Physics 397 * Physics of Modern Devices * Spring 2007

List of topics I would like to cover in this class:

• Physics of "flying" objects
• Rockets: (Chapter 4.2)
• Hot Air Ballons: (Chapter 5), Addtional reading material
• Airplanes: (Chapter 6)
• Physics of the home: I
• Lighting
• Incandescent: (Chapter 7.3)
• Fluorescent: (Chapter 14.3), Addtional reading material
• Heating/Air Conditioning: (Chapter 8.1)
• Solar energy:(Chapter 14.1, plus other sources besides your textbook)
• Physics of the home: II
• Magnets: (Chapter 11.1), Additional reading material: symmetry magazine, and here, CERN LHC magnets, something fun
• Radios/TV: (Chapter 13.1)
• Microwave Ovens: (Chapter 13.2)
• Physics of electronic devices
• Xerox Copiers: ((Chapter 10.2)
• Generators and Motors: (Chapter 11.3), Addtional reading material
• Power Adapters:(Chapter 12.1)
• Audio Players: (Chapter 12.2)
• Physics of light and optics
• Lasers and LEDs:(Chapter 14.3) A fun laser simulation Also, a reminder that this is the deadline to tell me your project subject!
• Spring Break
• Cameras:(Chapter 15.1)
• Optical Recording and Communication: (Chapter 15.2)
• Modern Physics
• Nuclear Weapons: (Chapter 16.1)
• Medical Imaging and Radiation: (Chapter 16.2)
• Particle Accelerators: Particle Adventure, Fermilab, CERN, CMS movies, Click for different particle interactions,Collisions 1,Collisions 2, Collisions 3
• Project presentations begin Papers are due on this day!