School of Physics

Traditional Introductory Physics II
Electricity & Magnetism
PHYS 2212 G

PHYS 2212 G Tentative Course Schedule

Date Topic Reading Notes
Jan 08 Mon Campus Closed
10 Wed Introduction & Course Policies Website
12 Fri Electric Charge and Force 22.1–4
15 Mon Holiday
17 Wed Campus Closed
19 Fri Electric Field 22.5
22 Mon Fields due to Point Charges 23.1–2
24 Wed Continuous Charge Distributions 23.3–5
26 Fri Charges and Dipoles in External Fields 23.6–7
29 Mon Field Symmetries 24.1–2
30 Tue Quiz #1 Through Jan 26 6:00pm
31 Wed Electric Flux 24.3
Feb 02 Fri Gauss' Law 24.4
05 Mon Applications of Gauss' Law 24.5
07 Wed Electrostatic Equilibrium 24.6
09 Fri Electric Potential Energy 25.1–3
12 Mon Electric Potential 25.4
14 Wed Parallel Plate Capacitors 25.5
16 Fri Potential due to Point Charges 25.6–7
19 Mon Electric Potential & Electric Fields 26.1–4 Progress Reports
20 Tue Quiz #2 Through Feb 16 6:00pm
21 Wed Capacitance 26.5
23 Fri Energy Storage 26.6
26 Mon Dielectrics 26.7
28 Wed Currents 27.1–2
Mar 02 Fri Current Density & Conductivity 27.3–4
05 Mon Ohm's Law 27.5, 28.1
07 Wed Circuit Analysis: Kirchhoff's Rules 28.2–3
09 Fri Series Resistances 28.4–5
12 Mon Parallel Resistances 28.6–8
13 Tue Quiz #3 Through Mar 07 6:00pm
14 Wed RC Circuits 28.9 Drop Day
16 Fri Magnetic Fields 29.1–2
19–23 Mon—Fri Spring Break!
26 Mon Magnetic Sources 29.3–5
28 Wed Ampere's Law 29.6
30 Fri Magnetic Force on Moving Charges 29.7
Apr 02 Mon Magnetic Force on Currents 29.8–9
04 Wed Induced EMF; Motional EMF 30.1–2
06 Fri Magnetic Flux & Faraday's Law 30.3–5
09 Mon Consequences of Faraday's Law 30.6–7
10 Tue Quiz #4 Through Apr 02 6:00pm
11 Wed Inductance 30.8
13 Fri LC & LR Circuits 30.9–10
16 Mon Electromagnetic Fields 31.1–2
18 Wed Maxwell's Equations 31.3–4
20 Fri Electromagnetic Waves 31.5
23 Mon Course Conclusion
25 Wed Reading Period
27 Fri
May 02 Wed Final Exam, 6:00–8:50pm Comprehensive!