2018-2019 Catalog

PHYS 112 General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

Electric and magnetic fields; electromagnetic induction; electric circuits; waves; geometrical and physical optics; foundations of quantum mechanics; and nuclear physics. Physical ideas are stressed, but considerable emphasis is placed on problem solving. [NS]

Prerequisite

PHYS 111 or PHYS 131 or PHYS 151, MATH 125 or MATH 161 or MATH 161

Offered

Spring semester

Instructor

Staff