PHYS 122B: Tentative schedule,  Winter 2013

    week date  lecture topic text reading homework
    1 Jan 07
    Electrostatics E1  3E1S2, 3E1S4, 3E1S10
      Jan 09
    Electric Fields E2  3E2S2, 3E2S5, 3E2S8, 3E2S9
      Jan 11
    Continuous charge distributions
    E3
     3E3S3, 3E3S7, 3E3S10
    2
    Jan 14
    Electric potential
    E4
     3E4S1, 3E4S2, 3E4S3, 3E4S8, 3E4S12

    Jan 16
    Currents
    E5
     3E5S4, 3E5S9, 3E5S10
     
    Jan 18
    Circuits E6  3E6S2, 3E6S4, 3E6S8, 3E6R3
    3
    Jan 21
    HOLIDAY (MLK)
    -
     
       
    Jan 23
    Magnetic fields E7  3E7S.4, 3E7S.5, 3E7S.11, 3E7R.2
     
    Jan 25
    EXAM 1
     
    4
    Jan 28
    Currents respond to magnetic fields E8   3E8S1, 3E8S3, 3E8S4, 3E8S7, 3E8S9
     
    Jan 30
    Currents create magnetic fields
    E9
      3E9S1, 3E9S2, 3E9R1, 3E9A1
     
    Feb 01
    Gauss' Law E10   3E10S1, 3E10S2
    5  Feb 04
    Ampere's Law E11   3E11S.1, 3E11S3, 3E11R.3, 3E11B.6
       Feb 06
    The principle of relativity R1
      R1S.5, R1S.6, R1S.7, R2S.9
      Feb 08
    Synchronizing clocks R2
      R2S.2, R2S.4, R2S.5, R2S.7, R2S.11
    6  Feb 11
    The Nature of time R3
      R3S.3, R3S.4, R3S.6, R3R.1

    Feb 13
    The metric equation R4
      R4S.2, R4S.4, R4S.7, R4R.1

    Feb 15
    EXAM 2


    7
    Feb 18
    HOLIDAY (Prstdt)

     
     
    Feb 20
    Proper Time R5
     R5S.2, R5S.3, R5S.5, R5S.9
       Feb 22
    Coordinate Transformation R6
     R6S.3, R6S.5, R6R.2
    8
    Feb 25
    Lorentz contraction R7
     R7S.1, R7S.3, R7S.7, R7R.1, R7R.2
      
    Feb 27
    The cosmic speed of light R8
     R8S.2, R8S.3, R8S.8
       Mar 01
    Calculating fields
    E12
     3E12S.8 3E12S.10, 3ER.2
    9 Mar 04
    Maxwell's equations E13  3E13S.1, 3E13S.2, 3E13S.5, 3E13R.1
     
    Mar 06
    Induction
    E14
     3E14S.1, 3E14S.2, 3E14S.5, 3E14R.1
      Mar 08
    EXAM 3

     
    10 Mar 11
    Introduction to waves
    E15
     3E15S.1, 3E15S2, 3E15S6, 3E15S8

    Mar 13
    Electromagnetic waves
    E16
     3E16S.3, 3E16S,4, 3E16S.7, 3E16S.11
       Mar 15
    Review, catch-up


    11  Mar 20
    FINAL  EXAM