Phys 4C Solutions to Homework and Exam Problems - 2026 Spring


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  • Chapter 33 homework solutions (E/M waves): click here.

  • Chapter 34 homework solutions (Geometrical optics: reflection and refraction): click here.

  • Chapter 35 homework solutions (Image formation: mirrors and lenses): click here.

  • Chapter 36 homework solutions (Interference of waves and wave optics): To be posted here on March 19





  • Four handouts will be handed out on the first day of class:

  • Review Maxwell's equations from Phys 4B in the Phys 4C textbook by Serway & Jewett:

  • Chapter 33 (E/M waves):

    • If you have difficulty reading the notes on the whiteboard or the PowerPoints shown in these videos, you may view them here or even download them:
  • Additional handouts include:

  • Chapter 34 (Geometrical optics: reflection and refraction):

    • If you have difficulty reading the notes on the whiteboard or the PowerPoints shown in these videos, you may view them here or even download them:

  • Chapter 35 (Image formation: mirrors and lenses):


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  • Practice Mid-Term Exam 1, on Chapters 33, 34, and 35: click here.

  • Practice Mid-Term Exam 1 SOLUTIONS, on Chapters 33, 34, and 35: click here.

  • Second practice Mid-Term Exam 1, on Chapters 33, 34, and 35: click here.

  • Second practice Mid-Term Exam 1 SOLUTIONS, on Chapters 33, 34, and 35: click here.


  • SOLUTIONS to Mid-Term Exam 1, covering Chapters 33, 34, and 35: click here.



  • Chapter 36 (Interference of waves: wave optics):

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  • Chapter 37 (Diffraction and polarization):

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  • Chapter 38 (Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity)


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