Introductory Physics

Part I - PHY166

1. Vectors, coordinates, motion - (Also: Refreshing..)

2. Kinematics in one dimension -

3. Motion with constant acceleration -

4. Dynamics: Newton's Laws -

5. Circular Motion, Planets, and Gravity -

6. Work and Energy -

7. Impuls and Linear Momentum -

8. Rotational Motion -

9. Fluids -

10. Temperature and Kinetic Theory -

11. Thermodynamics -

12. Oscillations and Waves -

Part II - PHY167

1. Electrostatics -

2. Electric Potential -

3. Electric Current -

4. Electric Circuits -

5. Electromagnetism -

6. Electromagnetic Induction -

Week	Tuesday	Thursday
5 April	Spring recess. Read Ch. 22 Electromagnetic waves in Giancoli book. Mostly qualitative material. You need to know the basic parameters of a wave: amplitude, period, frequency, speed, wave length, and relations between them.	Ch.23: Light and geometrical optics. Reflection, rays. Plane mirror. Virtual images.
12 April	Spherical mirrors. Concave mirror. Ray diagrams. Paraxial rays. Mirror equation. Magnification. Real and virtual images. Sign conventions. Convex mirror.	Light in transparent media. Refraction index. Snell's law. Total internal reflection. Prism.
19 April	Converging and diverging lenses. Focal distance, lensmaker's equation. Lens equation.	Telescope and microscope.
26 April	Ch.24: Wave theory of light. Huygens principle and diffraction. Interference. Constructive and destructive interference. Double-slit interference.	Dispersion. Diffraction by single slit. Diffraction grating.
3 May	Interference by thin films. Problem solving.	Polarization. Polarizers. Natural and coherent light.
10 May	Problem solving	Midterm 3

Equipotential lines of tree equal charges at the corners of a symmetric triangle