
2011: Sept 19-Sept 23 5 minute presentations Thermodynamics  
  Formal Topics Submission for approval  

 

linear expansion  LA/LN
ideal gas MP/SO
internal energy NP/AT
entropy AG
adiabatic ideal gas MC
Carnot Cycle and heat engines ML

2011: Sept 27 - Sept 30

5 minute presentations

Electrostatics

 
  Formal Progress Update 01  

 

Coulomb's law  LA/LN
Electric dipole MP/SO
Gauss's Law NP/AT
Electrostatic Potential AG
Capacitance and energy density MC
Resistance and current ML

2011: Oct 03 - Oct 07

5 minute presentations

Magnetism

 
 

Formal Progress

Update 02  
  Ampere's law  LA/LN
Law of Biot-Savert MP/SO
Solenoid NP/AT
magnetization AG
Inductance and energy density MC
Displacement current ML

2011: Oct 10 - Oct 14

5 minute presentations

Optics

 
 

Formal Progress

Update 03  
  Snell's Law   LA/LN
images formed with thin lenses MP/SO
images formed with spherical mirrors NP/AT
dispersion and prisms AG
polarization and Brewster's angle MC
interference of light waves ML

2011: Oct 17 - Oct 21

5 minute presentations

Misc. Physics Topics I

(Student Selected)

 
    All
 

Formal Progress

Update 04

 

2011: Oct 24 - Oct 28

5 minute presentations

Misc. Physics Topics II

(Student Selected)

 
    All
 

Formal Paper

Rough Draft Due

 

2011:Oct 31 - Nov 04

 5 minute presentations

Misc Physics Topics III

(Student Selected)

 
    All
  Formal Topic Papers Due   All
   

 

 

2011: Nov 07 - Nov 11

20 minute presentations

2x

  tbd

2011: Nov 14 - Nov 18

20 minute presentations

2x  tbd

2011: Nov 21 - Nov 25

20 minute presentations

2x  tbd

2011: Nov 28 - Dec 02

20 minute presentations

2x  tbd
2011: Dec 05 - Dec 09
wrap up and fill in as needed