Whittier College PHYSICS 180 Spring 2012

 

DATE

 

Reading Assignment (Chap. in Giancoli)

TOPIC

Jan

27

Ch. 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

Ch. 17 Sects. 1 - 4

Temperature

Feb

1

Ch. 17 Sects 6 - 9

Ideal Gas Laws

 

3

Ch. 18 Sects 1 - 2

Kinetic Theory

 

 

 

 

 

6 QUIZ

Ch. 19 Sects. 1 - 5

Heat

 

8

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10

Ch. 19 Sects. 6 - 10

First Law of Thermodynamics

 

 

 

 

 

13 QUIZ

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15

Ch. 20 Sects. 1 - 4

Heat Engines

 

17

Ch. 20 Sects. 5 - 6

 Second Law of Thermodynamics

 

 

 

 

 

20

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22

TEST I

 

 

24

Ch. 21 Sects. 1 - 5

Coulomb’s Law 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Ch. 21 Sects. 6 - 9

Electric Field


29

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March

2

Ch. 21 Sects. 10 - 11

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5 QUIZ

Ch. 22 Sects. 1 - 3

Gauss’ Law

 

7

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9

Ch. 23 Sects. 1 - 4

Electric Potential

 

 

 

 

 

12 QUIZ

Ch. 23 Sects. 5 - 8

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14

Ch. 24 Sects. 1 - 4

Capacitance

 

16

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19 QUIZ

 Ch. 25 Sects. 1 - 3 / Ch. 26 Sect. 2

Current and Resistance 

 

21

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23

Ch. 25 Sects. 4 - 5

DC Circuits

 

 

 

 

 

26

 BREAK

 

 

28

BREAK

 


30

BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

April

2

Ch. 26 Sects 1,3,4,5

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4

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6

TEST II

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Ch. 27 Sects. 1 - 5

Magnetic Force 

 

11

Ch. 27 Sect. 9

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13

Ch. 28 Sect. 1,2,3,6

Magnetic Field

 

 

 

 

 

16 QUIZ

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18

Ch. 28 Sect. 4,5,7

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20

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23 QUIZ

Ch. 29 Sect. 1,2,3,4,7

Electromagnetic Induction

 

25

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27

Ch. 30 Sect. 1 - 4

Inductance

 

 

 

 


30

Ch. 30 Sect. 5 - 6

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The final will be 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday May 5