Date

Due            

Reading

(ch-section)

Laboratory

Week 1

28-Jan

Ped. 1, 6-7, 2-1 to 2-4

Experiment # 0 Measurement of Laser Beam

Week 2

4-Feb

HW#1

Ped. 2-1 to 2-5, 3-3

Experiment # 1 "Reflection and Refraction of Light"

Week 3

11-Feb

HW #2

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Experiment # 1

Week 4

18-Feb

 Report #1

Ped. 2-6 to 2-9, 3-2

Experiment # 2 "Geometric Optics"

Week 5

25-Feb

 HW #3

Ped. 3-5 to 3-7,  4-3, 4-4, 4-5. 4-8 , 4-9,  14-1 to 14-2

Experiment # 2

Week 6

4-Mar

 Report #2

Ped. 15-1 to15-3, 15-6 to 15-7

Experiment # 3 "The Polarization of Light"

Week 7

11-Mar

 HW #4

Mid term exam

Experiment # 3

Week 8

18-Mar

Spring Break

Week 9

25-Mar

 Report #3

Makeup  week (lecture but no lab)

Week 10

1-Apr

 HW #5

Ped. Chap. 7, Intro., 7-1; Chap. 8, Intro, 8-1 to 8-3,

Experiment # 4 "The Michelson Interferometer"

Week 11

8-Apr

Week 12

15-Apr

 Report #4

Chap. 11, all

Experiment # 5 "Diffraction of Light"

Week 13

22-Apr

 HW #6

Experiment # 5

Week 14

29-Apr

 Report #5

Chap. 12: Intro., 12-1 to 12-5

Experiment # 6 "Study of Atomic Spectra"

Week 15

6-May

Final Exam

Experiment # 6

 Report #6