Scuola di
Atene, (School of
Athens)
Raffaello
Sanzio
(1483 - 1520)
McCampbell's
Classes
University
of Tulsa
Office: KEP L122
Open Office Hours: Tuesday 11-1, Thursday 11-1
Astronomy
Physics I
Physics I Lab Physics II
Physics
II Lab Instrumentation Lab I
Instrumentation Lab II
Summer Sessions
Nicolas
Copernicus (1473-1543)
Physics
1093: Astronomy
Announcements:
The fourth exam is on Wednesday 03DEC2008
Study Suggestions for Exam 1
Study Suggestions for Exam 2
Study Suggestions for Exam 3
Study Suggestions for Exam 4
Answers to Chapter 5 & 10 Questions
Homework Solutions to Chapters 11, 12, & 14
Homework Solutions to Chapters 13, 14, 15
There is a free 'demo' version of a software called Voyager 4.
This software basically allows you to see the entire celestial
sphere as it appears from your Earthly vantage point. It has a
tremendous amount of functions and tools to keep you stargazing a long
time. Don't be mislead by the term 'demo version'...it is quite
robust for a demo. Check it out.
ASTRONOMY Tentative
CLASS SCHEDULE
Fall 2008
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Friday |
25AUG
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Introduction
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Chp1
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Class Cancelled
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01SEP
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08SEP
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15SEP
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Exam 01 Chaps 1-4 |
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29SEP
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Chp10 |
Chp10 |
06OCT
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13OCT
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Chp11 |
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20OCT
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Chp12 |
Chp12 |
27OCT
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Relativity |
Relativity |
03NOV
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Chp13 |
Exam 03 Chaps 11-12 |
Chp13 |
10NOV
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Chp 14 |
Chp 15 |
Chp 15 |
17NOV
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Chp 16 |
Big Bang |
24NOV
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01DEC
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Exam 04 Chaps 13-16 |
Big Bang |
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Syllabus:
PowerPoints:
Slides from first day
Chapter 1 (publisher's provided powerpoint)
Motions of
Earth/Moon-Mapping-Seasons-Phases-Eclipses
Ancient to
Modern Astronomy
Oribts
& Gravity (Tycho_Kepler_Newton)
Light (Chapter 5)
Kirchhoff's Rules of Spectral
Analysis, Applets A
& B
Composition of Mystery Gas
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Generation of Emission Spectra
link
Star Motion and Blue/Redshifting
of starlight link
Velocity towards or away from
observer and the resulting emission line blue/redshift link
The Sun (Chapter 10)
Proton-Proton Chain Reaction
p-p-c-r
Analyzing Starlight (Chapter 11)
Center of Mass Video
Spectroscopic Binary Video
Eclipsing Binary Video
The HR Diagram (Chapter 11)
Build an HR Diagram Applet
Stellar Clusters (Chapter 11)
Stellar Cluster Age Applet link
The Interstellar Medium & Stellar Birth (portions of
Chapter 12 & 14)
Life Cycle of a Low Mass Star (Chapter
12)
Low Mass Life Cycle Applet link
Life Cycle of a High Mass Star
(Chapter 12)
High Mass Life Cycle Applet link
Stellar Death, Relativity, & Black Holes (Chapter
13) Some info in powerpoint is not in book
Galaxies (Chapter
14 & 15)
Distances (Chapter 15) Some info in powerpoint is not in book
Hubble's Law (Chapter 15)
Dark Matter (Chapter 16)
Dark Energy (Chapter 16)
The Big Bang (Chapter 17)
Homework:
All homework
assignments are due by NOON on the day shown.
#1 Due Monday 08SEP2008
Chapter 01:
5, 6, 10, 25-34
#2 Due Monday 15SEP2008
Chapter 02-04
Read the chapters and use the
quick quiz solutions in the study guide posted above to help understand
the questions
#3 Due Monday 06OCT2008
Chapter05:
1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 41
Go over the quick quiz problems,
the answers are given here: 29-c, 30-a, 31-b, 32-a, 33-c, 34-b,
35-a, 36-a. For each quiz question explain why the other choices
are wrong.
Define the following terms:
isotope, nucleus, ion, atomic number, atomic mass
number, photon, quantum jump/leap, blueshift, redshift
#4 Due Friday 10OCT2008
Chapter10:
4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15
Describe each step of the p-p
chain reaction and where the radiant energy comes from (E=mc^2).
The answers to the quick quiz
section is provided here as a 'self-check' you do not need to turn in
anything from the quick quiz section: 27-c, 28-a, 29-c,
30-b, 31-a, 32-c, 33-a, 34-a, 35-b, 36-c.
#5 Due Friday 24OCT2008
Chapter 11:
3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15
Quick Quiz 26-35
Download the following blank HR diagram.
Read over problem 36 on page 320. Use spectral type
information and luminosity values (these can be found in appendix 'F
Stellar Data' on page A20-21) and graph the stars shown in problem #36
onto the blank HR diagram. The Luminosity information of Regulus
is not shown in the appendix, it is shown here: 230 times Lsun.
Then answer each of the questions in #36 on the back of the your
HR diagram.
#6 Due Friday 31OCT2008
Chapter 14:
Read the section Cooling and Cloud formation
on page 388 (focusing on the meaning of atomic hydrogen gas and the
21cm radiation, see powerpoints to see how the 21cm radiation is
produced), and read section Hallmarks of Star-Forming Regions on page 392
Answer
question 8 and 10 in the chapter 14 Review Questions Section
Chapter 12:
Questions: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15
Quick Quiz: 27-36
#7 Due Monday 01DEC2008
Chapter 13:
Questions: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21,
Use these quick quiz answers to
help you study for exam on 03DEC2008 Quick quiz answers:
25a 26a 27b 28c 29b 30b 31a 32c 33c 34c
Spend time reading over the
Relativity powerpoint, there is information there that is NOT in the
book! Relativity will be an important part of the fourth exam.
Chapter 14:
Questions: 3, 5, 13 (the
difference between population I stars and population II stars), 14, 16,
17
Use
these quick quiz answers to help you study for exam on 03DEC2008
Quick quiz answers: 27c 28a 29c 30b 31c 32c 33a 34c 35c 36a
Chapter 15:
Questions: 1, 6, 7 (read
about 'main sequence fitting'), 8, 9, 10, 14
Use
these quick quiz answers to help you study for exam on 03DEC2008
Quick quiz answers: 35c 36c 37c 38c (don't worry
about the other quick quiz questions)
Resources:
Images
of the Central Region of Our Galaxy
A
collection of images from the Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomy Club of Tulsa
Astronomy Basics
Choosing
Your First Telescope
The
Art of Using a Telescope
Spectral
Lines of Elements
The
Evolution of Stars
Black
Body Radiation and Stars
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Isaac
Newton (1642-1727)
Physics
2053: Physics I
Announcements:
Checkout this website for some
videos about Physics... The Mechanical
Universe All of the videos can be streamed
over the internet. All you need to do is create a username and
password.
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Solutions:
Quiz Keys: I
II
III
IV
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VI
VII
VIII
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XI
Hmwk #1
Hmwk #2
Hmwk #3
Hmwk #4
Hmwk #5
Hmwk #6
Hmwk #7
Hmwk #8
Hmwk #9
Hmwk #10
Hmwk #11
Hmwk
#12
Hmwk #13
Homework:
Galileo
Galilei (1564-1642)
Physics 2051: Physics I Lab
Announcements:
Check back from time to
time for new announcements!
Checkout this website for some
videos about Physics... The Mechanical
Universe All of the videos can be streamed
over the internet. All you need to do is create a username and
password.
Syllabus
Tentative Schedule
Resources:
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James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Physics
2063: Physics II
Announcements
Comprehensive Final Exam is 17DEC2008 @ 9:00a
Don't be late. Don't miss the final...there is NO make-up (don't even ask).
Checkout this website for some
videos about Physics... The Mechanical
Universe All of the videos can be streamed
over the internet. All you need to do is create a username and
password.
Syllabus:
Tentative
Schedule:
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Week Beginning
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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25AUG2008
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Intro Chp21
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Intro to Quiz
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Chp21
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Class Cancelled
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01SEP2008
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Labor Day NO CLASS
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Chp21-22
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Chp22
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Chp22
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08SEP2008
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Chp22 HW#1 Due
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Quiz I (concepts covered in lecture examples) Discuss HW#2
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Chp 22
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HW#2 Due
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Chp 23
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| 15SEP2008 |
Chp 23
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Quiz II
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Chp 23
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HW#3 Due
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Chp 24
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| 22SEP2008 |
Chp 24
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Quiz III
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Exam I Chap 21-23
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HW#4 Due
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Chp 25
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| 29SEP2008 |
Chp25
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Quiz IV
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Chp 25
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HW#5 Due
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Chp 25
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| 06OCT2008 |
Chp 26
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Quiz V
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Chp26
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HW#6 Due
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Chp26
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| 13OCT2008 |
Chp 26-27
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Quiz VI
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Chp 27
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HW#7 Due
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Chp27
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| 20OCT2008 |
Chp27-28
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Quiz VII
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Chp 28
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HW#8 Due
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Chp 28
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| 27OCT2008 |
Chp 28
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Quiz VIII
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Chp 28
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Hw#9 Due
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Chp 28-29
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| 03NOV2008 |
Chp 29
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Quiz IX
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Exam II Chp24-28
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Hw#10 Due
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Chp 29
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| 10NOV2008 |
Chp 30
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Quiz X
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Chp 30
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Hw#11 Due
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Chp 30
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| 17NOV2008 |
Chp 30
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Quiz XI
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Chp 31
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Hw#12 Due
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Chp 31
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| 24NOV2008 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Thanksgiving Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday
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Quiz XII
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Chp 33
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Hw#13 Due
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Resources:
Quiz Keys: I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
Lecture Example Problems: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Circuit Applets On the Web
Exams:
Homework:
Due by 4:00p at my office (L122) on day shown. No late homework accepted!
- Homework #1 (DUE: Monday 08SEP2008)
- Chapter 21: 10, 12, 19, 21, 27, 32, 40, 41, 46, 50, 55, 70
- Homework #2 (DUE: Thursday 11SEP2008)
- Homework #3 (DUE: Thursday 18SEP2008)
- Chapter 22: 29, 36, 38, 43, 50, 53, 66, 68, 76, 77, 87
- Chapter 23: 1, 2
- Homework #4 (DUE: Thursday 25SEP2008)
- Chapter 23: 9, 19, 26, 37, 39 (you should define V(x) for two ranges of x...x>a and x<a), 41, 54, 66, 70, 80
- Chapter 24: 1, 17, 23
- Homework #5 (DUE: Thursday 02OCT2008)
- Chapter 24: 30, 34, 40, 44, 55 FOR PROBLEM 44-->(The problem states in part 'c': "in conjuction with the known expression for the capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor", I want you to show the derivation of this 'known expression'...Basically,
start with the definition of capacitance, C = Q/V, and find Q and V
separately like I did for the parallel plate capacitor in lecture.)
- Chapter 25: 1, 3, 4, 9, 31(see
table25-2 for conversion from gauge to cross sectional area...also, you
will need to use copper's density, molar mass, and Avagadro's number to
solve this problem), 38, 42, 49 (use dR = rho*dx/A)
- Homework #6 (DUE: Thursday 09OCT2008)
- Chapter 25: 12, 14, 17, 18, 21, 61, 64, 75, 82, 86, 89, 105
- Chapter 26: 6, 15
- Homework #7 (DUE: Thursday 16OCT2008)
- Chapter 26: 9, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 36, 42, 48, 52, 55, 74 (number 9d answer in book is wrong...it should be false)
- Homework #8 (DUE: Thursday 23OCT2008)
- Chapter 27: 2, 7, 12, 19, 22, 32, 34, 46, 49, 50, 81, 82, 84, 91
- (10pts)
Show that the equation derived in lecture for the magnetic field due to
a straight line segment is equivalent to the equation the book presents
(equation 27-12 on pages 297-298)
- Homework #9 (DUE: Thursday 30OCT2008)
- Chapter 28: 7, 8, 11, 20, 28, 30, 31, 38, 41, 43, 71, 82
- Homework #10 (DUE: Thursday 06NOV2008)
- Homework #11 (DUE: Thursday 13NOV2008)
- Homework #12 (DUE: Thursday 20NOV2008)
- Chapter
30: 1, 2, 3, 5, 15, 16, 18, 19, 31, 33, 37, 39 (apply
momentum conservation to light/ball, then energy conservation pendulum
motion), 46, 57
- Homework #13 (DUE: Thursday 04DEC2008)
- Chapter
31: 15pts: Use Fermat's Principle to derive Snell's Law.
Show properly labeled diagrams and notate each step making no
unwritten assumptions. (basically follow along with pages 1078
and 1079...the only way to get this one wrong is to not do it at all!)
- Chapter 31: 3, 8, 10, 31, 35, 39, 41, 48, 53, 54
- Homework #BONUS (DUE: Monday 08DEC2008)
- NO ASSISTANCE WITH THESE...Figure them out on your own!!
- I will post the solutions after the due date.
- The score on this assignment will replace your lowest quiz grade.
- Chapter 21: 45
- Chapter 22: 51
- Chapter 23: 69
- Chapter 24: 77
- Chapter 25: 90
- Chapter 26: 71, 75
- Chapter 27: 94
- Chapter 28: 78, 79 (again)
- Chapter 29: 84
- Chapter 30: 36
- Chapter 31: 74
- Chapter 33: 37
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Nikola
Tesla (1856-1943)
Physics 2061: Physics II Lab
Announcements:
Check back from time to
time for new announcements!
Syllabus
Tentative Schedule
Resources:
Electric
Field Template
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Physics 3112: "Junior Lab"
Announcements:
Syllabus
Lab
assignments:
Pressure VI
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circa 1970

John
McCampbell
john-mccampbell@utulsa.edu
Department of Physics
University of
Tulsa

Stare at the central point and move your head towards and away from the
screen.
If you see the wheels go into motion then you are a certified
super-genius and should work for NASA or an NSA think-tank.