Physics 23, Fall 2005

Reading assignments are sections from French Vibrations and Waves (F) or Purcell Electricity and Magnetism (P).

The second column has a link to the course lecture notes.
The third column gives a prominent topic in the lecture.
The next to last column has links to the problems and solutions.
The last column has some links to interesting web pages.

Week # Date Reading Partial Topics Problems Links/Comments

1 1 9/23 F Chap. 6 String Modes Due 9/26;Solutions Sigview, software to analyze sound (21-day free trial period)

2 2 9/26 " 1-d Wave Equation Due 10/3;Solutions Animations #1, Animations #2

3 9/28 " Longitudinal Waves Scale, Equal Temperament, Pythagorean Tuning

4 9/30 " Ideal Gases Simultaneous Play, Equal Temperament, Pythagorean, I-IV-V-I Chord Comparison

3 5 10/3 " 2-d Waves Due 10/10;Solutions Fourier Series Applet

6 10/5 " Fourier Series Sawtooth Triangle, Animation, Sound

7 10/7 " Parity, Fourier Example

4 8 10/10 Lecture Notes Beats Due 10/17;Solutions

9 10/12 Lecture Notes Doppler Effect

10 10/14 F Chap. 7, pp. 237-244 Energy

5 11 10/17 P Chap. 1 pp. 1-10 Electric Charge, Coulomb's Law Due 10/24;Solutions

12 10/19 P Chap. 1 pp. 11-15 Electrostatic Energy

13 10/21 P Chap. 1 pp. 15-20 Electric Field

6 14 10/24 P Chap. 1 pp. 21-22 Flux Due 10/31;Solutions

15 10/26 P Chap. 1 pp. 22-26 Gauss's Law

7 16 10/31 P Chap. 1 pp. 26-29 Gauss's Law Applications Due 11/7;Solutions

17 11/2 P Chap. 1 pp. 26-29 Gauss's Law Applications Math Section Notes Note on the volume, surface area of a sphere in n dimensions.

18 11/4 P Chap. 1 pp. 29-33 Energy Density of Electric Field

8 19 11/7 P Chap. 2 pp. 42-46 Electric Potential Due 11/14;Solutions

20 11/9 P Chap. 2 pp. 46-51 Applications of Electric Potential

9 21 11/14 P Chap. 2 pp. 51-56 Potential of a Disk Due 11/21;Solutions Field lines, Equipotentials of a Disk

22 11/16 P Chap. 2 pp. 56-62 Divergence of a Vector Function
23 11/18 P Chap. 2 pp. 63-67, Chap. 3 pp. 88-92 Laplacian, Conductors

10 24 11/21 P Chap. 3 pp. 92-97 Solving Laplace's Equation Due 11/28;Solutions

25 11/23 P Chap. 3 pp. 97-103 Image Charges

11 26 11/28 P Chap. 3 pp. 103-107 Capacitance, Parallel & Series Due 12/5;Solutions

27 11/30 P Chap. 3 pp. 107-113 Energy, Force in Capacitors

28 12/2 Review

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Week	#	Date	Reading	Partial Topics	Problems	Links/Comments
1	1	9/23	F Chap. 6	String Modes	Due 9/26;Solutions	Sigview, software to analyze sound (21-day free trial period)
2	2	9/26	"	1-d Wave Equation	Due 10/3;Solutions	Animations #1, Animations #2
	3	9/28	"	Longitudinal Waves		Scale, Equal Temperament, Pythagorean Tuning
	4	9/30	"	Ideal Gases		Simultaneous Play, Equal Temperament, Pythagorean, I-IV-V-I Chord Comparison
3	5	10/3	"	2-d Waves	Due 10/10;Solutions	Fourier Series Applet
	6	10/5	"	Fourier Series		Sawtooth Triangle, Animation, Sound
	7	10/7	"	Parity, Fourier Example
4	8	10/10	Lecture Notes	Beats	Due 10/17;Solutions
	9	10/12	Lecture Notes	Doppler Effect
	10	10/14	F Chap. 7, pp. 237-244	Energy
5	11	10/17	P Chap. 1 pp. 1-10	Electric Charge, Coulomb's Law	Due 10/24;Solutions
	12	10/19	P Chap. 1 pp. 11-15	Electrostatic Energy
	13	10/21	P Chap. 1 pp. 15-20	Electric Field
6	14	10/24	P Chap. 1 pp. 21-22	Flux	Due 10/31;Solutions
	15	10/26	P Chap. 1 pp. 22-26	Gauss's Law
7	16	10/31	P Chap. 1 pp. 26-29	Gauss's Law Applications	Due 11/7;Solutions
	17	11/2	P Chap. 1 pp. 26-29	Gauss's Law Applications	Math Section Notes	Note on the volume, surface area of a sphere in n dimensions.
	18	11/4	P Chap. 1 pp. 29-33	Energy Density of Electric Field
8	19	11/7	P Chap. 2 pp. 42-46	Electric Potential	Due 11/14;Solutions
	20	11/9	P Chap. 2 pp. 46-51	Applications of Electric Potential
9	21	11/14	P Chap. 2 pp. 51-56	Potential of a Disk	Due 11/21;Solutions	Field lines, Equipotentials of a Disk
	22	11/16	P Chap. 2 pp. 56-62	Divergence of a Vector Function
	23	11/18	P Chap. 2 pp. 63-67, Chap. 3 pp. 88-92	Laplacian, Conductors
10	24	11/21	P Chap. 3 pp. 92-97	Solving Laplace's Equation	Due 11/28;Solutions
	25	11/23	P Chap. 3 pp. 97-103	Image Charges
11	26	11/28	P Chap. 3 pp. 103-107	Capacitance, Parallel & Series	Due 12/5;Solutions
	27	11/30	P Chap. 3 pp. 107-113	Energy, Force in Capacitors
	28	12/2		Review