Conceptual Physics - Physics 7120 Schedule - Summer 2009
Dr. C.R. (Rod) Nave - Office 230 NSC - Phone 404-413-6050- Email RodNave@gsu.edu

Text: Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 10th Ed.
A laboratory packet for Physics 7120 should be obtained online from The Print Shop as described below.
Date
Topic
Exercises
Laboratory
Demonstration
Jun 29
Ch 19, Vibrations
and Waves
5,15,(18,Prob 3)* p377
...
Harmonic motion
Jun 30
Ch 20, Sound
Ch 21, Musical Sound
16,36,(15,19) p395
26,27,37,(5,38) p406
Resonance Tube
Beats, Resonance,
Sound analysis
July 1
Ch 26 Properties of
Light
4,24,(27,29) p512
Kundt's Tube
...
July 2
Ch 27 Color
Ch 28 Reflection
4,44,(11,25) p527
28,29,(4,23) p553
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Color Mixing
July 3
Ch 29 Light Waves
3,50,(27,41) p579
Lenses
Photographic
Optics
July 7
Ch 30 Light
Emission
6,10,38,(43,46) p597
Eye Model
...
July 8
Ch 31 Light Quanta
6,8,(12,22) p616
Refraction
Polarization
July 9
One hour exam
Ch 31 Quantum Atom
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...
Single & Double
Slit Diffraction
July 10
Ch 32 Atomic
Behavior
7,11,(9,12) p632
Atomic Spectra
Holograms
July 13
Ch 33 Nucleus
Radioactivity
5,7,39, p658
(23,49, Prob 2)
Atomic Spectra
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July 14
Ch 34 Nuclear
Fission and Fusion
16,40, p682
(28,37,42)
Radioactive
Decay
Radiation
Detection
July 15
Ch 33 Nuclear Energy
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July 16
Ch 35 Special
Relativity
Ch 36 General
Relativity
3,4,42,(17,18,44) p717

14,(11,26) p732
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July 17
Ch 35 Astrophysics
(From 5th Edition, handout)
Frontiers: The very large
and the very small
1,9,12,13,(6,7)
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July 20
FINAL EXAMINATION
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*The numbered exercises in parentheses are an assignment to turn in. The other exercises are included to focus your study but are not to be turned in. Those exercises through Chapter 30 are due on July 10. The remainder are due on July 17.

NOTE: The chapters indicated should be read prior to coming to class on the day they are listed, and the listed exercises should be studied.

Grading: Midterm 25%, Homework 25%, Laboratory 25%, Final exam 25%

The laboratory packets for Physics 7110(CRN 54008) and 7120(CRN 53982) should be ordered online from www.ThePrintShopAtlanta.com. They will send them directly to you. Order in time to have the packet for the first day of class.

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