Physics 250:Fall 2008

Syllabus [ W : P ]: Schedule [ W : P ] : Assessable Learning Outcomes [ W : P ]

Announcements

Electrostatic Fields

About Electricity: be careful

Vector Rip = Rp - Ri VRML

Coulomb's Law Java Applets (1:2:3)

A very nice java applet to map out electrostatic  fields

Charging by Induction and Contact

Map electrostatic fields

 

Magnetostatic Fields

Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field (external)

A very nice java applet to map out magnetostatic fields

Magnetic Moment : Torque : Magnetic Moment animation

Lorentz Force VRML

Magnetic Field from a wire: solved 3 ways [ W : P ]

Induction Applets (1) : (2)

Frog

RLC circuit applets

 

Retroreflector simulation

Optics java applets 1 : Optics simulations 1

Optics Simulations 2

Optics Workbench Java Applet (Out due to hurricane) : Backup Link

Raytracing simulations (mirror : lens)

 

Soap Film Gallery

More Optics: Expanding Cube : Rotating Wheel

:Moving Cone (1:2): Morphing Cylinder

Coherence from a laser

Double Slit interference (1) (2)

Single Slit Interference Pattern

Diffraction Grating (1)(2)

Resolution of a circular lens: Java Applet

Multiple Polarizers  [ 1 : 2 : 3 : & optical rotation : Crystal Alignment ]

Different types of waves & polarization

How molecules polarize light

Polarization of sunlight off of a pond (with a duck)

One source of light: Bohr's atom : Spectra of chemical elements : xls model

TEM wave java applet

 

Worksheet Number

Date

WS01 [ W : P ] X4 : X5

October 24,2008

WS02 [ W : P ] X2

October 27, 2008, October 29 2008

CP1 [ W : P ] CP2 [ W : P ] CP3 [ W : P ]

 

WS03 [ W : P ]

October 31, 2008

WS04 [ W : P ]

October 31, 2008, November 03, 2008

WS05 [ W : P ]

November 03, 2008

Untest01 [ W: P ]

November 05, 2008 [Wednesday]

WS06 [ W : P ] : X1

November 05, 2008

Test #1

November 07, 2008 [Friday]

WS07 [ W : P ]

November 07, 2008

WS08 [ W : P ]

November 10, 2008

WS09 [ W : P ]

November 10, 2008

WS10 [ W : P ]

November 12, 2008

WS11 [ W : P ]

November 12, 2008

WS12 [ W : P ]

November 14, 2008

WS13 [ W : P ]

November 14, 2008

WS14 [ W : P ]

November 17, 2008

WS15 [ W : P ] (No 16)

November 17, 2008

Untest02 [ W : P ]

November 19, 2008 [Wednesday]

WS17 [ W : P ]

November 19, 2008

Test #2

November 21, 2008 [Friday]

WS18 [ W : P ]

November 21, 2008

Optics

Notes [ W : P ] : WS19 [ W : P ]

November 24, 2008

WS20 [ W : P ]

November 24, 2008

Thanksgiving

November 26-30, 2008

Notes [ W : P ] : WS21 [ W : P ]

December 01, 2008

Notes [ W : P ] : WS22 [ W : P ]

December 01, 2008

Notes [ W : P ] : WS23 [ W : P ]

December 03, 2008

Notes [ W : P ]

December 03, 2008

Notes [ W : P ] : WS24 [ W : P ]

December 03-05, 2008

Notes [ W : P ] : WS25 [ W : P ]

December 05, 2008

Untest03 [ W : P ]

December 08, 2008 [Monday]

TEM Waves [ W : P ]

December 08, 2008

Test #3

December 10, 2008 [Wednesday]

 Bohr Model [ W : P ]

December 10, 2008

Final Day Review

December 12, 2008 [Friday: Last day of class]

Final Exam (comprehensive for Phy250)

December 06-12, 2008

 

Sample Tests

Sample for test 1

Sample for test 2
Sample for test 3