Physics 123 
Schedule for Spring, 2007

Date Lecture Topic; Chapter from Giancoli Assigned Questions And Problems (numeric answer) 
Due in recitation class
15 Jan Mon 
 
17 Jan Wed
No Class, Martin Luther King's Day

L1: Overview of the course. EM waves. Principles of geometric optics. (Ch 32, S6; Ch.33)


No homework due
22 Jan Mon
 
24 Jan Wed
L2: Mirrors and lenses, Human eye, corrective optics, optical devices. (Ch. 34 )

L3: Waves. (Ch.15, Ch.32 S.3-7)

HW1: Ch 33: Q10 P1(a. 2.21E08 m/s, b. 1.99E08 m/s), 6(1.45), 10(81cm), 11(5deg),20(5.0cm), 37(4.6m), 49(93.5 cm), 50(5.41E-04m), 53 Ch. 34 P 1(24.9cm), 11 (10.5cm, 203cm), 38(+1.2D), 40(27cm)

29 Jan Mon
 
31 Jan Wed
L4: Sound (Ch 16)

L5: Wave nature of light (Ch.35)

HW2: Ch 15 P 1(2.3 m/s), 11(1.3E3 km), 14(1.4E09 W/m2, 6.9E09 W), 20(1.12m, 13Hz, 15m/s, 0.48m, 40m/s, 0), 23, 42(300Hz, 600Hz, 900Hz), 47, 50, Ch 16 P 33( 110,330,550,770 Hz; 220,440,660,880Hz), 38(88Hz), 52(0.46m), 57(1690Hz, 1410Hz).
5 Feb Mon 
 
7 Feb Wed

L6:Review (Ch.32,33,34,15,16)

Midterm Test #1, in lecture class Equation sheet #1 ,

HW3: Ch 32. P11, 14(3.52E14 Hz), 18(8.5E03, 3.54E-15 s), 22(0.796 W/m**2, 17.3V/m), 25 (3.8E26 W), 41.
12 Feb Mon 
 
14 Feb Wed
L7: Wave nature of light (Ch. 36)

L8:Optical instruments, X-Rays (Ch.35, S7, Ch. 36 S.4,5,6,8,10 )

HW4: Ch.35 Q1,6,15 P 4(4.8E14 Hz), 8, 9(613nm), 14, 19(179nm), 24(471nm), 31(0.221mm), 32(1.00436), 38(12, 39, 141, 168 deg), 46.
19 Feb Mon 

21 Feb Wed
L9:Introduction to special relativity (Ch. 37)

L10:Introduction to special relativity (Ch. 37)

HW5: Ch. 36 P 4(3.2 um), 9,10, 20(7.1E10 m), 43(0.033), 65(a). 16 km, b). 1.22E-04 rad)
26 Feb Mon 

28 Feb Wed
L11: Photons (Ch.38 S.1-2)

L12: Photons (Ch. 38 S. 3, 4)

HW6 Ch. 37 P 5(0.773c), 30(3.56E-28 kg), 43, 50, 56(0.921c), 62(a). 0.73c, b). 5.9 yr), 65(c-1.5m/s, 30cm), 74(28.3 MeV), 80(3E07 kg)
5 Mar Mon 

7 Mar Wed
L13: Wave-Particle duality, postulates of Quantum Mechanics(Ch.38 S.5,6 Ch. 39 1-4, 8)

L14: Hydrogen atom (Ch.38 S9-11)

HW7: Ch.38 P 14 (copper, iron), 16(0.62 eV), 20(3.75 eV), 22( 7.12E-13m, 2.43E-12m, 4.86E012m), 23(a).5.90E-03, 1.98E-02, 3.89E-02; b). 60.8 eV, 204 eV, 401 eV), 28(6.62E-16 m), 36, 37(1.84E03), 60(1.1m), 85 (3)
12 Mar Mon 

14 Mar Wed
Spring Break, no class

Spring Break, no class

No homework due
19 Mar Mon 

21 Mar Wed

L15:Review (Ch.35-38)

Midterm Test #2, in lecture class Equation sheet #2 ,

HW8: (review for Test #2): P35-10(2.41mm), P35-43 (81.5nm, 127nm), P36-19 (0.050") P37-26(0.38c), Ch. 38 P 44, 48(91.2nm), 49, 50(12.1eV).
26 Mar Mon 

28 Mar Wed
L16: Quantum Mechanics (Ch.39 S.1-5,7,8)

L17: Quantum Mechanics (Ch.39 S.9-10)

HW9: Ch 15 P46, 51.Ch 39. P6(a. 3.7E-34m, b. 1.9E-32 kg m/s, c. 3.2E-30m), 17(3.5E06 m/s), 18(0.76nm),
2 Apr Mon 

4 Apr Wed
L18: Hydrogen atom (Ch.40 S. 1-3)

L19: Complex atoms (Ch.40 S4-6 Ch 42 S1-2 Ch. 43 S3-4)

HW10: Ch 39. P19(a. 52 nm, b. 0.22 nm), 27(a). 0.18, b). 0.50, c). 0.50), 28(a. 0.39, b. 0.20, c.0.20, d. 0.20), 29, 33(9.2eV).
9 Apr Mon 

11 Apr Wed
L20: Problem solving(Ch.38-40)

L21:Solids and Semiconductors (Ch.41 S. 5-10)

HW11: Ch 38. P 15(a). 2.18 eV, b). 0.92V), 26(a). 574eV, b). 0.105 nm), 54 (4350, -7.2E-7eV), 55(7.3E-03 c); Ch.40 P. 8,9,12,18(b.44%),20(a). 1.2E-14, b) 1.1E-07).
16 Apr Mon 

18 Apr Wed
L22:Lasers and effects of magnetic field(Ch. 40, S7-9, Ch. 43 S10)

L23: Radiation and its detection (Ch. 42, S3-11, Ch. 43 S5-9)

HW12: Ch. 40 P29,30(14e),31, 32, 52(0.016J, 5.2E16photons), Ch. 41 P27(3.2eV, 1.05E06 m/s), Q14, Ch 42 P 10(340MeV), 13(7.48 MeV).
23 Apr Mon 

25 Apr Wed
L25: Elementary particles (Ch. 44)

L26: Space, Time and the Universe (Ch. 45)

HW13:Ch. 43 P42(1000rad); P33-51(1.5), 34-82(20cm,1.0), 35-7(0.21mm), 35-20(223nm), 37-41(0.941c), 37-52(234MeV), 38-42(12.1eV, 3.0eV, 0.31eV), 38-45(122eV), 39-29, 40-15(1.85)
30 Apr Mon 

2 May Wed
L27: Review

L28: Review

No homework due. Study guide for the test: P33-49, 34-8, 35-24, 35-38, 37-26, 38-20, 38-33, 38-48, 39-28, 39-29, 40-18, 40-31
May 8 Final Exam 8:30 am Equation sheet , Room assignment: Hoyt Auditorium