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Physics 312, Section 01, University Physics II: Spring 2008-2009
This material can be found online at URL
http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys312/phys312.html
Outline for the course, class schedule, etc.
Syllabus, including chapter assignments.
Workshops
- Week 1, Day A:
Introduction, angular quantities
- Week 1, Day B:
Rotational KE and moment of inertia
- Week 1, Day C:
Torque
- Week 2, Day A:
Moment of inertia experiment
- Week 2, Day B:
Rolling motion
- Week 2, Day C:
Work in rotation, and torque with vectors
- Week 3, Day A:
Angular momentum
- Week 3, Day B:
Using angular momentum
- Week 3, Day C:
Angular momentum in action, Static equilibrium
- Week 4, Day A:
Review of angular dynamics
- Week 4, Day B:
Elasticity
- Week 4, Day C:
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- Week 5, Day A:
The pendulum (in theory and practice)
- Week 5, Day B:
Damped Harmonic Motion
- Week 5, Day C:
Forced Harmonic Motion and review of SHM
- Week 6, Day A:
Waves
- Week 6, Day B:
Mathematics of waves
- Week 6, Day C:
Standing waves
- Week 7, Day A:
Waves on a string
- Week 7, Day B:
Waves and music
- Week 7, Day C:
The Doppler effect
- Week 8, Day A:
Electromagnetic waves
- Week 8, Day B:
Lenses and images
- Week 8, Day C:
Telescopes and Polarization
- Week 9, Day A:
Interference by two slits
- Week 9, Day B:
Interference by thin films
- Week 9, Day B:
Interference by one slit: diffraction
- Week 10, Day A:
Diffraction gratings
- Week 10, Day B:
Using diffraction: spectroscopy
- Week 10, Day C:
Interferometers and LIGO
Homework sets
In order to use the on-line homework system,
you need to know your login name and your initial password.
Your "login name" should be the same as your RIT E-mail address,
something like abc1234.
Your initial password should be
the final 4-digits of your student RIT ID number,
so if your ID number is 12345-6789, the
initial password would be 6789.
You can change your password from the default
after you log in for the first time.
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Introduction to Webwork system
due Friday, Mar 13, at 7:59 AM.
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Angular kinematics
due Friday, Mar 13, at 7:59 AM.
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Moment of inertia and torque
due Monday, Mar 16, at 7:59 AM.
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A sophisticated moment of inertia problem
due Wednesday, Mar 18, at 7:59 AM.
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Rolling motion
due Friday, Mar 20, at 7:59 AM.
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Vector torque
due Monday, Mar 23, at 7:59 AM.
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Angular momentum
due Wednesday, Mar 25, at 7:59 AM.
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Conservation of angular momentum
due Friday, Mar 27, at 7:59 AM.
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Conservation of angular momentum and static equilibrium
due Wednesday, Apr 1, at 7:59 AM.
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Elasticity
due Friday, Apr 3, at 7:59 AM.
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SHM (I)
due Wednesday, Apr 8, at 7:59 AM.
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SHM (II)
due Friday, Apr 10, at 7:59 AM.
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SHM (III)
due Monday, Apr 13, at 7:59 AM.
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Waves (I)
due Friday, Apr 17, at 7:59 AM.
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Waves (II)
due Monday, Apr 20, at 7:59 AM.
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Adding waves
due Wednesday, Apr 22, at 7:59 AM.
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Sound waves (I)
due Friday, Apr 24, at 7:59 AM.
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Sound waves (II)
due Monday, Apr 27, at 7:59 AM.
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Refraction of light waves
due Wednesday, Apr 29, at 7:59 AM.
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Lenses
due Friday, May 1, at 7:59 AM.
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Polarization and telescopes
due Monday, May 4, at 7:59 AM.
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Two-slit interference and thin-film interference
due Friday, May 8, at 7:59 AM.
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Diffraction and diffraction gratings
due Wednesday, May 13, at 7:59 AM.
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BONUS questions
due Wednesday, May 20, at 7:59 AM.
These are not required. Every point you gain on this
problem set is added as a bonus to your overall homework score.
In other words, these problems can make up for problems
you missed in earlier sets.
Practice problems
Extra Credit Projects
- Measure the Moment of inertia of
a human body.
Due Friday, Mar 20, at 5 PM.
- Verify the Law of Conservation
of angular momentum.
Due Friday, Apr 3, at 5 PM.
- Measure Period vs. Length
for a Pendulum.
Due Friday, Apr 10, at 5 PM.
- Record the motion of a wave.
Due Friday, Apr 17, at 5 PM.
- Measure the speed of sound in air.
Due Friday, Apr 24, at 5 PM.
- Measure the index of refraction
of a substance.
Due Friday, May 1, at 5 PM.
- Measure the wavelength of laser
light.
Due Friday, May 15, at 5 PM.
Prof. Trayling's web page for Physics 312
has notes and examples with another point of view.
Both Professor Lindberg and I have tried to explain
the rules for dealing with uncertainties in measurements.
This page maintained by Michael Richmond.
Last modified Mar 7, 2009.
Copyright © Michael Richmond.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.