Haverford College Physics 106b-2013 -- Fundamental Physics II
Meets: MWF 10:30-11:30 (Harris 108) or MWF 11:30-12:30 (Sharpless 217), optional recitation TBA
Labs (every other week): Tuesday or Wednesday, 1:15-4:00, Harris 105
Physics Clinic: W and Th evenings, 7:00-10:00, H107

Lecturer: Walter F. Smith (X1332, INSC L110)
Office hours: M 1:30-2:30, Tu 11:30-12:30, Th 3:00-4:00, F 1:30-2:30 or by appointment
                       
Lab instructors: Dan Cross (INSC 107, X2908), Scott Shelley (INSC L207, X1310)

Syllabus (choose a format) Web Page .. PDF .. Word Format

Assignments
Exams

#1 (due 2-1): Web Page .. PDF .. Word

 

 

Solutions for assignments and exams (password required)

Lecture summaries

Monday
Wednesday
Friday
MLK Day
1-23-13
Coulomb's Law
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1-25-13
The electric field, electric fields of continuous charge distributions
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Handouts:
Mathematica keyboard shortcuts & physical constants
(This is a Mathematica notebook; save it to your computer first, then double-click to open it with Mathematica)

 

Historical Notes, demonstrator applets, songs, etc.

Math Appendices -- Helpful mathematical material collected by Haverford and Bryn Mawr Physics majors some years ago, edited by Lyle Roelofs.

Charles Coulomb biography


1736-1806

Electric Field Hockey! To get started, click on "Run Now". Arrange the positive and negative charges (drag them out of the supply) so that the puck goes into the goal. Be sure to click the buttons for "field" and "trace"!


Coulomb's Law song (karaoke version!)
Background image: A rare triple lightning strike (this is not a multiple exposure), taken on the great plains by Dr. Steven Horsburgh.