Here is some of the exam info I went over in class today. The exam lasts up to 5 hrs, which means you can have that much time if you need it. I am hoping it wont take nearly that long. There are 12 problems, which are a mixture of qualitative answer questions, short calculations, and more involved calculations. The longer calculation problems are a little less involved than the midterm problems you saw. I will print the exam with one problem per sheet, so do all of you work to be handed in on those sheets. You can have two 8.5 x 11 sheets to write equations, constants, etc. on. You can use both sides of the sheets. I will have each exam in my office (Stokes 111) in an envelope for you to pick up and take it where you want to. In order to pick up the exam, you must turn in an evaluation sheet to the folder marked P102 in my office. I will remind you on the exam to write your address where you will be in early summer so I can mail you the exam and your grade. When you are done with the exam, return it to my office or mailbox in Stokes. You can pick the exam up Mon 5/6 through Fri 5/10 or Mon 5/13 through Fri 5/17 during normal hours. If you want to take it over the weekend, pick up on Fri /5/10. All exams are due 4 pm Fri 5/17, so don't wait until the last minute. SENIORS: you must complete the exam by Fri 5/10 since senior grades are due 5/13. The exam covers Ch 22, 23, 24, 25, 21, 27, 28, and 29 in Hecht. Be sure to concentrate on the sub-chapters that we covered in class (see Course Schedule). The lectures covered are from 3/25 through 5/1. Problem sets covered are from PS #9 to PS #13. A summary of the topics to study: EM waves, origins of radiation, E and B fields Plane waves, propagation of EM waves Irradiance, relation to E-field amplitude Energy quanta, photons, energy of photons, energy transfer Atomic scattering and absorption EM spectrum, Rayleigh scattering Reflection, law of reflection Refraction, dispersion, index of refraction Snell's Law, total internal reflection Geometric optics, lenses, spherical lenses Focal points and focal lengths, images/objects, Converging and diverging lenses Combination lenses, lens power, mirrors Physical optics, polarization Linear and circular polarization Polarizers, Malus's Law Reflected polarized light, Brewster's angle Wave interference, Young's double slit experiment Fringe patterns, diffraction by single slit diffraction gratings, circular apertures, Airy disk spatial resolution AC circuits, L, C, and R, effective V and I Reactance, Impedance, real and apparent power phasor diagrams, impedance triangle AC circuit resonance Radioactivity, alpha, beta, gamma, X-rays Rutherford scattering, atomic spectra, hydrogen series Blackbody radiation, Wien's displacement law Photoelectric effect, work function, stopping potential Bohr atom, energy levels and radii, lasers de Broglie waves, wave nature of matter Schroedingers equation, wavefunction Probability, quantum numbers, Zeeman effect, Electron spin, Pauli Exclusion Principle Uncertainty principle That's a lot!