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Filetype Other Connection between circular motion and oscillations Dr. Pellerin's PowerPopint From my waves pages, different types of waves Why all wave equations have (x–vt) From my waves pages, why v=fλ Is it a Wave? Displacement and presure in a longitudinal wave Energy from point source / Intensity Examples of decibel levels From my waves pages, Doppler links Tube Resonance Question Video of two-source interference pattern Excellent Veritasium video, double slit interference A web page about double slit interference that some students have found helpful When waves reach boundaries Reflection and Transmission practice Charge and Coulomb's Force Law Electric field line visualizer from CalTech (Some text is invisible on Macs.) Charges Making an E field A charge can't feel its own field Electric Field Hockey from PhET Electron deflection Basic E equation roundup Charge Density Object Integration Handout Object Integration Examples Charge Superposition Method Flux and Enclosed Charge Gauss' Law problem types and hints Spherical & Cylindrical Gauss' Law Equipotentials Potential Energy vs. Electrical Potential Surface Object Integration: potential above square Capacitor Networks and Combinations Inside a Capacitor network Current "conservation" Current Density Right Hand Rule 1 B field near 2 wires (better than HRW Sample Problem 29-2) Ampere's Law, B in Pipe Drawing a half-solenoid Another Integration Example
Light green lines have items that were not reviewed in class themselves, but still bear on subjects discussed in class.
PowerPoint slides are offered in three formats, each of which has drawbacks:
- The "PPt" and "PPtx" formats require that you have PowerPoint ($$) or equivalent (such as PowerPoint Viewer (free)).
- The "Web" format has no animation, and cannot be conveniently downloaded.
- The "PDF" format doesn't show any animation.
GCX files are for Grapher, included in Mac OS X. I know of no viewer for Windows.
Order of coverage for Chapters 16, 17, 35 Skipped Entirely 16-4, 16-6 Single wave on a string: 16-1, 2, 3 Single wave in air (AKA sound): 17-1, 2, 4, 7, 8 Combining waves with almost the same frequency: 16-5, 17-6 Combinng waves with the same frequency in 1D: 16-5, 7 Standing waves: 16-7, 17-5 Combinng waves with the same frequency in 3D: 17-3 light waves from two sources 35-2 Index of refraction 35-1 Thin film interference 35-4
NOTE: For homework problems, detailed solutions will be posted here when requested by email. Typically, this may take up to 48 hours.This link describes how the No Risk Quizzes effect your score on the following Exam.
Note: Solutions use different random numbers than the Exams at the "Questions" links.
Exam 1: Questions Detailed Solutions Exams in 2015 may not exactly match the material in the old exams. Details will be listed here as each Exam arises.
2015 Final Exam coverage:
Old Final: questions 1–16 for new material
For review topics, see below.Exam 2: Questions Detailed Solutions Exam 3: Questions Detailed Solutions Final: Questions Detailed Solutions
NOTE that Equations Sheets listed here include a page of equations and information that you should have memorized!
Exam 1: Lectures 1/21 – 2/9
Homeworks 1 – 3
HRW Ch. 16, 17, 35Topics List Equation Sheet Selected Solutions Class Distribution Exam 2: Lectures 2/11 – 3/9
Homeworks 4 – 7
HRW Ch. 21, 22, 23 (not conductor surfaces)Topics List Equation Sheet Selected Solutions Class Distribution Exam 3: Lectures 3/11 – 4/10
Homeworks 8 – 11
HRW 23 (remainder), 24, 25 (no shaped capacitors), and 26 (no temperature dependence, no mean free time topics, nor sections 8 and 9)Topics List Selected Solutions Class Distribution Final: Lectures 4/13 – 5/4
Homeworks 12 – 14
HRW Ch. 28, 29, 30 (section 1, section 2 without Force or Power)List of New Topics
(~2/3 of Final)Equation Sheet Selected Solutions Class Distribution Also review of old material. Review Topics List
(~1/3 of Final)
