Physics 250 Spring 2020

Physics 250 : Spring 2020
Syllabus : Schedule

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Starting Monday March 30 2020

At 08:00 MWF

we will hold class (at the normal time).
Links to recorded classes will be provided below.

Test 4 is moved to Wednesday April 29.
Updated the syllabus to reflect this change.

Electrostatic Fields

About Electricity : be careful
See sections 299, 307 and 322

Vector Rip = Rp - Ri VRML

Coulomb's Law Java Applets (1 : 2 : 3)

A very nice java applet to map out electrostatic fields

Charging by Induction and with electrophorus

Map electrostatic fields


Magnetostatic Fields

Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field

A very nice java applet to map out magnetostatic fields

Magnetic Moment : Torque : Magnetic Moment animation

Lorentz Force VRML

Magnetic Field from a wire : solved 3 ways [ W : P ]

Induction Applets (1) : (2)

Frog

RLC circuit applets


Retroreflector simulation

Optics java applets 1 : Optics simulations 1

Optics Simulations 2

Optics Workbench Java Applet links [ 1 2 ] :  Bigger [ 1 ]
javascript optics workbench

Raytracing simulations (mirror : lens)


Soap Film Gallery

More Optics : Expanding Cube : Rotating Wheel

  Moving Cone (1 : 2) : Morphing Cylinder

Coherence from a laser

Double Slit interference (1) (2)

Single Slit Interference Pattern
[1]

Diffraction Grating (1)(2)

Resolution of a circular lens : Java Applet

Multiple Polarizers [ 1 : 2 : 3 : & optical rotation : Crystal Alignment ]


How molecules polarize light

Polarization of sunlight off of a pond (with a duck)

One source of light : Bohr's atom : Spectra of chemical elements : xls model

TEM wave java applet




Worksheet Number

Date

WS01 [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Wednesday January 15

Friday January 17 : [L01A]
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes)
Monday January 20

WS02 [ P ] : X1 : X2

Wednesday January 22

UnQuiz 01

Friday January 24: [L01B]

WS03 [ P ]

Monday January 27

WS3A [ P ] : X1 : X2 : X3

Wednesday January 29
UnQuiz 02
Friday January 31 : [L02:Problems]
WS04 [ P ] Monday February 03
Untest01 Wednesday February 05
Test #1
Friday February 07 : [L03]

WS05 [ P ]
Monday February 10

WS06 [ P ] : X1

Wednesday February 12

WS07 [ P ] : UnQuiz 03

Friday February 14 : [L04]

Snow Gap Day

Monday February 17

WS08 [ P ]

Wednesday February 19

WS09 [ P: UnQuiz 04

Friday February 21 : [L05]
WS10 [ P Monday February 24
WS11 [ P ] Wednesday February 26
WS12 [ p ] : UnQuiz 05
Friday February 28 : [L06]
  WS13 [ P ] Monday March 02

Untest02

Wednesday March 04
Test #2
Friday March 06 : [ L07 ]

WS14 [ P ]

Monday March 09

WS15 [ P ]

Wednesday March 11

(No WS16) No  WS17 [ P ]

Friday May 01

WS18 [ P ]

Friday  March 13 [L08] [L09]
Untest 03
Monday March 16
Test 03
Wednesday March 18
Optics Lecture 1 (WS19) : Q0
Friday March 20 : [LTBA]
Spring Break
March 23 - March 27
Notes [ P ] : WS19 [ P ] : chat : recording
Monday March 30
WS20 [ P ] : Recording
Wednesday April 01
Notes [ P ] : WS21 [ P ] : Recording
Friday  April 03 

Notes [ P ] : WS22 [ P ] : Recording

Lab 10: SP19 : Monday April 06
Easter Break
April 10-13
Notes [ P ] : WS23 [ P ] : Recording
Wednesday April 15

Notes [ P ] : Recording

Friday April 17

Notes [ P ] : WS24 [ P ] : Recording

  Monday April 20

Notes [ P ] : WS25 [ P ] :
250 Recording
220 Recording

Wednesday April 24
TEM waves [p] : Recording
Friday April 26
Untest 04 : Recording
Monday April 27
Online Test 04
Wednesday April 29
Course Review : Recording
Friday May 01
Online Final Exam
Sunday May 03: 1 - 3 PM