Dates                                          Topics                                               Chapter(s) to read /study
 

8/29, 8/31, 9/5

Course Introduction and Sources of magnetic Fields

30

9/7, 9/12, 9/14,

Faraday’s Law and Maxwell equations

31

9/19, 9/21, 9/26

E&M Waves

34

9/28, 10/3

Geometric Optics

35

10/5, 10/12

Mirrors and Lenses

36

10/10

 

Test I

Covers Chapters 30, 31, 34, 35

10/17, 10/19

Interference

37

10/24, 10/26, 10/ 31

Diffraction and Polarization

38

11/2, 11/7, 11/9

Special Relativity

39

11/14

 Test II

Covers Chapters 36-38

11/16, 11/28, 11/30

Introduction to QM 

40

12/5, 12/7

QM 

41

12/12

Test III

Covers Chapters 39-41

12/21

FINAL EXAM

Comprehensive