PHYS& 136 - General Physics III

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: A continuation of PHYS& 134 with emphasis on electricity, magnetism, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a grade of C or higher (or concurrent enrollment); and either MATH 099 with a grade of C or higher (or placement into MATH&141). AND Concurrent enrollment in PHYS& 126.
Distribution Requirements:

Natural Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand and be able to apply the concepts, laws and principles of electricity and magnetism (such as fields, forces, and energies) to explain or predict physical phenomena.
Solve numerical problems in electricity and magnetism using appropriate physical laws, principles, and mathematical techniques (including algebra).
Draw and analyze DC and AC circuit diagrams to solve for variables such as resistance, current, voltage, capacitance, etc.

Course Contents

Electric forces
Electric fields
Electric energy and capacitance
Current and resistance
DC circuits
Magnetism and magnetic fields
Induction
AC circuits
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic spectrum

Instructional Units: 5