130-c Section 66 College Physics III

Spring 2016

Lecturer:
Arthur G. Schmidt Ph.D
College Lecturer
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Office: Room 15 Dearborn, Evanston Campus
Hours: MTW 2 - 3 pm and by appointment
Telephone : (847) 491-7477
Lecture-Demonstration Room, L229 Tech
Telephone: (847) 491-8606
Fax: (847) 491-9982
e-mail: aschmidt@northwestern.edu
Text: Physics 7th ed., Giancoli , Prentice Hall,
Turning Point Technologies Student Response
"Clickers" will be used
Class: Thursday 6:15 pm 9:15 pm, Rm L211, Evanston Campus
Lecture Format with Demonstrations
Attendance required (and will be considered in borderline cases)
Discussion Period: in the first half hour of class for questions, problem solving
except on Midterm days
Lab: Eight 2 hour labs through the quarter. Register separately.
Grade Determined from:
Midterm I Exam (Chapters 11-6 on, 12, 23)
Apr. 21 (first hour)
Midterm II Exam (Chapters 24 to 26)
May 12 (first hour)

1/5
1/5

Final Exam (1/3 review Chapters 11-6 on,12, 23-26, 2/3 new Chapters 27, 28, 30,32,
33)
June 9 (complete period)
2/5
Homework Problems (assigned each class) graded on number of
problems attempted and not necessarily on correctness of answer

1/5

Answers to midterms and past exams will be posted on "CANVAS web site:
http://www.it.northwestern.edu/education/learning-management/login.html

130-c College Physics III

Instructor: Arthur G. Schmidt
Spring 2016
Text: Physics 7th ed., Giancoli, Prentice Hall
Topic Schedule
Class

Topic

Reading

Mar. 31 Waves

Problems (discussed the

following week)
Chpt 11 7-16 Lab 1* 11 37, 39, 41, 47, 53, 57, 61

Apr. 7 Sound

Chpt 12

Lab 2 12 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 29, 35,

41, 45, 47, 51, 55, 61

Apr. 14 Geometric Optics

Chpt 23

Lab 3 (23 3, 11, 15, 21, 29, 35,

41, 45, 51, 63, 69)

Apr. 21 Midterm I (1st hr) Chpts 11-6 on 12, 23

Light as a Wave
Chpt 24

Lab 4 24 3, 7, 13, 15, 19, 25,

29, 35, 41, 45,51, 55, 61

Apr. 28 Optical Instruments

Chpt 25

Lab 5 25 - 3, 7, 15, 21, 25, 31,

39, 49, 55

May 5 Special Relativity

Chpt 26

Lab 6 (26 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17,

21, 29, 31, 35, 41, 47)

May 12 Midterm II (1st hr) Chpts 2426

Quantum Mechanics
Chpt 27
May 19 Atomic Physics

Chpt 28

May 26 Nuclear Physics

Chpt 30

June 2 Elementary Particles

Astrophysics

Chpts 32/33

Lab 7 27 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21,

25, 27, 29, 33, 41, 49, 55
Lab 8 28 - 1, 5, 9, 17, 21, 35
30 3, 5, 13, 17, 21, 25,
31, 41, 45, 51

June 9 Final Exam (entire 3 hr period) (1/3 Review-Chpts 11.6-26, 2/3 Chpts 27, 28, 30, 32,
Problems in parenthisis are not to be handed in for credit
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* Labs start on Saturday April 2