Spring 2006 Semester
(Required)
Catalog Data 2006-2008:
PHYS 2426:
Calculus Based Physics II. Credit 4. Electricity, magnetism, sound waves, optics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 2425 and registration or credit for MATH 2414.
Textbook: Halliday/ Resnick/ Walker: Fundamentals of Physics (sixth edition)
Coordinator: Dr. Joe Pizzo, Professor of Physics
Course Objectives:
Designed for Physics and Engineering majors to develop understanding in electricitgy, magnetism, and waves using calculus. This course covers the standard topics in the second half of standard texts including: University Physics by Harris Benson, University Physics, by Sears, Zemansky and Young, Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnick, and Physics by Tipler.
Prerequisites by topic:
1. Completed one semester of calculus-based physics covering mechanics and heat.
2. Completed or enrolled in a third semester of calculus.
Topics: Weeks:
1. Electric fields and forces 2.0
2. Electric potential 1.5
3. Capacitors and resistors 2.0
4. D.C. circuits 1.5
5. Magnetic fields and forces 1.5
6. Electromagnetic induction 0.5
7. Wave production and propagation 0.5
8. Wave effects 1.5
9. Sound 0.5
10. Light 1.0
11. Optical systems 2.0
12. Interference and diffraction 0.5
Laboratory projects:
1. Electric fields and equipotentials
2. Capacitors
3. Resistors
4. Resistor-Capacitor circuits
5. The charge-to-mass ratio of an electron
6. Solenoids
7. Index of Refraction
8. Lenses
9. Double slit interference
10. The diffraction grating
11. Wave Speed of Mechanical Waves
Schedule: Two 75-minute lectures per week. One 3-hour lab. Four 75-minute exams and an optional
2-hour final.