Homework:
This course is the third quarter of the general physics sequence, aimed at physics majors. Course description:
4 Units
Prerequisites: Physics 21 with a grade of C- or better; Mathematics 3A-B.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Physics 2.
Temperature and heat, thermal properties of matter, the laws of
thermodynamics. Mechanical waves, wave interference and normal modes,
sound and hearing.(S)
| Syllabus/Calendar (subject to change) and information | |||
| Lecture | Topic | Reading | other info |
| 1 - 3/31 | Equilibrium and temperature | RHK, Chapter 21 | video of the triple point of water |
| 2 - 4/2 | ... | ||
| 3 - 4/4 | Class cancelled due to illness | ||
| 4 - 4/7 | Molecular properties of gases | RHK, Chapter 22 | link to page with video of Brownian motion |
| 5 - 4/9 | ... | ||
| 6 - 4/11 | First law | RHK, Chapter 23 | |
| 7 - 4/14 | ... | ||
| 8 - 4/16 | ... | ||
| 9 - 4/18 | Entropy and the second law | RHK, Chapter 24 | |
| 10 - 4/21 | ... | ||
| 11 - 4/23 | ... | ||
| 12 - 4/25 | ... | ||
| 13 - 4/28 | Statistical Mechanics | notes (1) | |
| 14 - 4/30 | ... | notes (2) | |
| 15 - 5/2 | ... | notes (3) | |
| 16 - 5/5 | ... | notes (4) | |
| 16 - 5/7 | ... | ||
| 18 - 5/9 | mid-term | ||
| 19 - 5/12 | Waves | RHK, Chapter 18 | |
| 20 - 5/14 | ... | ||
| 21 - 5/16 | ... | ||
| 22 - 5/19 | Sound and hearing | RHK, Chapter 19 | |
| 23 - 5/21 | ... | ||
| 24 - 5/23 | ... | ||
| 25 - 5/28 | ... | ||
| 26 - 5/30 | ... | ||
| 27 - 6/2 | TBA | ||
| 28 - 6/4 | TBA | ||
| 29 - 6/6 | TBA | ||