PHYSICS 9B section B
 UC Davis, Fall 2007

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Randy Harris, 249 Phy/Geo. Tel: 752-8897. Email:

DISCUSSIONS: Jesse Singh, 112 Phy/Geo. Office hours: Wednesdays 3-4pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Final Exam Room Assignments:
Last Name:
Room:
 A-Che
Roe 162
 Chi-F
Roe 164
 G-Hui
Roe 154
 Huy-Z
Roe 66
Rooms 162, 164, and 154 (the Physics 9 lab rooms) are upstairs from the lecture hall.

Exam Time: Thursday, Dec 13, 10:30am-12:30pm. Roughly between one-third and one-half will be on material since the second midterm.
Remember: No Bluebooks; you'll write directly on the exam.

I will be in my office for any questions you may have on Tuesday, 9-11am.

Syllabus & Schedule

In the table below, a Q before a number indicates that it's one of the end-of-chapter "Discussion Questions". If there is no Q, it means that it's one of the Exercises/Problems/Challenge Problems.

 

Problems Assigned
Fluids
 Chapter 14: Q4, Q7, 14, 36, 45, 59, 62, 78, 82, 86
2nd Law
 Chapter 20: Q8, Q15, Q17, Q20, 10, 22, 32, 34, 44, 49, 58
1st Law
 Chapter 19: 17, 27, 54, 64, 65, 66
Thermal Properties of Mattter
 Chapter 18: Q21, 25, 32, 43, 66, 74
Temperature and Heat
 Chapter 17: Q16, 9, 16, 53, 54, 67, 88, 94, 98, 107, 113, 121, 124
Geometrical Optics
 Chapter 33: Q5, 35, 40, 43, Chapter 34: 28, 33, 90, 92, 99
Diffraction
 Chapter 36: Q5, 10, 18, 30, 34, 58, 60, 67, 72
Interference
 Chapter 35: Q4, Q11, Q14, Q17, 2, 10, 24, 25, 35, 48, 50, 56
Sound
 Chapter 16: Q1, 1, 20, 26, 36, 45, 48, 49, 53, 59, 69

Waves
 Chapter 15: Q22, 5, 12, 20, 26, 33, 46, 47, 54, 55, 59

Even Answers & Solutions

Seeking Additional Help? Physics 9B Lab TA Office Hours are as follows:
John Stilley, Mon 10:30-noon, 331 Phy/Geo
Jim Dolen, Thu 3:30-4:30 341 Phy/Geo
Jonathan Muliang, Thu 12-1, 113 Phy/Geo
Ryan Applegate, Wed 3:30-4:30, 106 Phy/Geo
John McRaven, Mon 2-3, Roe 158

Some Animations

Pulses Collide and Reflect: Reflection Conditions

Sine Waves Collide: A Standing Wave Forms

Longitudinal waves: Traveling, Open-Open Pipe, Open-Closed

The Meaning of Coherence Length

Reflection and Refraction

Energy Conversion and the 2nd Law

Physics Club

Phy9B Lab