LB 274 Spring 2011

Tentative, subject to change as needed. Changes will be announced in lecture and via email to your MSU account.

February March April May

Day Jan 10 Jan 12 Jan 14
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Introduction

Electrostatics

Electrostatics
Deadlines   Reading: Electrostatics  
Event Classes Begin    
Hands-On Concept Test
 
 
Day Jan 17 Jan 19 Jan 21
Type   Lecture Lecture
Topic   Electric Field Electric Field
Deadlines   Reading: Electric Field
Homework: Electrostatics
 
Event Martin Luther King Day, no lecture    
Hands-On No sessions
 
 
Day Jan 24 Jan 26 Jan 28
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Electric Field Capacitors

Capacitors

Deadlines Homework: Electric Field Reading: Capacitors  
Event      
Hands-On Field, Potential and Potential Energy
 
 
Day Jan 31 Feb 2 Feb 4
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Current Current - Cancelled Current
Deadlines Reading: Current
Homework: Capacitors
   
Event   Snow Day, no lecture or lab  
Hands-On Parallel plate capacitors - Rescheduling Wednesday labs for this week to Thursday or Friday
 
Day Feb 7 Feb 9 Feb 11
Type Midterm 1 Lecture Lecture
Topic Electrostatics
Electric Field
Capacitors

Current

Magnetism

Deadlines     Reading: Magnetism
Homework: Current
Event      
Hands-On Circuit Tutorial
 
 
Day Feb 14 Feb 16 Feb 18
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic

Magnetism/Induction

Induction Induction
Deadlines
Reading: Induction
Homework: Magnetism
 
Event      
Hands-On Care and Feeding of Solenoids
 
 
Day Feb 21 Feb 23 Feb 25
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Induction/Time-Varying Currents Time-Varying Currents

Time-Varying Currents

Deadlines Reading: Time-Varying Currents
Homework: Induction  
Event      
Hands-On Faraday’s Law
 
Day Feb 28 Mar 2 Mar 4
Type Midterm 2 Lecture Lecture
Topic

Current
Magnetism

Time-Varying Currents

Electromagnetic Waves

Deadlines     Reading: Electromagnetic Waves
Homework: Time-Varying Currents
Event      
Hands-On Transients
 
 
Day Mar 7 Mar 9 Mar 11
Type      
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Event Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
Hands-On  
 
 
Day Mar 14 Mar 16 Mar 18
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic

Mirrors and Lenses

Mirrors/Lenses

Mirrors/Lenses
Deadlines Reading: Mirrors and Lenses
Homework: Electromagnetic Waves
 
Event      
Hands-On Resonances
 
 
Day Mar 21 Mar 23 Mar 25
Type Midterm 3 Lecture Lecture
Topic Induction
Time-Varying Currents
Optical Instruments

Optical Instruments

Deadlines   Reading: Optical Instruments
Homework: Mirrors and Lenses
 
Event      
Hands-On Geometric Optics
 
 
Day Mar 28 Mar 30 Apr 1
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Interference and Diffraction
Interference and Diffraction Interference and Diffraction
Deadlines Reading: Interference and Diffraction
Homework: Optical Instruments
   
Event      
Hands-On Optical Instruments
 
 
Day Apr 4 Apr 6 Apr 8
Type Lecture Lecture Lecture
Topic Interference and Diffraction
Interference and Diffraction Quantum Theory
Deadlines     Homework: Interference and Diffraction
Reading: Quantum Theory
Event      
Hands-On Microwaves
 
 
Day Apr 11 Apr 13 Apr 15
Type Midterm 4 Lecture Lecture
Topic

Electromagnetic Waves
Mirrors/Lenses
Optical Instruments

Quantum Theory

Quantum Theory

Deadlines      
Event      
Hands-On  
 
 
Day Apr 18 Apr 20 Apr 22
Type Lecture Lecture

Lecture

Topic Subatomic Physics Subatomic Physics Subatomic Physics
Deadlines Reading: Subatomic Physics
Homework: Quantum Theory
   
Event      
Hands-On  
 
 
Day Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 29
Type Midterm 5 Lecture Lecture
Topic Interference and Diffraction
Quantum Theory
Semester Review Semester Review
Deadlines Homework: Subatomic Physics    
Event  

Last day for corrections on hands-on grades

Classes End

Hands-On Mock-Final Exam
Concept Test
 
 
Day May 2 May 4 May 5 May 6
Type Final Exam, Session A
12:45-2:45 p.m.
Final Exam, Session B
12:45-2:45 p.m
Final Exam, Session C
3:00-5:00 p.m.
 
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