Reading assignments are sections from Young and Freedman, University Physics, 10th edition. In order to get the most out of the lectures, read the material before each lecture.
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading Assignment | Notes | Links | |
| 1 | T | 9/23 | Mechanical Waves | 19-1 to 19-4 | pp. 1-6 | Anim. #1, Anim. #2 |
| R | 9/25 | Wave Speeds and Wave Energy | 19-5 to 19-8 | pp. 7-14 | Earthquake Waves, Ocean Waves | |
| 2 | T | 9/30 | Standing Waves | 20-1 to 20-3 | pp. 15-22 | Musical Frequencies, Fourier Applet , Sigview |
| R | 10/2 | Normal Modes and Interference | 20-4 to 20-7 | pp. 23-29 | ||
| 3 | T | 10/7 | Sound, Beats | 21-2 to 21-4 | pp. 30-38 | Ear Animation , More Ear Animations |
| R | 10/9 | Doppler Effect, Shock Waves, Charge and Coulomb's Law | 21-5 to 21-6, 22-1-225 | pp. 39-45 | ||
| 4 | T | 10/14 | Electric Field | 22-6 to 22-8 | pp. 46-51 | |
| R | 10/16 | Electric Field | 22-6 to 22-9 | pp. 52-57 | Field Lines | |
| 5 | T | 10/21 | Electric Flux, Gauss's Law | 23-1 to 23-5 | pp. 58-65 | |
| R | 10/23 | MIDTERM EXAM | ||||
| 6 | T | 10/28 | Gauss's Law Applications | 23-5 to 23-6 | pp. 66-76 | |
| R | 10/30 | Electric Potential | 24-1 to 24-4 | pp. 77-84 | ||
| 7 | T | 11/4 | Equipotential Surfaces | 24-5 to 24-8 | pp. 85-92 | |
| R | 11/6 | Capacitors and Capacitance | 25-1 to 25-4 | pp. 93-99 | ||
| 8 | T | 11/11 | VETERANS' DAY | |||
| R | 11/13 | Dielectrics | 25-5 to 25-7 | pp. 100-106 | ||
| 9 | T | 11/18 | Electric Current and Resistance | 26-1 to 26-4 | pp. 107-114 | |
| R | 11/20 | Electromotive Force | 26-5 to 26-8 | pp. 115-122 | ||
| 10 | T | 11/25 | DC Circuits and Kirchhoff's Rules | 27-1 to 27-3 | pp. 122-130 | |
| R | 11/27 | THANKSGIVING | ||||
| 11 | T | 12/2 | Resistance-Capacitance Circuits | 27-4 to 27-6 | pp. 131-140 | |
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 10, 8-11 AM.