UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

Physics 152

Department of Physics

Course Outline

 

Spring 2012

 

Note:  The Roman numeral after a unit indicates the exam that will cover it.

Jan 18

Introduction

Jan 20

Coulomb's Law (I)

Jan 23, 25

Electric Fields (I)

Jan 27

Electric Flux and Field Lines (I)

Jan 30, Feb 1

Gauss' Law (I)

Feb 3

Electric Potential Energy (I)

Feb 6, 8

Electric Potential (II)

Feb 10

Conductors and Capacitance (II)

Feb 13

Capacitors (II)

Feb 15

Exam I

Feb 17

Electric Current (II)

Feb 20, 22

Kirchhoff's Rules (II)

Feb 24

RC Circuits (II)

Feb 27, 29

Magnetism (III)

Mar 2

Forces and Torques on Currents (III)

Mar 12

Biot-Savart Law (III)

Mar 14

Exam II

Mar 16

Ampere's Law (III)

Mar 19

Motional EMF (III)

Mar 21, 23

Faraday's Law (III)

Mar 26, 28

Induction and RL Circuits (III)

Mar 30

LC and RLC Circuits (III)

Apr 2, 4

Displacement Current and EM Waves (III)

Apr 6

Properties of Electromagnetic Waves (IV)

Apr 9

Polarization (IV)

Apr 11

Exam III

Apr 13

Reflection and Refraction (IV)

Apr 16, 18

Lenses (IV)

Apr 20

Mirrors (IV)

Apr 23, 25

Optical Instruments (IV)

Apr 27, 30

Interference (No prelecture and no checkpoint) (IV)

May 2

Review and course evaluation.

May 8

Final Exam  1:30 - 4:15 pm,  B112 Angell

  • Part A: Exam (IV)
  • Part B: Cumulative, I, II and III.

 

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.