| Week | Dates | Chapters | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 17 - 19 | 22 | Introduction & Electric Fields |
| 2 | Jan 22 - 26 | 23 | Electric Fields & Gauss' Law |
| 3 | Jan 29 - Feb 2 | 24 | Electric Potential |
| 4 | Feb 5 - 9 | 25 | Capacitors & Dielectrics |
| Feb 14 | Wed | Exam I, 5:00 - 6:15 pm | |
| 5 | Feb 12 - 16 | 26 | Currents & Resistance |
| 6 | Feb 19 - 23 | 26 | DC Circuits |
| 7 | Feb 26 - Mar 2 | 27 | Conduction |
| 8 | Mar 5 - 9 | 28 | Magnetic Fields |
| Mar 7 | Wed | Exam II, 5:00 - 6:15 pm | |
| Mar 10 - 18 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 9 | Mar 19 - 23 | 29 | Currents and B fields |
| 10 | Mar 26 - 30 | 30 | Inductance |
| 11 | Apr 2 - 6 | 31 | AC Circuits |
| 12 | Apr 9 - 13 | 32 | Maxwell's Equations |
| Apr 11 | Wed | Exam III, 5:00 - 6:15 pm | |
| 13 | Apr 16 - 20 | 15 | Mechanical waves "review" |
| 14 | Apr 23 - 27 | 32 | Electromagnetic waves |
| May 2 | Wed | Final Exam, 5:00-7:30 pm |
Discussion sections are separate from the lectures and they are mandatory. The related lab class (Phy 209) starts Jan 29. You may contact Dr. Curtright by email: curtright@physics.miami.edu; by phone: 305-284-2324 ext 4 (or 8-7138 if you are on campus); or by visiting his office: 325 J. L. Knight Physics Bldg.
Grading Policy: The course grade is computed on a total of 500 points. The total is based on six 100 point grades as follows: three progress exams of 100 points each, a homework-quiz grade of 100 points, and the final of 100+100=200 points. The lowest of the six grades is dropped automatically. Attendance will be taken occasionally and may affect your final grade. An unexcused absence from a test or quiz earns a grade of zero. When a student has a valid excuse for missing a test, the missing test grade is replaced with the average of that student's other grades. The Honor Code will be enforced and violations will not be tolerated.