Physics 1B: Principles of Physics, Winter 2012

Last Updated: 3/14/2012

Text: Physics, Douglas C. Giancoli, 6th Edition

Requirement: Physics 1A

Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50am, 66 Roessler

Main Website: http://smartsite.ucdavis.edu

Instructor

Prof. Kai Liu , 207 Physics; 752-4109;
kailiu(at)ucdavis.edu
Office Hour: W 2-3 pm, 207 Physics
Problem Session: W 5:30-6:30pm, 168 Roessler

Teaching Assistant

Britney Rutherford

blrutherford(at)ucdavis.edu

Office Hour: M 1-2 pm, 341 Physics

Schedule

(Subject to change)

HW#1: Ch 11- 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20, 26, 29, 32, 33. Due 1/19

HW#2: Ch 11-42, 44, 46, 47, 51; Ch 13-6, 10, 26, 33, 34, 40; Ch 14-13, 14, 24, 26, 28. Due 1/31

HW#3: Ch 14-35, 37, 39, 40, 44;Ch 15-5, 7, 10, 23, 26. Due 2/9

HW#4: Ch 16-7, 10, 13, 14, 28, 29, 36; Ch 17-4, 6, 9, 13, 31, 36. Due 2/21

HW#5: Ch 18-6, 24, 33, 36, 39; Ch19-13, 14, 18, 20, 66, 70. Due 2/28

HW#6: Ch 20-31, 36, 37, 49, 50, 5, 11, 14, 16, 17. Due 3/8

HW#7: Ch 23-3, 9, 11, 13, 20, 27, 30, 31, 36, 37. Due 3/21

Topics:

Waves: Chapter 11

    Heat & Thermodynamics: Chapters 13-15
    Electrostatics: Chapters 16, 17
    Circuits: Chapters 18, 19
    Magnetism: Chapter 20
    Optics: Chapters 23

Tuesday

Thursday

1/10

Vibrations & SHM Energy (113KB)

1/12

SHM Period (117KB)

SHM Simulation

1/17

Pendulum & Resonance (424 KB)

Pendulum Simulation

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Breaking wine glass

1/19

Waves (138KB)