| L1 |
Periodic Phenomena (Oscillations, Waves) - SHO - Complex Notation - Differential Equations - Physical Pendulum |
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| L2 |
Beats - Damped Free Oscillations (Under- Over- and Critically Damped) - Quality Q |
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| L3 |
Forced Oscillations with Damping |
Problem set 1 due one day after lecture 3 |
| L4 |
Forced Oscillations - Power at Resonance (Resonance Absorption, Resonance Width, Quality Q) - Transient Phenomena (General Solutions including Initial Conditions) |
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| L5 |
Coupled Oscillators |
Problem set 2 due one day after lecture 5 |
| L6 |
Driven Coupled Oscillators - Triple Pendulum - Steady State and Transient Solutions - Cramer's Rule
(See the lecture notes: Analysis of Triple Pendulum)
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| L7 |
Many Coupled Oscillators - Wave Equation - Transverse Traveling Pulses and Waves |
Problem set 3 due one day after lecture 7 |
| L8 |
Traveling Waves - Boundary Conditions - Standing Waves - Sound (Longitudinal Waves) - Energy in Waves |
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| L9 |
Musical Instruments - Sound Cavities - Normal Modes |
Problem set 4 due one day after lecture 9 |
| L10 |
Exam 1 Review |
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| E1 |
Exam 1 covering all material through Problem Set 4 |
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| L11 |
Fourier Analysis - Time Evolution of Pulses on Strings |
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| L12 |
Dispersion - Phase Velocity - Group Velocity |
Problem set 5 due one day after lecture 12 |
| L13 |
Electromagnetic Waves - Plane Wave Solutions to Maxwell's Equations - Polarization - Malus' Law |
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| L14 |
Accelerated Charges - Poynting Vector - Power - Rayleigh Scattering - Polarization |
Problem set 6 due one day after lecture 14 |
| L15 |
Doppler Effect - Sound - EM Radiation - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes - Expanding Universe |
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| L16 |
Boundary Conditions at Perfect Conductors - Reflection - Standing EM Waves - Transmission Lines - Radiation Pressure |
Problem set 7 due one day after lecture 16 |
| L17 |
Wave Guides - Resonance Cavities of EM-radiation and Sound
(See the lecture notes: Resonances in Sound Cavity)
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Problem set 8 due three days after lecture 17 |
| L18 |
Boundary Conditions for Dielectrics - Index of Refraction - Snell's Law - Total Internal Reflection - Fresnel Equations - Brewster Angle
(See the lecture notes: Fresnel Equations)
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| L19 |
Exam 2 Review |
Problem set 9 due one day after lecture 19 |
| E2 |
Exam 2 covering all material Problem Set 5 through 9 |
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| L20 |
Huygens' Principle - Interference - Thin films - Soap - Oil - Light (double slit interference) |
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| L21 |
Diffraction - Gratings - Pin Holes - Angular Resolution |
Problem set 10 due one day after lecture 21 |
| L22 |
Rainbows - Haloes - Coronae - Glories
Bring a friend and an umbrella! A rainbow will appear! - The Physics behind the Mystery Picture will be revealed. |
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| L23 |
Farewell Special - Bring a Friend! |
Problem set #11 (no due date) |
| E3 |
Final Exam |
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