Physics
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A Summer Residency Course for Teachers of Physics
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PHYS 632: Classical and Modern Physics II
July 12 - August 6, 2004
CREDITS: 4
Instructors: R.A. Lindgren, Instructor of Record and Lecturer
Office Hours: TBA
Phone: 434-982-2691
E-mail: ral5q@virginia.edu
Textbook: Fundamentals of Physics (Extended 6th Edition) by Halliday,
Resnick & Walker. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN:
0-471-33236-4
DESCRIPTION:
PHYS 632 (4 credits) Classical and Modern Physics II. This calculus
based course includes 2 hours of intensive physics lecture/
demonstrations/ discussion and 1 1/2 hours of problems each day for 4
weeks. Topics include Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics. Emphasis is
on physics concepts geared toward middle school physical science and
high school physics teachers. Problem sets continue through early Fall
through distance-learning via the internet. The Final Exam
is given in October via the internet (with a local proctor).
PREPARATION:
It is strongly recommended that students prepare for the course PRIOR
to arrival by acquiring the textbook and pre-reading the chapters to be
covered. This course is the most difficult topic in the 3-course series
of Classical and Modern Physics. In order to be adequately prepared for
the homework and the lecture sessions, a review of necessary
math/calculus skills is necessary. Appendix E of the textbook
(beginning on pg A-9) lists mathematical formulas, trig functions,
vector products, derivatives and integrals. Please seek additional
review material if these topics are not familiar.
PHYS 632 Schedule for Lectures and Course Preparation
PHYS 632 Lecture 1: Electric Charge
PHYS 632 Lecture 2: Electric Field
PHYS 632 Lecture 3: Gauss' Law
PHYS 632 Lecture 4: Potential Energy
PHYS 632 Lecture 5: Capacitance
PHYS 632 Lecture 6: Current and Resistance
PHYS 632 Lecture 8: Magnetic Fields
PHYS 632 Lecture 9: Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
PHYS 632 Lecture 10: Induction
PHYS 632 Lecture 11: Magnetism of Matter: Maxwell's Equations
PHYS 632 Lecture 12: Alternating Current
PHYS 632 Lecture 13: Electromagnetic Waves
PHYS 632 Lecture 15: Interference
PHYS 632 Lecture 16: Diffraction
Practice Differentiation Problems
Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.
Revised August 6, 2004.