Physics 102 Course Structure

Larry Weinstein, Old Dominion University


Date
Chap
Topic
Vugraphs
Type
Description
Comment
demo details page
1/12/04

Intro
1-3
Film
Powers of 10


11
Atoms
1-8



1/14
11

9
demo
Homeopathy
1

12
Phases
Need
Vugraph




13
Fluids
1-3
demo
density demo
2 need to make it




quiz
pressure v force





demo
3 egg stand
3




demo
seat of nails
4




demo
'starter seat'
4a
1/16
13

4-9, 16
demo
equal height tubes
5




demo
Buoyancy force
6




demo
Float/Sink
7




demo
Drop holey cup
8




LD
UW12-12 weigh
displaced water





quiz
water seeks its own level (TP)





quiz
Big Dam, Little Dam (TP)





quiz
holey cup

1/21
13

9a-12a
demo
Al foil sink of float
9




demo
finger in beaker
10




LD
UW12-17 battleship
in bathtub





quiz
water bag (TP)





quiz
going down (TP175)





quiz
pan balance





quiz
BB in tub (TP 184)

1/23
13
Liquids
13-18
demo
Paper clip float
11

14
Gases
1-2
demo
soda can crush
14




demo
vacuum cannon (not done 2004)
14.5




demo
Sink the boat
10a




demo
reverse balloon inflate
15




demo
cup of water w/cardboard lid
16




demo
holey cup of water w/cardboard lid 16a




quiz
Boat in bathtub.  Weight?
PI




quiz
cold bath.  Ice cube melts
TP




quiz
3 bergs
TP







1/26




SNOW DAY!

1/28
14
gases
2a-11
quiz
can crush on moon?





demo
break ruler w/newspaper (skip)
12




demo
magdeburg spheres
13




demo
squiddy (skip)
17




demo
bottle glugglug (skip)
18




demo
tornado tube (skip)
19




demo
vacuum balloon expand
20




demo
alligator eyeballs
21




demo
funnel, tube and pingpong ball
22




demo
bernoulli car
23




demo
blower and ball
24




demo
blow over paper sheet
25




ndemo
barometer





quiz
Bottleneck (TP 192)





quiz
Water Faucet (TP 193)





quiz
Ball in airstream








1/30
14
gases
12-15
demo
Blow between two hanging balls
26

15
T & heat
1-2
demo
blow over airfoils
27




demo
curve balls
28




quiz
coffee rush (TP 197)





quiz
secondary circulation (TP 199)





quiz
what is cold?





quiz
bigger degrees (C/F)?





quiz
sparklers?








2/2
15
T &heat
3-14
demo
boil water in paper cup
29




demo
ball and ring
30




demo
ball and plate
31




quiz
pan vs pan+water on stove
which hotter?





quiz
add heat to water or dirt.  hotter?





quiz
does hole expand





quiz
backward thermometer





quiz
what's between ice molecules?








2/4
16
heat xfer
1-8
quiz
Whistling Tea Kettle (TP)





quiz
Wanton Waste (TP)





quiz
Keeping Cool (TP)








2/6
16
heat xfer
9-19
quiz
Black Cube/White Cube





q
House Paint (TP)





q
Night Sky (NTQ 16-4)





q
Space Blanket





q
Turn down thermostat?








2/9
18
thermo
1-3
demos
LN2 demo show
32




skit
tailor skit





q
new world, new zero?








2/11
18
thermo
4-15
q
Double T?





q
Inversion (TP)








2/13
18
thermo
16-27
q
bulb effi to make heat (NTQ 18-1)





q
free loader (TP)





q
Gulf of Mexico (TP)





q
Quartz Heater (TP)





q
All Electric Home (TP)





q
Something for Nothing (TP)








2/16

Snow Day











2/18

review
1-5




19
Waves
1-4
demo
different pendula
33




demo
BB pendulum
34




demo
mass on spring
35




demo
wave machine
36




demo
racing pendula
37







2/20

review


answer questions


19
waves
5-8
demo
wave machine
36







2/23

TEST











2/25
19
waves
5-14a
demo
wave machine
36




demo
slinky
38




demo
standing waves
39




demo
doppler ball
40




films
9-24, 26, 27, 28 (not shown 2004)





film
UW 9-16 superposition






UW 9-17 reflection






UW 9-22 water wave interference
(not shown 2004)





q
TWANG (TP 271)








2/27
19
waves
15
demo
buzzer in vacuum
41

20
sound
1-6
demo
flame tube (not done)
42




demo
paper cup telephones
43




demo
tuning fork in water
44




demo
trumpet in soap solution
45




q
can sound travel in vacuum






return test (5 minutes)








3/1
20
sound
7-15
demo
resonance demo
46




demo
many pendula
46a




demo
BB pendulum and mallet
47




film
tacoma narrows





demo
different length tubes to blow
48




q
get ball out of bowl?





demo
slide whistle beats
49




demo
loudspeaker beats
50




demo
sound cancellation - loudspeakers
50a







3/3
20
sound
16
demo
harmonics
51

21
music
1-5
demo
various PVC 'instruments'
52




demo
beats
49, 50




demo
O-scope and microphone
53




demo
straw oboe
54




demo
students bring instruments








3/5
26
EM waves
1-11
quiz
age of image in mirror





q
middle C in EM spectrum?





q
sound-triggered lightning photograph?








3/8-12

Spring
Break










3/15
26
EM waves
9-11
(review)
q
Flash photo in movie theater?


26

12-16
q
Night or Day?


27
Color
1-3
demo
Black box
55




demo
Diffraction glasses + vapor lamps
56




demo
Diff glasses + incandescent lamps
57




film
spectrum UW 23-22 (not done 04)





film
rose in blue light UW 23-23





q
rose in blue light?





demo
diff glasses and filters
57a







3/17
27
Color
4-13
demo
3 color lamps
58




demo
color wheel
59




demo
flashing pendant
60




demo
laser and filters
60a




q
magenta + green light = ?





q
cyan + red light = ?





q
orange on TV?





q
shine white light thru R then G filter





q
cyan light on a red rose?





q
yellow light on a green shirt?





q
Green sunlight?  What color(s) shirt(s)
keep you cool?





q
What color light makes a yellow costume
look black?





q
shine red light through red and blue filters.  What happens?








3/19
28
Mirrors
1-9
demo
standing mirror
61




demo
small planar mirrors
62




demo
curved mirrors
63




q
mirror height needed to see self? NTQ 28-2





q
see more head in mirror? NTQ 28-3





q
mirror reverses up? left? front?





demo
show mirror reversal
64







3/22
28
refraction
13-22
demo
rod in beaker of water (see break)
65




demo
coins in small beakers of water
66




film
UW 22-06
simple refraction




q
lifeguard least time (TP)





q
Speed in water (TP)





q
Refraction (TP)





q
Which is refracted ray?





q
I could almost touch it (TP) [coin in water]








3/24
28
refraction
23-31
demo
optical fibers
67




demo
optical fiber toy
67a




demo
lucite spiral
68




demo
laser waterfall
69




demo
flashlight waterfall
70




films
UW 22- 7,8,9,10,11





q
spear a fish NTQ 28-8








3/26
28
refraction
31-38
demo
various lenses
71




demo
image of light on wall
72




q
cover lens, image?





film
UW 22, various








3/29
29
light waves
1-9
demo
diffraction
73







3/31

Exam review











4/2

Exam











4/5
29
light waves
10-12
demo
3 polarizing sheets
74




demo
rope and oven racks
75

30
light emission
1-7, 12
demo
diff glasses + lamps (vapor, fluor, incand)
56, 57




demo
diff glasses and filters
57a




demo
flourescence
75a




q
emission spectra





q
red vs yellow emission








4/7
30
light emission
8-11
q
photons (TP)


31
quantum
1-10
q
photons cut in half (TP)





q
photoelectric effect








4/9

JLab tour











4/12
31
quantum
11-14




32
atomic physics
1-5




33
nuclear physics
1-3










4/14
33
nuclear
3-14
demo
geiger counter
76




film
UW 25:16 half life








4/16
33
nuclear
14a-16
demo
cosmic ray telescope
77

34
fission
1-4
film
UW 25:15 chain reaction








4/19
34
fission/fusion
5-10
demo
double ball drop
78





















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