Reading assignments Physics 9B fall 2011 ============================================================== ============================================================== First read the document "How to read physics" on our website. Note that these assignments are listed with the latest on top. So the first time you look at this, you should start at the bottom. Please pay attention to the dates. All those beyond the next lecture at any given time should be considered tentative and subject to change. Thus you should continue to check this space for updates. ============================================================== ============================================================== Reading for lecture 20 (Thursday, 1 Dec.) No new reading ============================================================== Reading for lecture 19 (Tuesday, 29 Nov.) Sections 14.4-14.6 ============================================================== Reading for lecture 18 (Tuesday, 22 Nov.) Sections 14.1-14.3 This is another big subject change. We will close the quarter with a little on fluids. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 17 (Thursday, 17 Nov.) Review the Entropy document on our website If you are interested in a little more on information, entropy and black holes, you can read the document by that name on our website. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 16 (Tuesday, 15 Nov.) Section 20.8 Entropy document on website In this lecture and the next, we will give the statistical mechanical view of entropy. This make it less abstract and reveals the probabilistic nature of the Second Law. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 15 (Thursday, 10 Nov.) Section 20.7 Continuing with a thermodynamic approach to the Second Law, the mysterious quantity entropy is introduced. The Second Law is restated in terms of entropy. The document Entropy in available on our website. It does not have enough discussion to be an adequate primary source. It's more like a summary of points that will be covered in lectures 15, 16, and 17. You will want to be reading through it as we go forward. For lecture 15, the the first two parts Thermodynamic results Partial derivatives of the entropy are most relevant. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 14 (Tuesday, 8 Nov.) Sections 20.1-20.6 We begin our study of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This is one of the broadest and deepest topics in physics. The discussion begins with the question of how much thermal energy can be converted to work. This is the study of heat engines and in particular the idealized Carnot heat engine. The 2nd law is stated in the form of certain impossibilities, "some things just don't happen." ============================================================== Reading for lecture 13 (Thursday, 3 Nov.) Chapter 19 (again) ============================================================== Reading for lecture 12 (Tuesday, 1 Nov.) Chapter 19 ============================================================== Reading for lecture 11 (Thursday, 27 Oct.) Sections 17.6-17.7 Chapter 18 There is a lot of stuff here. Concentrate on Sections 18.1-18.4, and especially 18.3 wherein a microscopic model for an ideal gas is developed. ============================================================== Meeting 10 (Tuesday, 25 Oct.) Midterm ============================================================== Reading for lecture 9 (Thursday, 20 Oct.) Sections 17.1-17.5 Main topics: Zeroth law and temperature, ideal gas thermometer, heat flow and specific heat. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 8 (Tuesday, 18 Oct.) Chapters 33 and 34 Concentrate on 33.1, 33.2, 33.7, 34.1-34.4 and 34.7. Main topics: Huygen's Principle, ray model, laws of reflection and refraction, reflection and refraction at a spheric surface, thin lens. The rest of Chs. 33 and 34 are very interesting but not central to our work. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 7 (Thursday, 13 Oct.) No new reading. But you might want to get a start on the reading for Tuesday. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 6 (Tuesday, 11 Oct.) Chapter 36 (especially sections 36-1 through 36-4 and 36.7) The web documents "Multiple source interference and diffraction", "Sum formula", and "Interference and diffraction" are relevant here. The most important thing is to get a good understanding of single slit diffraction. The stuff on multiple narrow slits in 36-4 is also good. Sec. 36.7 has the basic idea of resolution. There are some applets online at http://wps.aw.com/aw_young_physics_11/13/3510/898595.cw/index.html These can help you get a feel for what the equations say. The most relevant are 16.1,2,3,6,7,8. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 5 (Thursday, 6 Oct.) Chapter 35 (especially sections 35-1 through 35-3) The web document "Two source intensity" is also relevant. This chapter and the next are the most important in our discussion of waves. In Ch. 35, it is important to completely understand the two source problem described in Secs. 35.1-35.3. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 4 (Tuesday, 4 Oct.) Sections 16.5-16.9 Documents on website: Doppler shift Beats These two documents have a different notation than the text. You may find that to be annoying. If so, just read the words. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 3 (Thursday, 29 Sep.) Sections 16.1-16.4 16.1 and 16.2 are a little complicated. It is sufficient to get the basic ideas. Since it is often used, it is good to understand the Decibel scale in 16.3. That section is related to 15.5. The material in 16.4 connects back to 15.7 and 15.8 Review 15.5-15.8 To go further with normal modes and Fourier analysis, you can check out the ActivPhysics applet "Complex waves: Fourier analysis" at http://media.pearsoncmg.com/aw/aw_activphysics/apo/. It's in the section on waves and acoustics. Some of the others might be good too. It's worth a look. Also I have a document up on our website about Fourier analysis. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 2 (Tuesday, 27 Sep.) Chapter 15 If you want a different version, you can try the following documents on our website: Introduction to waves Energy and power Wave equation Since I have written them at various times in the past, the notation does not necessarily exactly match that of our text for this year. If you did not review the harmonic oscillator in Chapter 13 or read the web documents listed for lecture 1, do that first. ============================================================== Reading for lecture 1 (Thursday, 22 Sep.) Read the documents on our website Welcome Course goals Syllabus Learning physics How to read physics Problem set information Why clickers? SmartSite Review the harmonic oscillator, etc. in Chapter 13. ==============================================================