| Week | Reading / Know / Q | Homework |
|---|---|---|
| 1/16 | Intro and C1 [Galileo's Two New Sciences (pp 61ff), Computation], Deductive vs inductive reasoning |
C1 A,B,C,2,10,11 - due M 1/23 |
| 1/23 | C2 - C3 [Isaac Newton's Principia], centripetal motion exersize |
C2 A,B,D,1 - due W 1/25 C3 A,B,C,4,5 - due W 2/1 |
| 1/30 | C4-5 Historical timeline of Science 1450-1730 10th Planet news - since then, the IAU has clarified the definition of planet and added dwarf planet (to describe Pluto, Sedna, etc.) - See Resolution 5A of the 2006 IAU Assembly: Definition of Planet Joule's Experiment Chronology |
C4 B,C,3 - due M 2/6 Planet Simulation Lab C5 A,B,C,5,11 - due R 2/9 |
| 2/6 | C6 - Experiment with this
dipole force field and then try this
Hidden charge puzzle
Extra reading: Feynman's Scientific imagination Chaos demonstrator |
C6 A,D,1 - Wed T 2/15 |
| 2/13 | C7 Wed 2/22 Assign: Go to Physics Simulations - look 1/2 way down the webpage for Wave simulations (Beats, Standing Waves, Interference): Experiment with each of these three simulations and write a brief description of what each demonstrates about waves. This will count as one lab grade. Due no later than Thursday 2/23 at noon. Earthquake FAQs - see #35 |
C7 A,F,1*,2*,6 - due T 2/21 |
| 2/20 | C8 | C8 A,B,D - due M 2/27 |
| 2/27 | C9-10 Read this Excellent discussion of the Twin Paradox Simulation of Twin Paradox Problem with Minkowski diag & 3clocks Another Simulation of the Twin Paradox Problem showing return signals And yet another with adjustable parameters and ability to compare Lorentz to Galilean relativity |
C9 A,B,D - due W 3/1 C10 A,B,C,1,9 - due T 3/7 |
| 3/6 | C11 | C11 A,B,C,8 - due W 3/22 |
| R 3/9 | Midterm exam on C1-11 | Written report
due Tue 3/21 rewrite due Fri 4/7 |
| 3/20 | C12 Excellent, but nontrivial, intro to general relativity Relativity and GPS Exotic Stellar Objects |
C12 A,B,E,1(Describe the route by naming some key locations crossed),4 (EC=C,D) - due M 3/27 |
| 3/27 | C13-14 Online Periodic Table |
C13 A,C,1,2 - due R 3/30 C14 A,B,1,2 - due W 4/5 |
| 4/3 | C15 - Photoelectric lab - due W 4/12 | C15 A,C,2 - due R 4/13 |
| 4/10 | C16 Particle scattering off square well ala 1D Schrodinger wave equation - note simulation wraps right=left. Quantum Physics Double Slit Experiment - What The Bleep Movie |
C16 A,C,D,4 - due W 4/19 |
| 4/14-4/17 | Easter Break | |
| 4/18 | C17 | C17 A,B,D - due T4/25 |
| 4/24 | C18 wave function lab - due W 4/26 Read The Particle Adventure by Mon 5/1 |
C18 A,B - due M 5/1 Nuclear Physics Qs - due T 5/9 |
| 5/1 | Mon-Tue - wrap up Nuclear physics topics Nuclear Chemistry primer & beyond - answer questions | C19 A,C,D,1,4,5 - due M 5/8 Second written report - due Fri 5/5 |
| 5/7 | Final Exam Wk 5/8 - 5/11
Hyperphysics. Part 1 = selections from C12-19 hw - see solns above Part 2 = nuclear physics + conceptual + lab - study guide |
Mon - wrap up C20 Tue - review C12-19 Wed - Final, part 1 Thur - Final, part 2 (E.C.) |