CRN

14058

Distribution

E/G

Course No.

PHYS 102                                Q course

Title

Introduction to Physics II

Professor

Burton Brody

Schedule

Mon Wed  10:30 am - 12:30 pm   HEGEMAN 106

Lab A: Mon   1:30 pm -  3:30 pm HEGEMAN 107 

Lab B: Mon   4:00 pm -  6:00 pm HEGEMAN 107

Lab C: Mon    7:00 pm -  9:00 pm HEGEMAN 107

(You have a choice of lab time)

Part II of a calculus-based survey that will focus on electricity and magnetism, light, and electromagnetic radiation, and optics. The course stresses ideas - the unifying principles and characteristic models of physics. Labs develop the critical ability to elicit understanding of our physical world.

Prerequisite:  Physics 101, Mathematics 111

 

CRN

14059

Distribution

E

Course No.

PHYS 303                             Q course

Title

Mechanics

Professor

Peter Skiff

Schedule

Wed Fr          10:30 am - 12:00 pm     ROSE 108

Particle kinematics and dynamics in one, two, and three dimensions. Conservation laws, coordinate transformations, and problem‑solving techniques in differential equations, vector calculus, and linear algebra. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of dynamics.

Prerequisites: Physics 101‑102, Mathematics 111‑114.