Nov 23, 2024  
2013-14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2013-14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PH 2020 - Physics II - Electromagnetism and Optics

3 lecture hours 3 lab hours 4 credits
This course is the calculus based continuation of PH 2010 . The purpose of this subject is to acquaint the students with the fundamental laws of electricity, magnetism, and optics. Particular topics include: electrostatic vector fields, scalar potential, capacitance and dielectrics, energy and force in electrostatic systems, current, resistance and electromotive force, magnetic fields and forces, electromagnetic waves, laws of reflection and refraction, geometrical optics and image formation, and interference and diffraction. This course is taught in an integrated lecture-lab format. (prereq: PH 2010  or PH 2010A , CH 200  or CH 200A  or CH 200B  or CH 2100H , MA 137  or MA 137A  or MA 1410H , coreq: MA 231  or MA-231A or MA 1420H )



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