Physics 106 - How Things Work - Spring, 1999

Course Schedule



 
The Laws of Motion 
1. January 20, 1999 Wednesday Introduction and Falling Balls 1 
2. January 22, 1999 Friday Falling Balls 2 
3. January 25, 1999 Monday Ramps (PS 0 due)
4. January 27, 1999 Wednesday Seesaws 
5. January 29, 1999 Friday Wheels 1 
6. February 1, 1999 Monday Wheels 2 (PS 1 due)
Electric and Magnetic Forces
7. February 3, 1999 Wednesday Electronic Air Cleaners
8. February 5, 1999 Friday Xerographic Copiers
9. February 8, 1999 Monday Magnetically Levitated Trains (PS 2 due)
Electrodynamics
10. February 10, 1999 Wednesday Flashlights
11. February 12, 1999 Friday Electric Power Distribution
12. February 15, 1999 Monday Electric Power Generation  (PS 3 due)
13. February 17, 1999 Wednesday Electric Motors
14. February 19, 1999 Friday Tape Recorders 1
15. February 22, 1999 Monday Tape Recorders 2  (PS 4 due)
Electronics
16. February 24, 1999 Wednesday Audio Amplifiers 1
17. February 26, 1999 Friday Audio Amplifiers 2
18. March 1, 1999 Monday Computers (PS 5 due)
19. March 3, 1999 Wednesday Midterm Review
20. March 5, 1999 Friday Midterm Examination
Electromagnetic Waves 
21. March 8, 1999 Monday Radio
22. March 10, 1999 Wednesday Television 1
23. March 12, 1999 Friday Television 2
24. March 22, 1999 Monday Microwave Ovens  (PS 6 due)
Light 
25. March 24, 1999 Wednesday Sunlight 1 
26. March 26, 1999 Friday Sunlight 2
27. March 29, 1999 Monday Fluorescent Lamps 1 (PS 7 due)
28. March 31, 1999 Wednesday Fluorescent Lamps 2
29. April 2, 1999 Friday Lasers
Optics
30. April 5, 1999 Monday Cameras 1 (PS 8 due)
31. April 7, 1999 Wednesday Cameras 2
32. April 9, 1999 Friday Telescopes and Microscopes 
33. April 12, 1999 Monday Compact Disc Players (PS 9 due)
Material Science 
34. April 14, 1999 Wednesday Knives and Steel
35. April 16, 1999 Friday Windows and Glass 
36. April 19, 1999 Monday Plastics 1 (PS 10 due)
37. April 21, 1999 Wednesday Plastics 2
Nuclear Physics
38. April 23, 1999 Friday Nuclear Weapons
39. April 26, 1999 Monday Nuclear Reactors (TP due)
Modern Physics
40. April 28, 1999 Wednesday Medical Imaging and Radiation 1
41. April 30, 1999 Friday Medical Imaging and Radiation 2
42. May 3, 1999 Monday Final Review
43. May 8, 1999 Saturday Final Examination (3 hours)

PS = Problem Set

TP = Term Paper