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PHYS 1200 - Physics II

The second semester of the two-semester sequence of interactive courses. Topics include electric and magnetic forces and fields, Gauss’s Law, dc and ac circuits, Ampere’s Law and Faraday’s Law, electromagnetic radiation, physical optics, and quantum physics.  This course includes a lab component that is intended to provide students with hand-on as well as data analysis experience.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 1100  , PHYS 1110  , PHYS 1150   or equivalent or permission of instructor.

 

Prerequsite or Corequisite: MATH 1020 .

 

Additional credit cannot be obtained by taking PHYS 1250  .

When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.

Credit Hours: 4


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