PHYS 1304-002 Spring 2026 Syllabus
Jan 20 T Start reading Chapter 21: Coulomb's Law; Lecture notes
22 R Read Chapter 22: Electric Fields before lecture; Lecture notes
27 T Read Chapter 23: Gauss' Law before lecture; Lecture notes
29 R Read Chapter 24: Electric Potential before lecture; Lecture notes
Feb 03 T Quiz 1 - Chapters 21-22; Homework 1 due for Chapters 21-22
05 R Read Chapter 25: Capacitance before lecture; Lecture notes
10 T Quiz 2 - Chapters 23-24; Homework 2 due for Chapters 23-24
12 R Read Chapter 26: Current and Resistance before lecture; Lecture notes
17 T Exam 1 - Chapters 21-24
19 R Read Chapter 27: Circuits before lecture; Lecture notes
24 T Read Chapter 28: Magnetic Fields before lecture; Lecture notes
26 R Read Chapter 29: Magnetic Fields due to Currents before lecture; Lecture notes
Mar 03 T Quiz 3 - Chapters 25-26; Homework 3 due for Chapters 25-26
05 R Read Chapter 30: Induction and Inductance before lecture; Lecture notes
10 T Quiz 4 - Chapters 27-28; Homework 4 due for Chapters 27-28
12 R
17 T Spring Break
19 R Spring Break
24 T Quiz 5 - Chapters 29-30; Homework 5 due for Chapters 29-30
26 R Read Chapter 31: Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current before lecture; Lecture notes
31 T Exam 2 - Chapters 25-28
Apr 02 R
07 T Read Chapter 32: Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter before lecture; Lecture notes
09 R Read Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Waves before lecture; Lecture notes
14 T Quiz 6 - Chapters 31-32; Homework 6 due for Chapters 31-32
16 R Read Chapter 34: Images before lecture; Lecture notes; Blanks for practice
21 T Quiz 7 - Chapters 33-34; Homework 7 due for Chapters 33-34
23 R Read Chapter 35: Interference before lecture; Lecture notes
27 T Read Chapter 36: Diffraction before lecture
30 R Review
May 05 T No class - SMU thinks this is a Friday
11 M Final Exam - Cumulative Chapters 21-36, Monday 11 MAY 2026 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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