Reading assignments are sections from Purcell Electricity and Magnetism (P), Welford Optics (We), and Wichmann Quantum Physics (W).
The second column has a link to the course lecture notes.| Week | # | Date | Reading | Partial Topics | Problems | Links/Comments |
| 1 | 1 | 4/3 | P Ch. 8 pp. 298-300 | Intro, A Resonant Circuit | #1 Due 4/10;Solutions | |
| 2 | 4/5 | P Ch. 8 pp. 300-305 | Phase Shifts, Q, AC Voltage, Impedance | |||
| 3 | 4/7 | P Ch. 8 pp. 306-309, 313-318 | Impedance in Complex Circuits, Power Dissipation | #2 Due 4/17;Solutions | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4/10 | P Ch. 9 pp. 324-333 | Displacement Current | ||
| 5 | 4/12 | P Ch. 9 pp. 333-343 | Electromagnetic Waves | EM Wave Animation | ||
| 6 | 4/14 | We Ch. 1 pp. 1-15 | Intro to Light | #3 Due 4/24 (omit We 2.8);Solutions | Visible Spectrum and Eye Sensitivity | |
| 3 | 7 | 4/17 | We Ch. 2 pp. 16-22 | Snell's Law | ||
| 8 | 4/19 | We Ch. 2 pp. 22-28 | Single Spherical Interface | |||
| 9 | 4/21 | We Ch. 2 pp. 28-35 | The Lens Equation(s) | #4 Due 5/1;Solutions | Diagram for Lens Equation | |
| 4 | 10 | 4/24 | We Ch. 3 pp. 37-42 | Interference | ||
| 11 | 4/26 | We Ch. 3 pp. 42-48 | Interference | |||
| 12 | 4/28 | We Ch. 3 pp. 48-57 | Diffraction | #5 Due 5/8; Mathematica Notebook; Solutions | ||
| 5 | 13 | 5/1 | Diffraction Gratings | Practice Midterm Solutions | ||
| 14 | 5/3 | Wi Ch. 1 | Diffraction Gratings, Atoms | |||
| 5/5 | Midterm (Solutions) | #6 Due 5/15; Mathematica Notebook;Solutions | ||||
| 6 | 15 | 5/8 | Wi Ch. 1 | Atomic Size, Planck | ||
| 16 | 5/10 | Wi Ch. 1 | Photoelectric Effect, Connection of h with Atomic Size (Bohr Atom) | |||
| 17 | 5/12 | Wi Ch. 2 | Natural units, Fine Structure Constant | #7 Due 5/22;Solutions | ||
| 7 | 18 | 5/15 | Wi Ch. 3 | Energy Levels | Atomic, Nuclear, Quark Levels | |
| 19 | 5/17 | Wi Ch. 2, 3 | Nuclei, Quarks, Finite Lifetime | |||
| 20 | 5/19 | Wi Ch. 3 | Failure of Bohr Picture: Angular Momentum | #8 Due 5/31;Solutions | ||
| 8 | 21 | 5/22 | Wi Ch. 4, pp. 142-154 | Photon Flux, Redshift, Compton Scattering | Compton Scattering Data | |
| 22 | 5/24 | Wi Ch. 4, pp. 158-174 | Antimatter, Amplitude Description of Interference | |||
| 23 | 5/26 | Wi Ch. 5, pp. 180-191 | Dispersion Relations, DeBroglie Wavelength | #9 Due 6/5;Solutions | ||
| 9 | 5/29 | Memorial Day Holiday | ||||
| 24 | 5/31 | Wi. Ch. 7, pp. 268-279; Wi Ch. 6, pp. 222-226, 229-232 | Uncertainty Principle, Qualitative Description of Atomic Size, Schrodinger in 1-d | |||
| 25 | 6/2 | Wi Ch. 7, pp. 279-291 | Potential Steps, Barriers | No Problem Set 10! | ||
| 10 | 26 | 6/5 | Wi Ch. 7, pp. 288-294 | Quantum Tunnelling | ||
| 27 | 6/7 | Wi Ch. 4, pp. 294-303 | Tunnelling and Alpha Decay | |||
| 28 | 6/9 | Wi Ch. 8, pp. 312-316 | Particle in a Box | Practice Final;Solutions | ||
| Final | 6/14 | 8:00-11:00am 1640 Broida | ||||