| Week | Dates | Chapters | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 19 - 21 | 23 | Introduction & Electric Fields |
| 2 | Jan 24 - 28 | 23,24 | Electric Fields & Gauss' Law |
| 3 | Jan 31 - Feb 4 | 24,25 | Gauss' Law & Electric Potential |
| 4 | Feb 7 - 11 | 25 | Electric Potential |
| Feb 11 | Exam I, 3:00 - 4:15 pm | ||
| 5 | Feb 14 - 18 | 26 | Capacitors & Dielectrics |
| 6 | Feb 21 - 25 | 27 | Currents & Resistance |
| 7 | Feb 28 - Mar 3 | 28 | Direct Current Circuits |
| 8 | Mar 6 - 10 | 29 | Magnetic Fields |
| Mar 10 | Exam II, 3:00 - 4:15 pm | ||
| Mar 11 - 19 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 9 | Mar 20 - 24 | 30 | Sources of Magnetic Fields |
| 10 | Mar 27 - 31 | 31 | Faraday's Law |
| 11 | Apr 3 - 7 | 32 | Inductance |
| 12 | Apr 10 - 14 | 33 | Alternating Current Circuits |
| Apr 14 | Exam III, 3:00 - 4:15 pm | ||
| 13 | Apr 17 - 21 | 16 | Mechanical waves "review" |
| 14 | Apr 24 - 28 | 34 | Electromagnetic waves |
| May 8 | Final Exam, 5:00-7:30 pm |
Discussion sections are separate from the lectures and they are mandatory. The related lab class (Phy 209) starts Jan 31. You may contact Dr. Curtright by email: curtright@physics.miami.edu; by phone: 305-284-2324 ext 4 (or 8-7138 if you are on campus); or by visiting his office: 325 J. L. Knight Physics Bldg.
Grading Policy: The course grade is computed on a total of 500 points. The total is based on six 100 point grades as follows: three progress exams of 100 points each, a homework-quiz grade of 100 points, and the final of 2x100=200 points. The lowest of the six grades is dropped automatically. Attendance will be taken occasionally and may affect your final grade. An unexcused absence from a test or quiz earns a grade of zero. When a student has a valid excuse for missing a test, the missing test grade is filled in with the average of that student's other grades and the grade is computed by the above rules. The Honor Code will be enforced and violations will not be tolerated.