Course Schedule Physics 110 Sound and Light Fall 2008

Date Topic Text Sects Homework

8/25 Physics in Sound and Light 1.1-1.6 Q3,7 P2,5

8/27 Vibrations 2.1-2.4

8/29 Oscilloscope (Lab)

9/3 Damping and Resonance 2.5-2.7 Q6,7 P2,4

9/5 Simple Harmonic Motion (Lab)

9/8 Waves 3.1-3.3

9/10 Wave Properties 3.4-3.5 Q2,5 P2,5

9/12 Standing Waves (Lab)

9/15 Standing Waves 4.1-4.2

9/17 Standing Wave Modes 4.4-4.6 Q1,2 P1,6

9/19 Review

9/22 ********************** Test 1 *************************

9/24 Sound 5.1-5.2

9/26 Velocity of Sound(Lab)

9/29 Characteristics of Sound 5.3-5.4 Q1,6,7 P1,3

10/1 The Ear 6.1-6.2

10/3 Hearing 6.3-6.5 Q1,7 P2,4

10/6 Complex Waves 7.1-7.3

10/8 Fourier Analysis(lab) 7.4-7.7 Q2,4 P1

10/10 Musical Instruments 8.1-8.5 Q1,4 P3

10/13 Review

10/15 *********************** Test 2 *************************

10/20 Light Production 9.1-9.4

10/22 Light Propagation 9.5-9.7 Q1,3,7,12 P2,4

10/24 Color 10.1-10.5 Q2,5 P1

10/27 Rays and Images 11.1-11.3

10/29 Lens and Mirror Equation 11.4-11.5 Q3,4 P4,5,8

10/31 Thin Lenses (Lab)

11/3 The Eye 12.1-12.4 Q4,5 P1,4

11/5 Wave Optics 13.1-13.5 Q4,6 P1

11/7 Atmospheric Phenomena 14.1-14.4 Q2,4,8

11/10 Review

11/12 ********************* Test 3 **************************

11/14 Electronics 15.1-15.2

11/17 Digital Arithmetic 15.3 Q1 P3

11/19 Laser Principles 16.1-16.2

11/21 Laser Applications 16.2-16.3 Q2,3,7 P3,4

11/24 Digital Electronics (lab)

12/1 Recording Sound and Light 17.1-17.3 Q1,3 P2,3

12/3 Radio and Television 18.1-18.3 Q1,3 P2,4

12/5 Review

Test 4 Monday Dec 8 1 - 2:50 PM