Course Syllabus

Jump to Today

 

PH212_Spring2021.docx 

 

Course Description:

 

This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a two-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell’s equations.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze simple static charge distributions and calculate the resulting electric field and electric potential.
  2. Analyze simple current distributions and calculate the resulting magnetic field.
  3. Predict the trajectory of charged particles in uniform electric and magnetic fields.
  4. Analyze DC and AC circuits in terms of current, potential difference, and power dissipation for each element.

 Laboratory Course Objectives:  At the conclusion of the laboratory component of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyze real-world experimental data, including appropriate use of units and significant figures.
  2. Relate the results of experimental data to the physical concepts discussed in the lecture portion of the class.

Course Content:

 

  • Electrostatics
  • Fields
  • Potentials
  • Gauss’s Law
  • DC circuits
  • Capacitors
  • Resistivity
  • Magnetism
  • AC Circuits
  • Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws
  • Ampere’s Law
  • Maxwell’s Equations
  • “Floating Topics” which may be included in this semester
    • Properties of EM Waves
    • Geometric Optics
    • Physical Optics
    • Simple Harmonic Motion

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
University Physics, Volume 2 from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-21-2

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

 

Course Summary:

Date Details Due