Physics 202: Basic Physics II

This is the second semester of the 3 semester sequence in basic calculus based physics. PH 201 is a prerequisite. In addition to the 3 weekly lectures there is also a 1 hour discussion session and a 2 hour lab weekly.

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PH 202

 

Date

Number

Topic

Chapter

Monday, December 3

1

Fluids

14.1-14.6

Wednesday, December 5

2

Archimede's Principle

14.7-14.10

Friday, December 7

3

Simple Harmonic Motion

15.1-15.3

Monday, December 10

4

Pendulums

15.4-15.6

Wednesday, December 12

5

Damped and Forced SHM

15.7-15.9

Friday, December 14

6

Waves

16.1-16.5

Monday, December 17

7

Wave Energy and Superposition

16.6-16.10

Wednesday, December 19

8

Standing Waves

16.11-16.13

Friday, December 21

Exam 1
Sample Equation Sheet

14-16

Monday, January 7

9

Sound

17.1-17.4

Wednesday, January 9

10

Music

17.5-17.8

Friday, January 11

11

The Doppler Effect

17.9-17.10

Monday, January 14

12

Temperature

18.1-18.6

Wednesday, January 16

13

First Law of Thermodynamics

18.7-18.10

Friday, January 18

14

Heat Transfer

18.11-18.12

Monday, January 21

15

Kinetic Theory of Gases

19.1-19.7

Wednesday, January 23

16

Internal Energy

19.8-19.11

Friday, January 25

17

Entropy

20.1-20.4

Monday, January 28

18

Engines

20.5-20.7

Wednesday, January 30

19

Refrigerators

20.8

Friday, February 1

Exam 2
Sample Equation Sheet

17-20

Monday, February 4

20

EM Radiation

33.1-33.7

Wednesday, February 6

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Class Canceled

None

Friday, February 8

21

EM Waves

33.8-33.10

Monday, February 11

22

Mirrors

34.1-24.6

Wednesday, February 13

23

Lenses

34.7-34.8

Friday, February 15

24

Interference

35.1-35.5

Monday, February 18

25

Interference Applications

35.6-35.8

Wednesday, February 20

26

Diffraction

36.1-36.6

Friday, February 22

27

Double Slit Diffraction

36.7-36.9

Mon. Feb 25. 9-11 am

Final Exam
Sample Optics Equation Sheet

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