PH2233 : Resources

Dan Fox dnf26@msstate.edu

The objective of this course is to develop the student's conceptual understanding of simple harmonic motion, waves, sound, optics, and topics in modern physics and to develop the student's problem solving skills in those areas

Given recent issues with Canvas, I've added copies of the publisher's powerpoint presentations at the bottom of this page.

Module 1 : Oscillations, Waves, Sound

Module 2 : Light (ray model)

Chapter 32 : Reflection and Refraction
Chapter 33 : Lenses and Optical Instruments
Test 2 Practice Problems (pdf)
Test 2 (old sample problem) (pdf)
Test 2 equation sheet (pdf)
Test 2 equation sheet (html)

Module 3 : Light (wave model)

Chapter 34 : Wave Nature of Light
Chapter 35 : Diffraction
Test 3 Practice Problems (pdf)
Test 3 equation sheet (pdf)

Module 4 : Modern Physics

Chapter 37 (bits) : Bohr model of the atom; early QM
Chapter 41 (bits) : bits of nuclear physics; radioactivity
Misc : photons, radiation pressure, matter waves
Test 4 Practice Problems (pdf)
Test 4 equation sheet (pdf)
related constants

Powerpoint Slides

Last updated: Tue May 12 15:23:13 CDT 2026