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Week	Dates	Subject	Text
1	Jan 4-Jan 8	Photons, Electrons, and Atoms	Chap. 38
2	Jan 11-Jan 15	ditto	Chap. 38
3	Jan 18-Jan 22	The Wave Nature of Particles	Chap. 39
4	Jan 25-Jan 29	ditto	Chap. 39
5	Feb 1-Feb 5	Quantum Mechanics	Chap. 40
6	Feb 8 -Feb 12	ditto	Chap. 40
	Feb 15-Feb 19	Reading Week
7	Feb 22-Feb 26	Review and Midterm
8	Mar 1-Mar 5	Atomic Structure	Chap. 41
9	Mar 8-Mar 12	Molecules	Chap. 42
10	Mar 15-Mar 19	Nuclear Physics	Chap. 43
11	Mar 22-Mar 26	ditto	Chap. 43
12	Mar 29-Mar31	Cosmology	Chap. 44
13	Apr 5-Apr 9	Cosmology and Makeup	Chap. 44

The Sections to be covered in each Chapter are as follows:
Chap. 38: 38.1 to 38.5, and 38.7 to 38.9.
Chap. 39: 39.1 to 39.3, and 39.5.
Chap. 40: 40.1 to 40.4.
Chap. 41: 41.1 and 41.4.
Chap. 42: 42.1 and 42.2.
Chap. 43: 43.1 to 43.4.
Chap. 44: 44.1, 44.3, 44.6, and 44.7.

Exams

Midterm covers Chap.'s 38, 39, 40. Held in class on Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, 10:30 am - 12:20 pm. This is a closed book exam. You must bring a calculator.

The Final exam is three hours long and covers all material presented this term. It is in April 2010, as scheduled by the university.

Homework

All assignments are due in class unless otherwise specified.

HW #1, covers Chap. 38, due Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
HW #2, covers Chap. 39, due Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
HW #3, covers Chap. 40, due Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, 3:30 pm.
HW #4, covers Chap. 41/42, due Monday, Mar. 15, 2010.
HW #5, covers Chap. 43, due Monday, Mar. 29, 2010.
HW #6, covers Chap. 44, due Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2010.

Quizzes

Quiz #1, covers Chap. 38, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
Quiz #2, covers Chap. 39, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
Quiz #3, covers Chap. 40, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
Quiz #4, covers Chap. 41/42, Monday, Mar. 15, 2010.
Quiz #5, covers Chap. 43, Monday, Mar. 29, 2010.
Quiz #6, covers Chap. 44, Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2010.