Physics 45 - Light and Heat
Physics 45 - Light and Heat
This class is the final course in a sequence of calculus-based, introductory physics courses for scientists and engineers focused on thermodynamics and optics.
Class Schedule
| Week | Monday | Wednesday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temperature, Zeroth Law, Thermal Expansion | Heat, Calorimetry, Phase Changes, Transfer Mechanisms |
| 2 | Thermal Radiation, Ideal Gases | Kinetic Theory of Thermodynamics |
| 3 | Thermodynamic Systems & The First Law | Thermodynamic Processes |
| 4 | Reversibility & Heat Engines | Refrigerators, Heat Pumps, The Second Law |
| 5 | The Carnot Cycle | Entropy |
| 6 | Light: Propagation, Reflection, & Refraction | Refraction & Dispersion, Plane Mirrors |
| 7 | Spherical Mirrors | Refraction & Thin Lenses |
| 8 | Compound Lenses and the Eye | Mechanical Waves |
| 9 | Huygen’s Principle, Multi-Slit Interference | Thin Film Interference |
| 10 | Single and Double Slit Diffraction | Diffraction Gratings & Diffraction Limited Optics |
Resources
Online, open source text from Open Stax: University Physics Volume 1-3