Physics 102:

Physics Through Observation and Measurement

 

• Administrative stuff:
  • Course Overview
  • Course Outline

• Some Network Tools for the Electronic Lab Book
  • Instructions for the Lab Book
  • Spread Sheet Tool
  • A Graphing tool
  • A whiteboard tool

• Quizzes, Tests and Homework:

  • First Virtual Lab Due April 7
  • Second Virtual Lab Due April 14
  • Third Virtual Lab Due April 21
  • Fourth Virtual Lab Due May 9
  • Fifth Assignment - NOT a LAB! Hooray, Hooray! Due May 16
  

  LECTURES:

  Lecture 01 Tu Mar 28 Temperature, Energy and Heat
  Lecture 02 Th Mar 30 The Ideal Gas Law
  Lecture 03 Tu Apr 04 Heat Transfer and Phase Change
  Lecture 04 Th Apr 06 Thermodynamic Laws
  Lecture 05 Tu Apr 11 Introduction to Waves
  Lecture 06 Th Apr 13 Introduction to Sound
  Lecture 07 Tu Apr 18 Sound Quality and Harmonics
  Lecture 08 Th Apr 20 Review Questions for the Midterm
  Lecture 09 Tu Apr 25: MIDTERM
  Lecture 10 Th Apr 27 Basics of Electrostatics
  Lecture 11 Tu May 02 More on Electricity
  Lecture 12 Th May 04 Magnetism
  Lecture 13 Tu May 09 Electricity, Magnets and Motors
  Lecture 14 Th May 11 Conventional Power Generation
  Lecture 15 Tu May 16 Solar PV Cells; Energy Storage
  Lecture 16 Th May 18 Nuclear Fission
  

  More on Hydrogen

  Lecture 17 Tu May 23 Review for Exam
  Lecture 18 Tu May 25: MIDTERM
  Lecture 19 Tu May 30 Color Theory
  Lecture 20 Tu May 23 Atmospheric Optics
  

   

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