University of California San Diego, Department of Physics
Spring 2009 Physics 2C Webpage

Lecture Notes

1.1 Waves

1.2 Wave Properties

1.3 Superposition of Waves

2.1 Sound

2.2 Standing Waves

2.3 Doppler Effect

3.1 Electromagnetic waves

3.2 Electromagnetic waves.II

3.3 Electromagnetic waves III. Polarization, Momentum

4.1 Reflection and Refraction.

4.2 Total Internal Reflection - Dispersion

4.2 Polarization by reflection. 

4.3 Image formation -Mirrors

5.1 Image formation - Lenses

5.2 Optical Instruments

5.3 Interference and Diffraction

6.1 Thin film Interference .

6.2 Single Slit Diffraction

6.3 Fluids ,

7.1 Buoyancy

7.2 Fluid Dynamics

7.3 Temperature and Heat

8.2 Temperature and Heat II.

8.3 Temperature and Heat III

9.1 First Law of Thermodynamics

9.2 First Law of Themodynamics

10.1 Second Law of Thermodynamics

10.2 Second Law of Thermodynamics

10.3 Summary