PHY 1320 - General Physics II

4 Credits

Prerequisite(s): PHY1310
Co-requisite(s): PHY1325
The second semester of a two-semester, algebra-based introduction to physics. Topics include electric forces and fields, electric potential, capacitance, current and resistance, conductivity, Kirchoff’s rules, basic circuit analysis, magnetism, induction and inductance, EMF, Faraday’s law, RLC circuits, electric power, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, interference, diffraction, polarization, special relativity, quantum physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics and elementary particles. There course has a separate laboratory component. Offered (Fall, Spring)