Physics 243 At a Glance...

How to interpret the contents of each cell in the syllabus:

Class topic - Chapter reading for that class

Applets or useful links

(optional - to help you keep on track) suggested pre-class homework problems to be handed in at beginning of class

calendar day

 

Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Lab/Studio Topic(s)
 

 

 

Oscillatory Motion -N11

OpenStax - Chp16

Useful Applets:

The Spring

or here

(applet written by Drew Hanson - UofA/King's Crystal project 2006)

video lab clip

5

TBA

 

 

Simple Harmonic Motion

N11B.6, N11S.8

Phase Spreadsheet

UNIT N11

(e-mail me for the pw)

 

 

8

Damped Harmonic Motion

 

N11B.7,N11S.11

10

Waves Q2

Applets illustrating Wave Motion:

wave types

travelling waves

Maple Stuff:

travelling pulses

Q2B.1, Q2S.5

12

 

 

 

16

Energy Carried by a Wave

demo - "Hearing a Pin Drop"

 

Q1B.2, Q1S.3

Assignment #1

15

Acoustics-I

OpenStax - Chp17

Standing Waves and Resonance - Q2

link to resonance Flash applet

applet demonstrating acoustic beats

Maple Worksheet showing:

standing waves and resonance - closed both ends

standing waves and resonance - open both ends

standing waves and resonance - closed one end

Q1B.7, Q1S.10

Fourier Synthesis

17

Acoustics-II

OpenStax - Chp17

 

Q1B.6, Q1R.1

19

 

 

 

 

Doppler Effect

OpenStax - Chp17

Doppler applet

FLASH applet showing Doppler Effect for Light

 

link to American Journal of Physics article:

Using physics to investigate blood flow in arteries: A case study for premed students

 

22

IS Conference - no classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Q3 -The Wave Nature of Light

OpenStax - Chp 25,27

Q2

Q2B.13, Q2S.12

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3- The Wave Nature of Light

OpenStax - Chp27

Airy Diffraction Applet

Huygen's Principle

Q2B.8, Q2S.1

 

 

 

29

Q3 - The Wave Nature of Light

OpenStax - Chp27

Q2B.11, Q2S.6

Assignment #2

31

Q4 - Particle Nature of Light

OpenStax - Chp27

Useful programs:

Astronomy notes on light

MAP applet on slit diffraction

Moore's random-slit program

Electromagnetic spectrum applet

Q3B.5, S.3

 

2

 

4

Q4 - Particle Nature of Light

Q3B.6, Q3S.6

8

Q5 Wave Nature of Matter

copy of deBroglie's PhD thesis

Q4B.8, Q4S.7

10

Q5 Wave Nature of Matter

Q4B.2, S.6

 

12

 

 

Reading Week

February 15 - 19, 2016

*Q7 - Living With The Quantum Facts of Life

link to FLASH applet of SG machine

Q6B.4,D.1

 

24

*Q7 - Rules of the Game

Q7B.1,B.2

26

 

 

Major Assignment #3

29

*Q7 - Rules of the Game

 

Q7B.3, Q7M.1

2

*Q8 - Quantum Weirdness

chpQ8

YouTube on QW

Midterm Exam BluePrint

4

 

 

*Q8 Quantum Weirdness

*Q9 - WaveFunctions

KCVS Particle in a Box Applet

Midterm Blueprint

7

*Q9 - WaveFunctions

Q9B.2,Q9M.1

Unit Q Answers

9

Q7 - Bound Systems

Back to 2nd Edition!

Q7B.2, Q7S.3

11

11

Q7 - Bound Systems

Hydrogen Atom Applet

14

Q8 - Bohr Atom and Spectra

 

Hydrogen Atom Applet

Q8B.1, Q8S.7

 

16

Q10 - The Schroedinger Equation

Homework Q10B.2, Q10S.1

Useful programs:

physlet on SE

Moore's SchroSolver

Excel Schroedinger Solver

18

Studio Class

 

Q10 - The Schroedinger Equation

Homework Q10S.3, Q10S.8

vibrational lines in atmosphere

 

21

Q11 - Energy Eigenfunctions

tunneling

Homework
Q11B.4, Q11S.1

23

 

Good Friday

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Monday

28

 

Q11 - Energy Eigenfunctions

tunneling

 

 

30

 

Q12 - Introduction to Nuclei

Q12B7, Q12S.8

Major Asignment #4

 

 

1

 

 

Q12 - Introduction to Nuclei

Homework
Q12B.4,S.1

Link to Rutherford Expt

Link to Strong Interaction

 

 

4

Q13 - Nuclear Stability

Homework
Q13B.4.Q13S.2

 

Link to nuclear stability applet

 

6

Q13 - Nuclear Stability

Q14 - Radioactivity

Homework
Q13S.5.Q13S.10

 

8

 

Q14 - Radioactivity

alpha decay
beta decay

Homework
Q14B.4,S.5


11

Q15 - Fission and Fusion

nuclear well potentials - table

Homework
Q15B.2,S.4

13

Q15 - Fission and Fusion

15

 

 

 

Wrap Up!

Final Exam Blueprint

Answers to Unit Q

18

     
link to on-line solutions... (remember - login is yoour King's ID # and pw is your first name)