Physics 111 Notes
Week #1
Here's a set of instructions for accessing the online homework: Mastering Physics.
There will be no lab on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (week #1).
The schedule for the lab as well as the individual experiments can be found on the laboratory webpage
Physics study center will start on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 in ISEC120 from 7pm - 10pm.
Survey/Reflection #1 is due on Monday, January 12, 2025 at the beginning of class.
For the exams you will be given a formula sheet. You may NOT use your own formula sheet. The formula sheet can be found here and on the exams page.
Week #2
Survey/Reflection #2 is due on Monday, January 19, 2026 at the beginning of class. Please print out your reflection and bring it to class.
Lab will start on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (week #2). Please read lab #1 and complete the pre-lab assighnment for lab.
Physics study center runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in ISEC120 from 7pm - 10pm.
Week #3
Exam #1 will be on Friday, January 23, 2026 and will cover charge, electric force, electric field, the relation between electric force and electric field, electric potential energy, electric potential, the relation between electric field and electric potential, capacitance, capacitors, and motion of charged particles in constant electric fields. In particular, the sections covered will be Ch. 20 (sections 20.1 - 20.5), Ch. 21 (sections 21.1 - 21.5 & 21.7 - 21.8), Ch. 22 (sections 22.1 - 22.2) and Ch. 23 (section 23.7). The exam will have three problems with four parts each and consist of worked problems and short answer questions.
Lab #2 will be on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (week #3). Please read lab #2 and complete the pre-lab assighnment for lab.
Physics study center runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in ISEC120 from 7pm - 10pm.
Survey/Reflection #3 is due on Monday, January 26, 2026.Week #4
Week #5
Week #6
Week #7
Week #8
Presentation on The Eye (in ppt) or The Eye (in pdf).
Week #9
Week #10
Presentation on Radioactive Dating (in ppt) or Radioactive Dating (in pdf).
Winter 2026 Final Exam Information:
Date and time: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 8:30am – 10:30am in Wold 128.
There will be 5 problems on the exam each worth 24 points. Each problem consists of three worked parts.
Each worked part is worth 8 points yielding 24 points for each problem.
The final exam is worth 120 points total.
Topics on the final:
1. Relativity, electric work, work-kinetic energy theorem, magnetic fields, magnetic forces and motion of charged particles in magnetic fields.
2. Light as a particle. Energy, momentum, frequency and wavelength of a photon. Nuclear decay and the radioactive decay law. Photoelectric and Compton effects.
3. Ohm's law and circuits. Resistors in series and parallel, resistor-capacitor circuits, discharging capacitors, magnetic fields from currents, electric current, electricfields, and electric potential.
4. Radioactive decay. Energy associated with decay particles, radioactive decay laws and radioactive dating.
5. Light as a wave. Reflection, refraction, critical angles in materials, lenses, thin lens equation, magnification, power of a lens.