PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Physics 133b Waves Optics and Heat Instructor David W Miller MCP 245 773 702 7671 David W Miller uchicago edu Lecture Times Tues Thurs 9 30am 10 50am Lecture Location KPTC 106 Textbook Prerequisites Young and Freedman Y F University Physics PHYS 13200 or 14200 Canvas Course Site https canvas uchicago edu courses 56141 Discussion Sections Wed 7 30pm 8 20pm begin in Week 2 on April 2nd 2025 Course Q A Office Hours On Canvas Tues 1 00pm 2 00pm and by appt Teaching Assistants See the Additional Information section Description Topics include mechanical waves sound light polarization reflection and refraction interference diffraction geometrical optics heat kinetic theory and thermodynamics Homework 25 Canvas Problem sets and materials are available on Canvas Due Homework is assigned each Thursday and is due the following Friday via Canvas Graded problem sets will re turned on Canvas The lowest grade will be dropped Collaboration Policy You are highly encouraged to work together and discuss issues concepts and approaches to the problem sets However the work must be your own and solu tions must be independently written up Late Policy Late homework will not be accepted See above for the grading policy Labs 20 All six 6 labs must be completed Schedule on next page Mid Term Exam 25 Week 6 Tues Apr 29th in class Final Exam 30 Thur May 29th from 7 30 9 30am CDT in KPTC 106 1 PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Tentative Course Outline The weekly coverage is subject to changes and adjustments as the course progresses Week Week Of Lecture Topics Exams Information Week 1 Lec 1 2 Mon Mar 24 Week 2 Lec 3 4 Mon Mar 31 Week 3 Lec 5 6 Mon Apr 7 Week 4 Lec 7 8 Mon Apr 14 Week 5 Lec 9 10 Mon Apr 21 Week 6 Lec 11 Mon Apr 28 Week 7 Lec 12 13 Mon May 5 Week 8 Lec 14 15 Mon May 12 Week 9 Lec 16 17 Mon May 19 Mechanical waves wave equation energy transport superposition boundaries Relevant reading Y F 15 1 15 6 Lab No lab Standing waves sound Relevant reading Y F 15 7 16 1 Lab No lab Sound beating Doppler Effect Light Refraction Relevant reading Y F 16 2 16 8 33 1 33 2 Lab Wave Motion Sound Wave fronts total internal reflection polarization Interference Relevant reading Y F 33 3 33 7 35 1 Lab Interference Double single slit interference interferometry Relevant reading Y F 35 1 35 5 Lab Diffraction Mid Term Exam Tues Apr 29th in class Thin films diffraction gratings Relevant reading Y F 36 1 36 8 Lab Geometrical Optics Geometrical optics mirrors lenses Microscopes telescopes Relevant reading Y F 34 4 34 8 Lab Polarization Temperature heat Calorimetry Phase transition equations of state ideal gas law Relevant reading Y F 17 1 17 7 18 1 18 6 Lab Heat Temperature 1st 2nd laws of thermodynamics Relevant reading Y F 19 1 19 8 20 1 20 8 Lab No lab Final Exam Thur May 29th from 7 30 9 30am Week 10 Final Exam Mon May 26 CDT in KPTC 106 Lab No lab 2 PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Textbooks and Resources for the course Required Young and Freedman University Physics 14th Edition QC21 3 Y68 2016 The Laboratory Manual and lab notebook can be purchased at the UChicago bookstore Recommended References not on reserve Howard Georgi The Physics of Waves PDF version available at http www people fas harvard edu hgeorgi onenew pdf or on Canvas Georgi provides a formal mathematical treatment of waves that complements the approach taken in Young Freedman David Morin Untitled Waves Book PDF version of individual chapters available at http www people fas harvard edu djmorin book html or on Canvas Morin covers similar material to Georgi but is more readable and has more expla nation at the cost of greater length H J Pain The Physics of Vibrations and Waves QC231 P3 1983 and 6th edition available online PDF via the Library More mathematical description of the same topics we cover using Young Freedman I will often pull the more in depth derivations from this text for lectures Supplementary Math Texts not on reserve Arfken Weber Mathematical Methods for Physicists QA37 3 A74 2005 Greenberg Advanced Engineering Mathematics TA330 G725 1998 3 PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Additional Information for the Course Teaching Assistants TA TA Office Hours are in KPTC 307 at the times designated below Discussion Sections begin in 2nd week and are held every week on Wednesdays at 7 30pm in the locations listed in the table below Students are assigned to Discussions Sections according to their Last Name TA Name Email Office Hours Discussion Section Last Names Kaplak Duddella kduddella uc Tue 5pm KPTC 309 George Iskander georgeiskander uc Wed 12 30pm Cobb 101 Mark Larson larsonma uc Web 5pm KPTC 105 Shuoguang Liu shuoguang uc Alex Nachman nachmann uc Wed 11am KPTC 101 D Ki Audrey Scott audreypscott uc Mon 12 30pm Heejin Woo hwoo uc Mon 3 30pm KPTC 103 A C Ng Si Ko Ne Sk Z Labs and Lab Sections Details of the labs can be found on the UChicago Instructional Physics Laboratories Wiki page https www physlab wiki com phylabs lab courses phys 120 130 wiki home There will be 6 in person lab sessions Weeks 3 8 Each session will be treated as an independent experiment and all sessions carry equal weight All experiments are required You cannot miss any labs and still receive a passing grade in the course Our goal with this lab sequence is for you to gain practice doing experimental physics While you will see many of the phenomena discussed in lecture show up in these labs the point is not just to repeat that content but to use that content to explore and learn the scientific process Put succinctly the goal is to understand how we know not what we know 4 PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Lab Section Day Time Location Lab TA 2L01 2L02 2L03 2L04 2L05 2L06 2L07 2L08 2L09 12 30 PM 03 20 PM KPTC 109 TBD 03 30 PM 06 20 PM KPTC 109 TBD 06 30 PM 09 20 PM KPTC 109 TBD Wed 12 30 PM 03 20 PM KPTC 107 TBD 03 30 PM 06 20 PM KPTC 107 TBD 06 30 PM 09 20 PM KPTC 107 TBD 12 30 PM 03 20 PM KPTC 107 TBD 03 30 PM 06 20 PM KPTC 109 TBD 09 30 AM 12 20 PM KPTC 109 TBD Tue Tue Tue Thu Thu Fri Fri Fri 5 PHYS 133b Spring 2025 May 1 2025 v3 0 Schedule and Section Assignment Information Students should consult Registrar or Tiffany to confirm their Lab Section assignments Any changes in course or lab section should be made through the Instructional Services office KPTC 205 no later than Thursday of Week 1 Discussion Sections will begin meeting in Week …