Course Outline
Physics 212 Winter 2006

INSTRUCTOR

LECTURE (WNGR 151)

OFFICE

OFFICE HOURS

Pat Canan

Henri Jansen

MWF 2 pm

WNGR 373

WNGR 403

Tuesday/Thursday 9:50-11:50am

Tuesday/Thursday 1-3pm

WEEK

DATE

READING

TOPIC

HOMEWORK DUE

LAB (Tuesday-Thursday)

1
January 9 10.1-4 Rotational Kinematics None No Lab
January 11 14.1-4 Oscillations I C10: 1,3,4, 6,15,16,87,91
January 11 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
January 13 14.5-6 Oscillations II C14: 1,2, 5, 7, 12, 35,78

2
January 16 None No class, Martin Luther King Day Tortional pendulum and moment of inertia
January 18 10.5-8 Rotational dynamics I and calculation of moment of inertia C14:26,31,40,46,77,85
January 18 , 19:30pm CANCELLED: Optional Review, Wngr 149A
January 20 10.5-8 Rotational dynamics II Ch10: 26, 30 PLUS THESE
SOLUTIONS

3
January 23 10.9-11 Rotational energy Ch10: 33,35,42,47,108a,b,c Physical pendulum and parallel axis theorem
January 25 11.6-10 Angular momentum Ch10: 63, 65, 66, 69, 71
January 25 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
January 27 11.6-10 Linear/rotational dynamics Ch 10: 52,55,59 and Ch 11: 35,39

4
January 30 11.6-10 More rotational problems. Ch 11: 37, 38, 59 Waves along a string
February 1 review Review for midterm (optional) None
February 1 , 19:30pm MIDTERM I Chapters 10, 11, 14 A-L: Wngr 151,
M-Z: Gilb 224.
February 3 13.1-6 Fluid statics, buoyancy None

5
February 6 13.1-6 Fluid statics II Ch 13: 6,7,11,15,27,37 Archimedes' Principle
February 8 19.3-4 Thermal energy Ch 13: 20,30,36,82,83
February 8 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
February 10 15.1-5 Wave motion, energy Ch 19: 10,13,15,80,87

6
February 13 15.6-8 Superposition, interference Ch 15: 3,7,16,21,24 Heat and thermal stuff
February 15 15.9-11 Standing waves, resonance Ch 15: 31,38,44,49
February 15 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
February 17 16.4-7 Sound, Doppler effect Ch 16: 33,39,84,86

7
February 20 16.4-7 More wave stuff Ch 16: 45,46,52,59 and Ch35: 4 Interference
February 22 review Review for midterm (optional) None
February 22 , 19:30pm MIDTERM II Chapters 13, 15, 16, 19 A-L: Wngr 151,
M-Z: Gilb 224.
February 24 33.1-4 Light, waves, reflection Ch 16: 81 and THESE (but not the 3d)
SOLUTIONS

8
February 27 33.5-7 Refraction Ch33: 6,8,11,16,17,29 Reflection and refraction
March 1 33.5-7 More refraction Prelab is homework , turn in at start of lab.
SOLUTIONS
March 1 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
March 3 34.1-4 Lenses Ch33: 35,37,46,51,65

9
March 6 34.6-9 Optical instruments Ch34: 1,4,9,13,18 Lenses and Optical Instruments
March 8 35.5-6 Thin film interference Ch34: 56,60,79,82
March 8 , 19:30pm Optional Review, Wngr 149A
March 10 36.1 36.4 36.7 Single and multiple slit interference Ch35: 7,12,13,19,23

10
March 13 36.1 36.4 36.7 Single slit diffraction, gratings Ch36: 2,5,20,64 Make-up Labs
March 15 36.11 Polarization Ch36: 46,66,69
March 15 , 19:30pm Practice Exam
March 17 None General review for final None

11
Tuesday March 21, 14:00pm FINAL EXAM A-L: Wngr 151,
M-Z: Cord 1109. NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM !!!!