Physics 103 Schedule
Spring 2008
Week 1
March 31
April 1
April 3
April 4
Topics
Simple harmonic
motion (SHM)
-Period
-Sine function
-Pendulum
-Resonance
Wave motion
Reading
11-1 to 11-2
11-3
11-4, 11-6
11-7 to 11-8
Homework
P 7, 10, 13
P 15, 21, 23
P 28, 29, 32
P 37, 41, 44
Week 2
April 7
April 8
April 10
April 11
Topics
-Wave motion
-Lab 1
-Reflection and
transmission
-Interference
Quiz 1 on 11-1 to
11-8
-Standing waves
-Resonance
Reading
11-7 to 11-8
11-11 to 11-12
Homework
11-13
HW 1 due
Ch11 Q: 13, 14, 15
Lab 1 draft due
Ch11 Q: 17, 19
Ch11 P: 52, 55,
58, 60
April 15
April 17
April 18
-Interference of
sound: Doppler
effect, shock
waves
Week 3
April 14
Topics
-Sound
-Intensity of sound
Sources of sound
-Interference of
sounds and beats
Reading
12-1 to 12-2
12-4
12-6 to 12-7
12-8 to 12-9
Homework
Ch12 Q: 3, 5, 7
P: 4, 6, 8, 17
HW 2 due
Lab 1 final due
Ch 12 Q: 8, 9
P: 26, 29, 37
Ch 12 P: 41, 47
Ch 12 P: 51, 55,
60
Week 4
April 21
April 22
April 24
April 25
Topics
Reading
23-1 to 23-2
Homework
Ch23 Q: 3
P: 2, 6
Topics
April 28
-Reflection from
a plane
-Spherical
mirrors
Reading
23-3
Homework
Ch23 Q: 4, 6, 7
P: 9, 11, 14, 17
Week 6
May 5
Topics
Snell’s Law
Ray diagrams
Reading
23-4 to 23-5
Week 5
Homework
Week 7
April 29
May 1
May 2
May 6
Total internal
reflection
Thin lenses
May 8
May 9
Review of Ch 23
Take-home exam
No class (faculty
retreat)
May 13
May 15
May16
May 19
May 20
May 22
May 23
May 26
May 27
May 29
May 30
Ch 23 Q: 12, 17,
19
P: 27, 31, 33
May 12
23-6 to 23-8
Q: 20
P: 36, 47, 53
Topics
Reading
Homework
Week 8
Topics
Reading
Homework
Week 9
Topics
Reading
Homework
Week 10
June 2
June 3
June 5
June 6
June 2
June 3
June 5
June 6
Topics
Reading
Homework
Week 1
Topics
Reading
Homework