| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Periodic Phenomena (Oscillations, Waves) - SHO - Complex Notation - Differential Equations - Physical Pendulum | |
| L2 | Beats - Damped Free Oscillations (Under- Over- and Critically Damped) - Quality Q | |
| L3 | Forced Oscillations with Damping | Problem set 1 due one day after lecture 3 |
| L4 | Forced Oscillations - Power at Resonance (Resonance Absorption, Resonance Width, Quality Q) - Transient Phenomena (General Solutions including Initial Conditions) | |
| L5 | Coupled Oscillators | Problem set 2 due one day after lecture 5 |
| L6 | Driven Coupled Oscillators - Triple Pendulum - Steady State and Transient Solutions - Cramer's Rule (See the lecture notes: Analysis of Triple Pendulum) | |
| L7 | Many Coupled Oscillators - Wave Equation - Transverse Traveling Pulses and Waves | Problem set 3 due one day after lecture 7 |
| L8 | Traveling Waves - Boundary Conditions - Standing Waves - Sound (Longitudinal Waves) - Energy in Waves | |
| L9 | Musical Instruments - Sound Cavities - Normal Modes | Problem set 4 due one day after lecture 9 |
| L10 | Exam 1 Review | |
| E1 | Exam 1 covering all material through Problem Set 4 | |
| L11 | Fourier Analysis - Time Evolution of Pulses on Strings | |
| L12 | Dispersion - Phase Velocity - Group Velocity | Problem set 5 due one day after lecture 12 |
| L13 | Electromagnetic Waves - Plane Wave Solutions to Maxwell's Equations - Polarization - Malus' Law | |
| L14 | Accelerated Charges - Poynting Vector - Power - Rayleigh Scattering - Polarization | Problem set 6 due one day after lecture 14 |
| L15 | Doppler Effect - Sound - EM Radiation - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes - Expanding Universe | |
| L16 | Boundary Conditions at Perfect Conductors - Reflection - Standing EM Waves - Transmission Lines - Radiation Pressure | Problem set 7 due one day after lecture 16 |
| L17 | Wave Guides - Resonance Cavities of EM-radiation and Sound (See the lecture notes: Resonances in Sound Cavity) | Problem set 8 due three days after lecture 17 |
| L18 | Boundary Conditions for Dielectrics - Index of Refraction - Snell's Law - Total Internal Reflection - Fresnel Equations - Brewster Angle (See the lecture notes: Fresnel Equations) | |
| L19 | Exam 2 Review | Problem set 9 due one day after lecture 19 |
| E2 | Exam 2 covering all material Problem Set 5 through 9 | |
| L20 | Huygens' Principle - Interference - Thin films - Soap - Oil - Light (double slit interference) | |
| L21 | Diffraction - Gratings - Pin Holes - Angular Resolution | Problem set 10 due one day after lecture 21 |
| L22 | Rainbows - Haloes - Coronae - Glories Bring a friend and an umbrella! A rainbow will appear! - The Physics behind the Mystery Picture will be revealed. | |
| L23 | Farewell Special - Bring a Friend! | Problem set #11 (no due date) |
| E3 | Final Exam |