| Dr. Mary Lou West,
244 Richardson Hall, 973-655-7266 Office hours: M 11, T 1, R 11, and by appointment e-mail:westm@mail.montclair.edu http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~west | Dr. Robert Dorner
240 Richardson Hall, 973-655-7246 Office Hours: M 5:30-7 PM, T 8-9 PM, R 4-5 PM e-mail: dornerr@mail.montclair.edu |
| Week, Monday | Topic for Reading | Lab Wednesday |
| 1, W, Sep 5 | -- | #1 Audio Speaker Autopsy |
| 2, Sep 10 | Ch 1, Uses and Visualization, Ch 2, Static Electricity, Coulomb's law | #2 Static Electricity |
| 3, Sep 17 | Ch 3, E Field | #3 Electric Field Plotting (Equipotentials) |
| 4, Sep 24 | Ch 4, Gauss's Law | #4 Temperature coefficient of resistivity |
| 5, Oct 1 | Ch 5, Electrical Potential Energy and Potential | #5 EM Fields on computer |
| 6, Oct 8 | Ch 6, Capacitance | #6 Ohmic and non-ohmic Resistance |
| 7, Oct 15 | Ch 7, Ohm's Law, Current | #7 Kit building |
| 8, Oct 22 | Measuring capacitance and R, Ch 8, Kirchoff's Rules, circuits | #8 DC Circuits |
| 9, Oct 29 | Homework #1 , Review | Midterm Test, w/index card (10/31) |
| 10, Nov 5 | Tour of Ch. 50 TV Facility , Ch 9, Magnetism | #9 Magnetic Balance |
| 11, Nov 12 | Ch 10, Elec Currents/Magnetic fields | #10 Current Balance |
| 12, Nov 19 | Ch 11, Ampere's law, Magnetic fields | Thanksgiving Assignment |
| 13, Nov 26 | Ch 12, Induction | #11 Electromagnetic Induction |
| 14, Dec 3 | Ch 13, Motors/Generators | Student presentation of projects |
| 15, Dec 10 | Review | Homework #2 |
Dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Changes will be announced, and it is the responsibility of the student to keep informed.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Midterm test (October 29), final exam (December), 10 lab reports, homework before tests, an individual demonstration , and an individual project. (December 5)
Your course grade is composed of 16% class participation and homework, 20% midterm test, 25% lab reports, 16% individual project, 3% demonstration, and 20% final exam. The test questions will be short answer, problem, and essay, with a 3 x 5 card. Homework problems and labs should be done together with other students, but written up in your own words.
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