physics 7d and 7ld schedule   

The purpose of this course is to cover the basic behavior of electric charges by understanding:

1) The generation of electric fields.

2) The generation of magnetic fields.

3) The impact of electric and magnetic fields on charges.

The details of circuits are contained in the tutorials and the circuits courses offered later in the curriculum.

The following schedule is a guideline that keeps the lectures and tutotials on track with each other. The exact schedule will depend on whether or not the class is on a Mon-Wed-Fri or Tues-Thur schedule, and the exact scheduling of the midterm exam(s). Notice, for each chapter that is not exactly one week, the suggested amount of time appears in parathensis.
 

Course Week	Chapters in Serway	Tutorial
1	Chapter 23	Drawing field lines
2	24	Flux and Gauss' Law
3	25.1 - 25.6 (one and half weeks)	Electric Potential
4	start 26.1 - 26.6 (one week)	Capacitance
5	finish 26.1 - 26.6 and exam	Circuits and Midterm Review
6	Chapter 27	Model for circuits*
7	Chapter 29	RC circuits
8	Chapter 30	Magnetic Fields
9	Chapter 31	Lenz's Law and Farday's Law
10	Chapter 32.1 - 32.4**  (possibly 34.1 - 34.4)	Final Exam

* Note that Chapter 28 is skipped in lecture. It is covered in the tutorial and later in the Circuits Law course.

** Note that we skip the sections on oscillations as the students have not had the mechanical oscillations yet. This material is covered in 7E.  Also, one can close the course with Maxwell's equations if desired, but again, the full treatment of electromagnetic waves is in 7E, the waves  course.

updated 8-3-05  A. Lara