Dr. Mary Lou West, 244 Richardson Hall, 973-655-7266
Office hours: M 4:30-5:30, W 1-2, R 11:15-noon, and by appointment
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Mathematical Sciences / Physics , 973-655-5132

UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (PHYS-192-03): Spring 2008, 4 sh, LAB Section Only

Lab R 12:50-2:30 PM in RI-261
Textbook: "Principles of Physics" 4th Edition by Serway and Jewett, 2006

Waves

Week Thursday Lab (Thursday), Excel Tips
1 Jan 24 #1 Standing Waves (vibrating string)
2 Jan 31 #2 Air Column Sound Speed
3 Feb 7 #3 Wave Properties

Optics

4 Feb 14 #4 Light Propagation
5 Feb 21 #5 Images by Converging Lenses
6 Feb 28 Finish Lenses Lab
7 Mar 6 #6 Two-slit Interference
8 Mar 13 #7 Invisible Light

Electricity and Magnetism

9 Mar 27 #8 Coulomb's Law with Interactive Physics
10 Apr 3 #9 Electric Fields
11 Apr 10 #10
12 Apr 17 #11
13 Apr 24 #12
14 May 1 #13

Dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Changes will be announced, and it is the responsibility of the student to keep informed.

LAB REQUIREMENTS: 12 lab reports (of 13). You are encouraged to work in groups, but turn in your own reports on time. Bring a calculator to every class, please.

Your course grade is composed of 10% for lab reports.

GOALS FOR THIS COURSE:

  1. Students should understand the scientific procces; how scientific knowledge is obtained.
  2. Students should understand some of the laws of nature and be able to see them in their everyday life and be able to predict their outcomes.
  3. Students should understand and be able to evaluate discussions of physics in popular literature such as newspapers, magazines, and television (critical thinking skills).

This page is http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~west/phys192/phys192outlineb.html