| WEEK # | SES # | HOUR 1 | HOUR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
Why Physics? Why Studio Physics? (and How?) Vector and Scalar Fields |
Gravitational Fields Electric Fields |
| 2 | Review: Electric Fields Charge Dipoles |
Continuous Charge Distributions | |
| 3 | Problem Solving Session 1: Line and Surface Integrals | ||
| 2 | 4 |
Working In Groups Experiment 1: Visualizations |
Electric Potential |
| 5 | Gauss' Law | Gauss' Law | |
| 6 | Problem Solving Session 2: Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distributions | ||
| 3 | 7 |
Conductors and Insulators Experiment 2: Electrostatic Force |
Capacitors |
| 8 |
Last Time: Conductors Experiment 3: Faraday Ice Pail |
Capacitors and Dielectrics | |
| 9 | Problem Solving Session 3: Gauss' Law | ||
| 4 | 10 | DC Circuits | Kirchhoff's Loop Rules |
| 11 | Problem Solving Session 4: Capacitance | ||
| 5 | 12 |
Working with Circuits Experiment 4: Part I: Measuring V, I, R |
RC Circuits Experiment 4: Part II: RC Circuits |
| 13 |
Concept Review/Overview PRS Questions - Possible Exam Questions |
Sample Exam | |
| 6 | 14 |
Magnetic Fields Experiment 5: Magnetic Fields |
Charges moving in B Fields Exam Review |
| 15 |
Magnetic Force Experiment 6: Magnetic Force |
Creating B Fields: Biot-Savart | |
| 16 | Problem Solving Session 5: Magnetic Torque and Moments | ||
| 7 | 17 | Dipoles and Magnetic Fields | Experiment 7: Dipoles in B Fields |
| 18 |
Levitation Experiment 8: Magnetic Forces |
Ampere's Law | |
| 19 | Problem Solving Session 6: Ampere's Law | ||
| 8 | 20 | Faraday's Law | Faraday's Law: Applications |
| 21 | Experiment 9: Faraday's Law |
Faraday's Law Transformers Magnetic Materials |
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| 22 | Problem Solving Session 7: Faraday's Law | ||
| 9 | 23 |
Concept Review/Overview PRS Questions - Possible Exam Questions |
Sample Exam |
| 24 | Inductance and LR Circuits | Energy in Inductors | |
| 10 | 25 |
Experiment 10: Part I: Measuring L LC Circuits |
Experiment 10: Part II: LRC Circuit |
| 26 | Driven Harmonic Motion (RLC) | Experiment 11: Driven RLC Circuit | |
| 27 | Problem Solving Session 8: Driven RLC Circuits | ||
| 11 | 28 |
Displacement Current Maxwell's Equations |
Electromagnetic Waves |
| 29 | Problem Solving Session 9: Displacement Current, Poynting | ||
| 12 | 30 | Traveling and Standing Waves | Electromagnetic (EM) Waves |
| 31 |
Concept Review/Overview PRS Questions - Possible Exam Questions |
Sample Exam | |
| 13 | 32 |
Generating Electromagnetic Waves Plane EM Waves Electric Dipole EM Waves |
Experiment 12: Microwaves Review Exam 3 Results |
| 33 | Interference | Experiment 13: Interference | |
| 34 | Problem Solving Session 10: Interference | ||
| 14 | 35 | The Structure of Space and Time | The Structure of Space and Time |
| 36 |
Concept Review/Overview PRS Questions - Possible Exam Questions |
Sample Exam |