Physics 6 Foundations of Electromagnetism

Jay Tang, Spring 2003

Week 1	Electric charge and Coulomb’s law	Wed. Jan 22 Rods and pivots: 5a20.10 Charged Rods: 5A10.10 Pith Balls: 5a20.20 Fri. Jan 24 VdG, Stool, Wig: 5b10.10 Electric Field Lines: 5b10.40
Week 2	Electric Field Gauss’ Law	Mon. Jan. 27, No demo. Wed. Jan. 29, No Demo Fri. Jan. 31 Gauss’ Law
Week 3	Electric Potential Coulomb's Law Capacitance	Mon 2/3 VdG and stool, needle for Hair. Wed 2/5 Coulomb's law with VdG and foil leaf electroscope connected to proof plane. Fri 2/7 demo caps
Week 4	Capacitance	Mon 2/10 · Big bang cap · Cap, motor and weight, voltmeter · Demo cap w dielectric, Wimsy Wed. 2/12 · Lemon battery · Human battery · PRS Note: Friday Ohm's Law Fri 2/14 Ohm's law
Week 5		Fri 2/21
Week 6		Mon 2/24 circuit puzzler Wed 2/26 RC ckt with 10 s time constant, DC power supply, knife switch and voltemeter to show charge. Double pole switch for discharge. iron filings and magnet Fri 2/28 crooke's tube and magnet PRS
Week 7		Mon 3/3 See-Chen to lecture Jumping wire flipping loop Crooke's tube torque on a loop PRS Wed 3/5 See-Chen PRS current wire and compass current and filings force between two current wires Fri 3/7 coil and filings coil and compass.
Week 8		Mon 3/10 Coil, magnet, Galvo Wed 3/12 nib in tube. Current wire and compass on OHP. Fri 3/14 LR ckt with coil and bulb.



		Mon 4/7 RF dipole Wed 4/9 refraction tank crossed polaroids. slide projector, aquarium tank with water on floor, polaroid. Fri 4/11 Prism rainbow Real image bulb, no camera. BB optics flat and curved mirrors
		Mon 4/14 BB optics curved lenses Wed 4/16 ripple tank laser double slit Fri 4/18 Cinema Classics video disc of ripple tank water waves through a double slit, frame time 10338.
		mon 4/21 Adjustable single slit diffraction, 1,2, 3, 4, 5 slits. Thin film interference soap bubble Wed 4/23 pinhole diffraction diffraction grating Fri 4/25 exam
		Mon 4/28 Relativity video edits Gaitskell #2