Physics 132 Assignment Sheet, Spring 2007
This is a tentative assignment sheet. During the quarter, slight changes (e.g. different homework problems) may occur. I will post changes during the quarter. Please check back during the quarter to make sure that you have up-to-date information.
Ch = Chapter in Knight; S = Section in Knight; W = Workbook
Week 1, March 26 - March 30
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 25 S 1 - 3 Charge, Conductors & Insulators | |
| Monday Recitation | Diagnostic Test | |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 25 S 4 Coulomb Force | W Ch 25, E 6-10, 12 - 21 |
| Wednesday Recitation | no Quiz | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Charge and Electric Force | |
| Friday Class | Ch 25 S 5, 6 Field Model, Electric Field | W Ch 25, E 22 - 28 |
Week 2, April 2 - April 6
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 26 S 1, 2 Electric Field of Point Charges | W Ch 25, E 29 - 35 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 25 P 11, 30, 37, 42, 49, 56, 60, 17, 20, 22, 25 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 26 S 3, 4 Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distributions I | W Ch 26, E 1 - 13 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 1 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Field | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 26 S 3 - 5 Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distributions II, Parallel Plate Capacitor | W Ch 26, E 14 - 21 |
Week 3, April 9 - April 13
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 26 S 6 - 7 Charges in a Field | W Ch 26, E 22 - 31 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 25 P 64 Ch 26 P 4, 8, 9, 12,
16, 32, 34, 50 on paper: Ch 26 P 44, 45, 48 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 27 S 1- 3 Symmetry, Electric Flux | W Ch 26, E 32 - 39 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 2 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Flux and Gauss' Law | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 27 S 4 - 6 Gauss' Law | W Ch 27, E 1 - 10 |
Week 4, April 16 - April 20
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 28 S 1 - 2 Current | W Ch 27, E 11 - 24 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 26 P 21, 24, 30, 54; Ch 27 P 6,
13, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, 37, 39, 50 on paper: Ch 27 P 45, 47, 56 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 28 S 3 - 5 Batteries, Current, Conductivity | W Ch 28, E 1 - 10 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Midterm 1 (Ch. 25 - 27) | |
| Wednesday Lab | no lab today | |
| Friday Class | Ch 29 S 1 - 3 Electric Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy | W Ch 28, E 11 - 22 |
Week 5, April 23 - April 27
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 29 S 4 - 7 Electric Potential | W Ch 29, E 1 - 11 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 28 P 4, 8, 11, 16, 24, 30, 33, 37, 41, 50 Ch 29 P 2, 7 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 30 S 1- 3 Electric Potential and Electric Field | W Ch 29, E 12 - 30 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 3 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Resistance and Electric Potential | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 30 S 4 - 7 Batteries, Resistance, Capacitors | W Ch 30, E 1 - 14 |
Week 6, April 30 - May 4
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 31 S 1 - 3 Basic Circuit | W Ch 30, E 15 - 29 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 29 P 21, 32, 36, 38, 43, 44, 48, 50, 58 Ch 30 P 2, 3, 8, 34, 43 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 31 S 4 - 8 Resistors in Circuits | W Ch 31, E 1 - 10 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 4 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Field and Electric Potential | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 31 S 6 - 9 Circuits | W Ch 31, E 11 - 15 |
Week 7, May 7 - May 11
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 31 S 9, 10 Complex Resistor Circuits, RC Circuits | W Ch 31, E 16 - 22 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 30 P 16, 18, 26, 29, 45, 47, 54, 64, 70 Ch 31 P 6, 9, 14, 21, 22 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 32 S 1 - 4 Magnetic Fields | W Ch 31, E 23 - 35 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Midterm 2 (Ch. 28 - 31) | |
| Wednesday Lab | Electric Circuits II | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 32 S 5 - 6 Ampere's Law | W Ch 32, E 1 - 12 |
Week 8, May 14 - May 18
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 32 S 7 - 9 Magnetic Forces | W Ch 32, E 13 - 26 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 31 P 26, 30, 34, 38, 49, 51, 52, 64, 69, 71, 73, 77 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 32 S 9, 10 Applications of Magnetic Forces, Magnetic Properties of Matter | W Ch 32, E 27 - 34 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 5 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Magnetic Fields and Force | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 33 S 1 - 4 Induced Currents, Motional emf and Magnetic Flux | W Ch 32, E 35 - 43 |
Week 9, May 21 - May 25
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Ch 33 S 5 - 7 Faraday's Law | W Ch 33, E 1 - 11 |
| Monday Recitation | review homework; examples | WebAssign: Ch 32 P 4, 8, 15, 22, 30, 38, 47, 52, 54, 62, 65, 70, 72 |
| Wednesday Class | Ch 33 S 8 - 9 Inductors, LC Circuits | W Ch 33, E 12 - 23 |
| Wednesday Recitation | Quiz 6 | |
| Wednesday Lab | Using Magnetic Fields to Induce Voltage | read lab handout |
| Friday Class | Ch 35 AC Circuits | W Ch 33, E 24 - 29 |
Week 10, May 28 - June 1
| Day | Topics | Assignments due |
| Monday Class | Memorial Day - no classes | |
| Monday Recitation | ||
| Wednesday Class | Ch 35 AC Circuits | W Ch 35, E 1 - 6 |
| Wednesday Recitation | no Quiz | WebAssign Ch 33 P 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 23, 32, 35, 44, 46, 48 |
| Wednesday Lab | ||
| Friday Class | Review | W Ch 35, E 7 - 13 |