Physics 207, Fall 2006 Syllabus (Tentative)

 Textbook: Serway and Jewett, Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, 6th edition.
 Lab manual: Rollefson and Richards, "MC", "SC" or "HC" implies a computer based lab.
1. Homework is accessible at www.webassign.com and usually due on Tuesday by 11:59 PM.
2. Problems in BLUE  (and underlined) are to be written up neatly and handed in.
3. Problems in bold italicized RED are only for "honor's" students.
Week
Reading
Problems
Lab
1: 9/3
Introduction

None
no lab
2:  9/10
Chapters 1, 2
HWork: Due 9/19
Ch 1: 6, 10, 14, 19, 46 
Ch 2: 4, 6, 12, 17, 38, 43
MC1-a
M1-b
3:  9/17
Chapters 3, 4
HWork: Due 9/26
Ch 3:  8, 32, 36, 38, 54 
Ch 4: 4, 6, 18, 34, 45, 55, 62
MC1-c 
M4
4:  9/24
Chapters 5, 6
HWork: Due 10/3
Ch 5:   6, 14, 16, 26, 34, 36 
Ch 6: 12, 16, 22, 27, 36, 68
M2 (optional)
M5
5:  10/1
Catch-up & Review

Exam #:1 (Chapters 1-6)
Thursday, Oct. 5, 7:15-8:45 PM
Make-up
6:  10/8
Chapters 7, 8
HW: Due 10/17 
Ch 7: 2, 12, 20, 28, 32, 42 
Ch 8: 3, 10, 23, 34, 46
M6
7: 10/15
Chapters 9, 10
HW: Due 10/24
Ch   9: 4, 19a,b, 31, 41, 64,44 
Ch 10: 7, 19a,b, 20, 31, 33, 71
MC11b
8: 10/22
Chapters 11,12
 HW: Due 10/31

Ch 10: 79

Ch 11: 17, 23, 30, 35,44abdef, 57 
Ch 12: 4, 9, 21, 32, 35

MC9
9: 10/29
Catch-up & Review

Exam #2: (Chapters 6-12) 
Thursday, Nov. 2, 7:15-8:45 PM

Make-up

10: 11/5
Chapters 14, 15
HWork: Due 11/14
Ch 14:   2, 8, 20, 30, 52a,54, 58 
Ch 15: 11, 19, 36, 41, 49
M3/MC7
11: 11/12
Chapters 16, 17
HWork: Due 11/21
 Ch. 16: 3, 18, 30, 40, 58, 59
 Ch. 17: 3, 15, 34, 38, 40
MC12b
12: 11/19
Chapter 18
HW: Due 11/27* 
Catch-up

None
 
Thanksgiving
13: 11/26
Review, 
Chapter 19
HWork: Due 12/5 

Exam #3 (Chapters 13-18) 
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 7:15-8:45 PM
Ch 18: 9, 17, 21, 39, 53a,
Ch. 19: 2, 12, 15, 31, 43, 57
Make-up
14: 12/3
Chapters 20, 21
HWork: Due 11/12
Ch 20: 13, 22, 22, 38, 43, 50, 68
Ch 21: 2, 16, 29, 36, 70
SC1  
15: 12/10
Chapters 22, Review
HW: Due 12/15*

Ch 22:  6,7,17,37,46
*Friday due date
HC1/H2

16: 12/17

Finals

Final Exam (Semi-cumulative) 
2:45 PM, Tuesday Dec. 19


Tentative Physics 207
Fall 2006 Special Friday Lectures  

9/8
Winokur - Introduction to Honors 
9/15
 Winokur - Plastic Electronics
9/22  Himpsel - Nanoscience
9/29
 Karle - Ice Cube
10/6
 Gilbert - Biominerals
10/13
 Open
10/20
 Chung - Cosmology
10/27
 Sprott - Chaos 
11/3
 Zagzebski (UW Medical Physics) - Ultrasound
11/10
 Herndon - Collider physics at the Tevatron
11/17
 Timbie - The Big Bang
11/24
Thanksgiving Recess
12/1 
 Blank -  What has physics got to do with skeletal genetics?
12/8
 Eriksson- Silicon  Nanoelectronics
12/15
 Review for final

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