Conceptual Physics - Physics 7120 Schedule - Summer 2003
Dr. C.R. (Rod) Nave - Office 456 SCA - Phone 404-651-3221- Email RodNave@gsu.edu

Text: Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 9th Ed.
A laboratory packet for Physics 7120 should be obtained from The Print Shop on Decatur St.
Date
Topic
Exercises
Laboratory
Demonstration
June 30
Ch 19, Vibrations
and Waves
3,8,(11,Prob 3)* p378
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Harmonic motion
July 1
Ch 20, Sound
Ch 21, Musical Sound
12,31,(11,15) p397
18,19,29,(3,30) p409
Resonance Tube
Beats, Resonance,
Sound analysis
July 2
Ch 26 Properties of
Light
4,16,(19,21) p512
Kundt's Tube
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July 3
Ch 27 Color
Ch 28 Reflection
2,36,(9,20) p530
24,25,(3,20) p559
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Color Mixing
July 7
Ch 29 Light Waves
3,40,(19,32) p585
Lenses
Photographic
Optics
July 8
Ch 30 Light
Emission
6,9,34,(39,42) p602
Eye Model
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July 9
Ch 31 Light Quanta
5,6,(9,17) p621
Refraction
Polarization
July 10
One hour exam
Ch 31 Quantum Atom
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Single & Double
Slit Diffraction
July 11
Ch 32 Atomic
Behavior
6,9,(8,10) p634
Atomic Spectra
Holograms
July 14
Ch 33 Nucleus
Radioactivity
3,5,31, p659
(20,39, Prob 2)
Atomic Spectra
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July 15
Ch 34 Nuclear
Fission and Fusion
14,30, p682
(23,27,32)
Radioactive
Decay
Radiation
Detection
July 16
Ch 33 Nuclear Energy
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July 17
Ch 35 Special
Relativity
Ch 36 General
Relativity
3,4,36,(11,14,35) p717

9,(8,19) p732
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July 18
Ch 35 Astrophysics
(From 5th Edition, handout)
Frontiers: The very large
and the very small
1,9,12,13,(6,7)
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July 21
FINAL EXAMINATION
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*The numbered exercises in parentheses are an assignment to turn in. The other exercises are included to focus your study but are not to be turned in. Those exercises through Chapter 30 are due on July 11. The remainder are due on July 21.

NOTE: The chapters indicated should be read prior to coming to class on the day they are listed, and the listed exercises should be studied.

Grading: Midterm 25%, Homework 25%, Laboratory 25%, Final exam 25%

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