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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT |
Physics 152 |
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Department of Physics |
Course Outline |
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Spring 2012 |
Note: The Roman numeral after a unit indicates the exam that will cover it.
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Jan 18 |
Introduction |
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Jan 20 |
Coulomb's Law (I) |
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Jan 23, 25 |
Electric Fields (I) |
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Jan 27 |
Electric Flux and Field
Lines (I) |
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Jan 30, Feb 1 |
Gauss' Law (I) |
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Feb 3 |
Electric Potential Energy (I) |
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Feb 6, 8 |
Electric Potential (II) |
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Feb 10 |
Conductors and Capacitance
(II) |
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Feb 13 |
Capacitors (II) |
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Feb 15 |
Exam I |
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Feb 17 |
Electric Current (II) |
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Feb 20, 22 |
Kirchhoff's Rules (II) |
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Feb 24 |
RC Circuits (II) |
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Feb 27, 29 |
Magnetism (III) |
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Mar 2 |
Forces and Torques on
Currents (III) |
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Mar 12 |
Biot-Savart Law (III) |
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Mar 14 |
Exam II |
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Mar 16 |
Ampere's Law (III) |
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Mar 19 |
Motional EMF (III) |
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Mar 21, 23 |
Faraday's Law (III) |
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Mar 26, 28 |
Induction and RL Circuits
(III) |
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Mar 30 |
LC and RLC Circuits (III) |
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Apr 2, 4 |
Displacement Current and
EM Waves (III) |
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Apr 6 |
Properties of
Electromagnetic Waves (IV) |
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Apr 9 |
Polarization (IV) |
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Apr 11 |
Exam III |
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Apr 13 |
Reflection and Refraction
(IV) |
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Apr 16, 18 |
Lenses (IV) |
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Apr 20 |
Mirrors (IV) |
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Apr 23, 25 |
Optical Instruments (IV) |
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Apr 27, 30 |
Interference (No prelecture and no checkpoint) (IV) |
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May 2 |
Review and course evaluation. |
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May 8 |
Final Exam 1:30 - 4:15 pm, B112 Angell
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Schedule of
experiments
Gauss's Law, Feb 3.
Batteries and Bulbs, Feb 24.
Bulbs and Power, Mar 16.
Tangent Galvanometer, Mar 23.
Induction and Motors, Apr 6.
Reflection and Refraction, Apr 20.