Readings
All Section numbers refer to Knight, "College Physics: A Strategic Approach". The links go to the website of our sister course at the University of Maryland.
Class |
Reading |
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Week 1 |
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| Lecture 1: Thermal energy |
No required reading for Lecture 1 |
| Lecture 2: Internal energy, 1st Law |
Sections 10.5, 10.8, 11.3, 11.4 |
Week 2 |
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| Lecture 3: Entropy, counting |
The 2nd law of thermodynamics: a probabilistic law |
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Lecture 4: |
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Week 3 |
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| Lecture 5: Ideal gas law |
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| Lecture 6: Boltzmann distribution |
How energy is distributed: Fluctuations |
Week 4 |
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| Lecture 7: Diffusion, cell size |
Section 12.9 Fick's Law |
| Lecture 8: Simple harmonic motion |
Sections 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4 |
Week 5 |
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| Lecture 9: REVIEW |
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No Lecture - MIDTERM 1 |
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Week 6 |
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| Lecture 10: Damping, resonance |
Sections 14.5, 14.6, 14.7 |
| Lecture 11: Traveling waves |
Sections 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 |
Week 7 |
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| Lecture 12: Sound waves |
Sections 15.4, 15.7, 16.1, 16.6 |
| Lecture 13: Interference, diffraction |
Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.5 |
Week 8 |
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| Lecture 14: Reflection, refraction |
Sections 18.1, 18.2, 18.3 |
| Lecture 15: Lenses |
Sections 18.5, 18.7 |
Week 9 |
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| Lecture 16: Optical instruments
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Sections 19.4, 19.6, 19.7 |
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No Lecture - Reading Day |
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Week 10 |
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Lecture 17: |
Sections 25.6, 28.3 |
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Lecture 18: |
Sections 28.4, 28.7, 28.8 |
Week 11 |
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| Lecture 19: REVIEW |
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| No Lecture - MIDTERM 2 | |
Week 12 |
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Lecture 20: |
Sections 20.1, 20.2, 20.3 |
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Lecture 21:
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Sections 20.4, 20.5, 20.6
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Week 13 |
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No Lecture - Reading Day |
Lecture 22:
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Sections 21.1, 21.2, 21.3 |
Week 14 |
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Lecture 23: |
Sections 21.4, 21.7 |
| Lecture 24: Current |
Sections 22.1, 22.2, 22.5 |
Week 15 |
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| Lecture 25: Circuits |
Sections 23.1, 23.2, 23.3 |
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Lecture 26: |
Section 23.8/ |
Week 16 |
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| Final Exam Week |