Physics 9B

(Summer Session I, 2005)

Text:  Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, Young & Freedman, 11th Edition, Volume 1 & 2

Lecture:  MWF 10:00 − 11:45am, 55 Roessler

Instructor:  Dr. Petros Thomas, 239 Phys/Geo, thomas@physics.ucdavis.edu

                         Office Hours: TR 10:00 − 12:00 in room 239 Phys/Geo

Solution for Sample Final Exam

Sample for Final Exam

Mid-term solution

Sample mid-term exams: sample1 , sample 2 , solution

Solutions to HW Problems: HW#1 , HW#2 , HW#3 , HW#4 , HW#5 , HW#6 ,

                                                HW#7 , HW#8 , HW#9 , HW#10 , HW#11 , HW#12

Phys-9B Class Schedule

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

06/27

Ch 15 Mechanical Waves: Mathematical Description, Speed of a Wave

06/29

Ch 15 (Contd) Principle of Superposition, Standing Waves and Normal Modes

7/1

Ch 16 Sound Waves:

Intensity, Resonance, Beats

Quiz 1 (form Ch 15)

7/4

Independence Day

Holiday

7/6

Ch 16 (Contd.)

Doppler Effect

7/8

Ch 33 Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization

Quiz 2 (from Ch 16)

7/11

Ch 34 Geometrical Optics:

Mirrors, Thins Lenses

7/13

Ch 34 (Contd.) Cameras,  Microscopes and Telescopes

7/15

Mid Term

(from Ch 15, 16, 33, 34)

7/18

Ch 35 Interference

7/20

Ch 36 Diffraction

7/22

Ch 36 (Continued)

Quiz 3 (from Ch 35)

7/25

Ch 17 Temperature and Heat

7/27

Ch 18 Thermal Properties of Matter

7/29

Ch 19 First Law of Thermodynamics

Quiz 4 (Ch 17 and Ch 36)

8/1

Ch 20 Second Law of Thermodynamics

8/3

Ch 14 Fluid Mechanics

8/5

Final Exam (2 hours)

(from Ch 35, 36, 17, 18, 19, 20, 14)

Syllabus

Lab Information

Animations

Discussion Sections:

Section 1 MW 12:10-1:00P in Rm 140 Phys/Geo (Tom Pardini: pardini@physics.ucdavis.edu)

Section 2 MW 1:10-2:00P in Rm 140 Phys/Geo (Tom Pardini: pardini@physics.ucdavis.edu)

Section 3 TR 12:10-1:00P in Rm 140 Phys/Geo (Michael Barnard: mjbarnard@ucdavis.edu)

Lab Sections:

Section 11 MW 2:10-4:30P in Roessler 162 (Michael Mikulis: mikulis@physics.ucdavis.edu)

Section 12 MW 4:40-7:00P in Roessler 162 (John Stilley: stilley@physics.ucdavis.edu)

Section 13 TR 2:10-4:30P in Roessler 162 (Andrew Baldwin: baldwin@physics.ucdavis.edu)