Topics In Modern Physics Calendar Spring 2008

Jan. 15 Syllabus - Calendar,3-d Homer,Wave Properties, Sping Lab, Assignments: Spring Lab. Work Speed of Light problems.	Jan. 18 Review Spring Lab with Wave Demonstrator Apparatus, Finish spring lab,Go over problems Speed of Light Lab
Jan. 23 Go over problems, Einstein’s Big Idea	Jan. 25 Light Quiz,Finish EBI,Work on Presentations
Jan. 28 Presentations,Double Slit Experiment Interference Problems	Feb. 1 Go Over Problems,Michelson-Morely MU Interferometer Demo,Fringe Problems Ch. 25
Feb. 5 Go over Problems,Lorentz MU,Work on Ch.26 problems – time dilation, length contraction	Feb. 8 Go over problems,Momentum MU Spark momentum lab, Ch. 26 momentum problems
Feb 12 Dilation & Contraction Quiz, Go over problems,Velocities MU Ch. 26 Velocity problems
Feb 19 Go over problems,Energy, KE lab Ch. 26 energy/momentum problems	Feb.22 Go over problems,Kepler to Einstein MU General Relativity,Review Sheet
Feb 26 Energy&Momentum Quiz Go over review	Feb. 29 Relativity Exam Read Ch. 27
Mar 4 Correct Test,Ideas for papers,Go to IRC	Mar 7 Star Wars Science,Black Body Radiation IR Thermometer Lab,Assign Problems
Mar 11 Go over problems,Demo , Photoelectric Problems Photoelectric On-line Lab http://www.lon.capa.org/~mmp/kap28/PhotoEffect/photo.htm	Mar 14 Go over problems,Do Photoelectric Lab – Find work function and wavelength of light source.,X-ray problems
Mar 18 Go over problems,Show X-ray diffraction apparatus. Goofy Glasses x-ray crystallography simulation,Laser Diffraction grating lab,Assign Dual Nature of Light problems	Mar 20 Photoelectric Quiz Finish Ch. 27 topics and problems, Heisenberg MU
April 1 Quiz/Lab practical Ch. 27 Read Ch. 28	April 4 Ch. 27 Exam
April 8 The Hydrogen Atom,Tesla coil demos,Colored flame demo,Assign Bohr Problems	April 11 Go over problems,Line Spectra Lab Problems Atomic Spectra
April 15 The Atom MU,Electron Configuration, Problems EC	April 18 Finish Chapter Ch. 28 Quiz, Read Ch. 29
April 22 Ch. 29 Lecture Notes, Radiation Dice Half-Life simulation,Cloud Chamber,Problems Ch. 29	April 25 Go over 29 Problems, Finish lecture notes, Geiger counter lab
April 29 Ch.28&29 Exam
May 6 Chapter 30 Lecture notes,Chapter 30 Problems	May 9 Go over Problems
May 13 Elegant Universe Pt. 1&2	May 16 Elegant Univers Pt. 3
May 20 Presentations	May 23 Papers Due?