Physics 250:Spring 2005

Syllabus : Schedule

Announcements

Final Exam: Monday May 2@13:00  and Thursday May 5@8:00

You may bring to use on the test 1 of  one side of 8.5 x 11 paper to use as a formulas sheet.

Links and Supplementary Materials

 

Electrostatic Fields

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

Induction Applets (1) : (2)

Frog

RLC circuit applets

Retroreflector simulation

Optics java applets 1 : Optics simulations 1

Optics Simulations 2

Optics Workbench Java Applet Non-NO backup: here

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

5 x 11 paper to use as a formulas sheet.

Worksheet Number
Date
Worksheet 01 : X1 : X2
January 14, 2005

Worksheet 02:CP1

January 21, 2005

Worksheet 03

January 28, 2005

Worksheet 04

January 31, 2005

Worksheet 05

February 04, 2005

Worksheet 06

February 09, 2005

Test #1

February 11, 2005

Worksheet 07

February 14, 2005

Worksheet 08

February 16, 2005

Worksheet 09

February 18, 2005

Worksheet 10

February 21, 2005

Worksheet 11

February 23, 2005

Worksheet 12

February 25, 2005

Worksheet 13

February 28, 2005

Worksheet 14

March 02, 2005

Worksheet 15

March 14, 2005

Worksheet 16

March 16, 2005

Test #2

March 18, 2005

Worksheet 17

March 21, 2005

Worksheet 18

March 23, 2005

Optics

Notes : Worksheet 19

March 30, 2005

Worksheet 20

April 01, 2005

Notes : Worksheet 21

April 04, 2005

Notes : Worksheet 22

April 06, 2005

Notes : Worksheet 23

April 08, 2005

Notes

April 11, 2005

Notes : Worksheet 25

April 13, 2005

Notes

April 15, 2005

Worksheet 26

April 18, 2005

Worksheet 27

April 20, 2005

Test #3

April 22, 2005

Bohr Model : Spectra Spreadsheet

April 25, 2005

Notes

April 27, 2005

Final Examination

Final Exam Schedule

 

8:00 MWF

Thursday May 05, 2005: 8:00 - 10:00

9:00 MWF

Monday May 02, 2005: 13:00 - 15:00

 

Sample Tests

Practice test for test #1

Practice test #1 for test #2

Practice test #2 for test #2

Practice test for test #3