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Physics 4C Tentative Course Calendar
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Week |
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Giancoli Reading & Key Topics
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Labs
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1 |
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Chapter 13: Fluids |
Introduction to Mastering Physics; Physics Research |
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2 |
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Chapter 13 (continued) Chapter 14: Oscillations |
Archimedes Principle
lab write-up due Monday, 2/7 |
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3 |
1/31-2/02
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Chapter 14 (continued) Friday 2/4 I'll be out of class. Online Group work only. |
Bernoulli's Falling Water
lab write up due Friday 2/11 |
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4 |
2/7-2/11
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Chapter 15: Wave Motion (cont.) Chapter 16: Sound |
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5 |
2/14-2/16
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Chapter 16: Sound Friday 2/18 is a Holiday |
Transverse Traveling Waves
(Handout only) |
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6 |
2/23-2/25
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Review/1st exam Chapters 13-16 Monday 2/21 is a Holiday |
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7 |
2/28-3/4
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Chapter 17 - Temperature |
Exam in Lab on Wednesday 3/2
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8 |
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Chapter 18: Kinetic Theory | |
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9 |
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Chapter 19 - 1st Law of Thermodynamics Friday 3/18:
No Class - I'll be at a conference. |
Online Thermo Lab
will be started on Wednesday, and your write up due by Friday night.
You can work on this in pairs virtually.
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10 |
3/21-3/25 |
Chapter 20: 2nd Law of Thermodynamics |
Playing with Engines! & Adiabatic Gas Law |
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11 |
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Review/2nd exam Chapters 17-20 Friday 4/1 Faculty Meeting Day - No Classes |
Hands-on Activities/Exam Review |
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12 |
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Exam #2: Chapters 17-20 Chapter 32: Light Note! Chabot's "W" deadline 4/8 |
Exam in lab on Wednesday
4/6
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13 |
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Chapter 32/33 Lenses & Optics |
Optics Explorations in Class
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14 |
4/18-4/24 |
Spring Break | |
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Chapter 33 - Ray Optics & - Optical Instruments |
Ray Optics Lab with Lenses
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Chapter 34 Interference |
Double-Slit Interference |
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Chapter 34: Interference/Chapter 35 Diffraction |
Student Research Paper presentations on |
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Chapter 35: Diffraction Review for Final Exam |
Student Research Paper presentations on Wednesday in Lab and Friday in Class |
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19 |
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Final Exam Monday 5/23 Comprehensive, with more material on optics chapters |
Final Draft of Research Paper is Due Friday 5/27
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Note that changes to this calendar are expected based on progress and professor's discretion.
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