PHYS 102 - Physics II

1. Compute key performance parameters in periodic and simple harmonic motion and longitudinal and transverse wave motion, as exemplified by periodic mechanical disturbances, sound, and light.
2. Compute quantities related to light.
3. Solve problems involving the reflection and refraction of light and their applications, including lens and mirror performance and the construction of lenses.
4. Compute effective impedance values for series arrangement and parallel arrangements of resistors, capacitors and inductors and compute time constants for the exponential rise/decay of voltage/current.
5. Solve basic problems in series and parallel alternating and direct current circuits using Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws.
6. Solve basic problems in electromagnetic induction and transformers.
7. Solve basic problems in modern and current physics including (1) the structure of the atom, (2) radioactivity, the associated nuclear reactions, and the concept of half-life, and (3) fission and fusion reactions.
8. Use laboratory equipment to demonstrate scientific principles.
9. Recognize uncertainties in data.
10. Tabulate and graph data and compute results.
11. Work in teams.
12. Draw reasonable conclusions from quantitative data and communicate results to others.

• Vibrations
• Electric potential and electric energy
• Sound
• Electric charge and electric field
• Capacitance
• Electric currents and Ohm’s law
• DC circuits
• Electromagnetic induction
• AC circuits
• Electromagnetic waves
• Magnetism
• Geometric optics
• Wave optics
• Nuclear physics
• Atomic physics
• Waves
• Laboratory experiments will be selected from the topics above.

 
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