Physics 1B: Principles of Physics, Spring 2018

Last Updated: 6/6/2018

Text:  Physics, Douglas C. Giancoli, 7th Edition Requirement: Physics 1A or 9A
Lecture: MW 5:10-6:30pm, 66 Roessler Main Website: http://canvas.ucdavis.edu Syllabus
Instructor Prof. Kai Liu , 207 Physics; Tel: 530-752-4109; kailiu(at)ucdavis.edu Office Hour:  W 11am-12pm, 207 Physics Problem Session: T 5:30-6:30pm, 285 Physics	Teaching Assistants Jen-Wei Hsueh jwhsueh(at)ucdavis.edu  Office Hour: T 10-11am, 506 Physics Victoria Norman vanorman(at)ucdavis.edu Office Hour: W 1-2pm, 80 Physics

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Schedule

(Subject to change)

HW#1: Ch 11 Problems 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34. Due 4/11

HW#2: Ch 11: P39, 41, 44, 45, 48, 64; Ch 12: P5, 9, 12, 15, 56. Due 4/18

HW#3: Ch 13: P8, 13, 25, 27, 34; Ch 14: P16, 17, 27, 28, 30. Due 4/25

HW#4: Ch14: P38, 41, 43, 44, 47; Ch 15: P5, 7, 10, 29, 30, 35; Ch 16: P7, 10, 12, 14, 24, 25, 32. Due 5/9

HW#5: Ch 17: P5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 39; Ch 18: P11, 26, 37, 39, 44. Due 5/16

HW#6: Ch 19: P12, 13, 17, 19, 72; Ch 20: P30, 34, 35, 45, 47. Due 5/23

HW#7: Ch20: P6, 12, 14, 15, 17. Due 5/30

HW#8: Ch23: P3, 11, 12, 13, 17, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36. Due 6/11

Topics:

Waves: Chapter 11

Sound: Chapter 12

Heat & Thermodynamics: Chapters 13-15
    Electrostatics: Chapters 16, 17
    Circuits: Chapters 18, 19
    Magnetism: Chapter 20
    Optics: Chapters 23

Monday	Wednesday
4/2 Oscillations & SHM Energy	4/4 SHM Period    SHM Simulation
4/9 Pendulum & Resonance Pendulum Simulation Tacoma Narrows Bridge Breaking wine glass	4/11 Waves  Tsunami Simulation Quiz #1
4/16 Sound & Doppler Effect Doppler Effect Simulation 3D Mid Air Acoustic Manipulation	4/18 Temperature & Gas Laws  Quiz #2
4/23 Heat Transfer	4/25 Exam I
4/30 Thermodynamics	5/2 Charge
5/7 Electric Field Lightning strikes	5/9 Electric Potential & Capacitance Quiz 3
5/14 Current & Ohm's Law Lexus Hoverboard	5/16  Circuits Quiz #4
5/21 Magnetsim	5/23 Forces in a Magnetic Field Northern Light Quiz #5
5/28 Memorial Day	5/30 Exam II
6/4 Reflection Simulation: Mirror Trick Mirror/Lens Simulation	6/6 Refraction Reflection/Refraction Simulation

FINAL EXAM:    THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 8:00am-10:00am, 66 Roessler

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