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PHY2054, College Physics, Algebra based: Tentative Schedule

Date	PHY2054 Chapter title/Lecture topics	Quizzes/Assignments Due one week from the date assigned
Very important:	Use the animations and interactive examples to enhance your comprehension of the physical  concepts;	Just click on the links associated with each chapter, or see all of them here: Media Library, Interactive Physics animations, flash files
	Syllabus Lecture: Chapter: Temperature and the kinetic theory of gases; Objectives: Use the kinetic theory of gases to distinguish between heat and temperature; Interpret and apply the concept of energy per degree of freedom. State the definitions of the Celsius temperature scale and the Fahrenheit temperature scale and convert temperatures given on one scale into those of the other. Active Figures: Heating a Spray Can Thermal Expansion of a Metal Washer Maxwell Speed Distribution	Practice Quiz Practice Assignment
	Lecture: Chapter: Heat and the laws of thermodynamics; Summary of equations first principle of thermodynamics calculating work, energy, heat for specific processes Objectives: State the first law of thermodynamics and use it in solving problems. Interpret the laws of thermodynamics. Apply the laws of thermodynamics to explain natural phenomena. Examine the concept of the ideal gas law and use it in solving problems. Active Figures: PV Processes Work Done on a Gas	Quiz 1, temperature and The Ideal Gas Law
	Lecture: Chapter: Thermal Properties and Processes; Heat Engines Objectives: Define specific heat. Calculate the thermal expansions of solids and liquids. Describe how water's high specific-heat capacity affects climate. Calculate the work done by a gas during various quasi-static processes and sketch the processes on a PV diagram. Active Figures: Work Done on a Gas A Heat Engine A Heat Pump The Carnot Cycle The Carnot Cycle animation, alternative	Quiz 2 - The Laws of thermodynamics
	Lecture: The Electric Field, Discrete Charge Distributions, Electric Charge, Conductors and Insulators, Coulomb's Law, Motion of Point Charges in Electric Fields; Objectives: Explain the concept of "field" and compare it to "action-at-a-distance" using forces. Explain and draw the electric field configuration due to various discrete and continuous charge distributions. Relate the theoretical interpretation of electric potential to everyday phenomena and use it to solve problems. Recognize the quantum nature of the electric charge; Use the concept of electric fields to explain action at a distance; Shark's electroreception? Special pores around their faces act as homing devices and detect the electrical currents that other organisms emit. The salty aquatic environment transports those electrical currents toward the shark. These five cool components of electroreception demonstrate just how incredible this shark sense is. Active Figures: The Small Positive Test Charge Electric Field Lines Coulomb's Law Lecture: The Electric Field II: Continuous Charge Distributions; Objectives: Explain the concept of force fields; Use the concept of fields to explaining the interaction between electric charges; Use Coulomb's law to solve problems involving charge distributions; Active Figures: A Spherically Symmetric Charge Distribution Generating electricity-discharges: Kelvin water dropper Spiders Use Electric Charges to Trap Insects in Their Webs !	Finding the resultant net Electric force, 2 dimensional problem and solution Download and look at it if you cannot figure it out Use this java applet/animation to visualize the resultant force! Save it on your hard drive and then open it by clicking on it ! You can also open the java applet with with this script . Quiz 3 electricity
	Exam 1: question from the thermodynamics chapters only; Electricity is not included since we have not covered it... Classroom tasks, may be useful for Exam 1	EXAM 1
	Lecture: Electric Potential, Potential Difference, Potential Due to a System of Point Charges, Finding the Electric Field from the Potential, Calculation of V for Continuous Charge Distributions, Equipotential Surfaces; Objectives: Relate the theoretical interpretation of electric potential to everyday phenomena and use it to solve problems. Distinguish between electric potential and electric potential energy. Active Figures: Electric Potential and Potential Energy Electric Flux Through an Arbitrary Closed Surface	Quiz 4: Electric potential, capacitors
	Lecture: Electrostatic Energy and Capacitance, Combinations of Capacitors; Objectives: Use the definition of capacitance and calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. Active Figures: Parallel Plate Capacitors Capacitors Combined in Parallel Capacitors Combined in Series Equivalent Capacitance	Quiz 5 Capacitors
	Lecture: Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits, Current and Motion of Charges, Resistance and Ohm's Law; Objectives: Identify the theoretical framework for electric current; Apply the framework to solving problems on direct current circuits and alternating current circuits. Analyzing simple electric circuits; Active Figures: Ohm's Law and Electric Power A Real Battery The Resistance of Nichrome Wire	Quiz 6 Ohm's Law
	Lecture: Energy in Electric Circuits, Combinations of Resistors, Kirchhoff's Rules, RC Circuits; Objectives: Apply Kirchhoff's rules and use them to analyze various simple DC circuits Active Figures: Resistors Connected in Series Resistors Connected in Parallel Three Resistors in Parallel Applying Kirchhoff's Rules Analyzing a Series RLC Circuit A Resonating Series RLC Circuit	Quiz 7 kirchhoff's rules
	Lecture: The Magnetic Field, The Force Exerted by a Magnetic Field, Motion of a Point Charge in a Magnetic Field Objectives: Calculate the magnetic force on a current element and on a moving charge in a given magnetic field. Explain the concept of domains in ferromagnetic materials. discuss the magnetism of the Earth. Active Figures: Magnetic Field of a Permanently Magnetized Bar Motion of a Proton in a Uniform Electric Field Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field
	EXAM 2 see GUIDE	Exam 2:
	Lecture: Sources of the Magnetic Field, The Biot-Savart Law, Gauss's Law for Magnetism, Ampere's Law Objectives: State the law of Biot-Savart and use it to calculate the magnetic field due to a straight current-carrying wire and on the axis of a circular current loop. State Ampere's law and discuss its uses and limitations. Active Figures: Magnetic Field Due to a Long Straight Wire Force Between Long Parallel Wires	See below Quiz 8 and Quiz 9
	Lecture: Magnetic Induction, Magnetic Flux, Induced emf and Faraday's Law Objectives: State Faraday's law and use it to find the emf induced by a changing magnetic flux. State Lenz's law and use it to find the direction of the induced current in various applications of Faraday's law. Calculate the magnetic force on a current element and on a moving charge in a given magnetic field. Explain that an electric current flowing in a wire will create a magnetic field around the wire . Demonstrate and explain that moving a magnet near a wire will cause an electric current to flow in the wire. Active Figures: Induced Currents Motional emf Torque on a Current Loop Motional emf Induced in a Rotating Bar Magnetic Force Acting on a Sliding Bar
	Lecture: Alternating Current Circuits, Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves Objectives: Analyze the concept of electromagnetic induction Use the concept of electromagnetic induction to explain everyday physical phenomena. Describe and use Maxwell's equations to solve problems in electricity and magnetism. Active Figures: Motional emf Induced in a Rotating Bar Magnetic Force Acting on a Sliding Bar	Quiz 8 & Quiz 9 Electro-Magnetism and ElectroMagnetic induction;
	Lecture: Properties of Light, Wave-Particle Duality, The Speed of Light, Reflection and Refraction Objectives: State the law of reflection; State and investigate Snell's law of refraction Relate the reflection and the refraction laws to the properties of waves. Active Figures: Reflection Refraction Reflection of Waves The Double-Reflecting Light Ray Light Passing Through a Slab Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors Images Formed by Thin Lenses Two Lenses in a Row Measuring the Wavelength of a Light Source A Single-Slit Experiment The Raindrop Total Internal Reflection Fiber Optics A Plane Mirror Spherical and Parabolic Mirrors Images Formed by Flat Refracting Surfaces Thin Lenses Young's Double-Slit Experiment	Quiz 10 Light's interaction with matter
	This is devoted to investigating topics in modern physics, time dilation and length contraction Lecture: TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS I Objectives: Compare and contrast the quantum mechanical view with the Newtonian view of nature. Describe the Fitzgerald contraction and time dilation; Discuss the concept of length contraction. Active Figures: Time Dilation Length Contraction Relativistic Leaders of the Pack The Pole-in-the-Barn Paradox	Quiz Relativity Course assessment
	This is devoted to investigating topics in modern physics, Lecture: TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS II Objectives: Define radioactivity. Explain radioactive half-life. Define radiometric dating. Use a decay curve for a radioactive isotope to find the age of the sample. Active Figures: Planck's Quantized Energy States The Photoelectric Effect Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom Spontaneous and Stimulated Emission Rutherford Scattering Radioactive Decay Alpha Decay of Radium-226 A Nuclear Chain Reaction Quarks The Activity of Radium	Quiz 11 Radioactivity, Nuclear Physics
	Final Exam Study Guide Final Exam Summary of equations, solved problems	Comprehensive Final Exam, 1 hour 50 minutes Final exam will be available from 8 AM until 10:50 AM

CREDITS

• http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu
• College Physics Serway, Vuille
  
• http://www.lon-capa.org/
• SERWAY COLLEGE PHYSICS 7E MEDIA LIBRARY