Physics 106 - How Things Work - Spring, 2000

Course Schedule


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The Laws of Motion 
1. January 19, 2000 Wednesday Introduction and Falling Balls
2. January 21, 2000 Friday Falling Balls 2 
3. January 24, 2000 Monday Ramps (PS 0 due)
4. January 26, 2000 Wednesday Seesaws 
5. January 28, 2000 Friday Wheels
6. January 31, 2000 Monday Wheels 2 (PS 1 due)
Electric and Magnetic Forces
7. February 2, 2000 Wednesday Electronic Air Cleaners
8. February 4, 2000 Friday Xerographic Copiers
9. February 7, 2000 Monday Magnetically Levitated Trains (PS 2 due)
Electrodynamics
10. February 9, 2000 Wednesday Flashlights
11. February 11, 2000 Friday Electric Power Distribution
12. February 14, 2000 Monday Electric Power Generation (skipped) (PS 3 due)
13. February 16, 2000 Wednesday Electric Motors (skipped)
14. February 18, 2000 Friday Tape Recorders 1
15. February 21, 2000 Monday Tape Recorders 2  (PS 4 due)
Electronics
16. February 23, 2000 Wednesday Audio Amplifiers 1
17. February 25, 2000 Friday Audio Amplifiers 2
18. February 28, 2000 Monday Computers (PS 5 due)
19. March 1, 2000 Wednesday Midterm Review
20. March 3, 2000 Friday Midterm Examination
Electromagnetic Waves 
21. March 6, 2000 Monday Radio
22. March 8, 2000 Wednesday Television 1
23. March 10, 2000 Friday Television 2
24. March 20, 2000 Monday Microwave Ovens  (PS 6 due)
Light 
25. March 22, 2000 Wednesday Sunlight
26. March 24, 2000 Friday Sunlight 2
27. March 27, 2000 Monday Fluorescent Lamps 1 (PS 7 due)
28. March 29, 2000 Wednesday Fluorescent Lamps 2
29. March 31, 2000 Friday Lasers
Optics
30. April 3, 2000 Monday Cameras 1 preliminary slides (PS 8 due)
31. April 5, 2000 Wednesday Cameras 2
32. April 7, 2000 Friday Telescopes and Microscopes 
33. April 10, 2000 Monday Optical Recording and Communications (PS 9 due)
Material Science 
34. April 12, 2000 Wednesday Knives and Steel
35. April 14, 2000 Friday Windows and Glass 
36. April 17, 2000 Monday Plastics 1 (PS 10 due)
37. April 19, 2000 Wednesday Plastics 2
Nuclear Physics
38. April 21, 2000 Friday Nuclear Weapons
39. April 24, 2000 Monday Nuclear Reactors (TP due)
Modern Physics
40. April 26, 2000 Wednesday Medical Imaging and Radiation 1
41. April 28, 2000 Friday Medical Imaging and Radiation 2
42. May 1, 2000 Monday Final Review
43. May 12, 2000 Friday, 9-12 Final Examination (3 hours)

PS = Problem Set

TP = Term Paper