Emphasis is given to life science and medical applications of physics. This course is a continuation and completion of the study of General Physics. The subject matter includes, electrostatics, AC and DC circuits, electromagnetic waves, classical optics, optical instruments, relativity, quantum physics, atomic physics, nuclear structure and nuclear physics applications, and modern physics.
Emphasis is given to life science and medical applications of physics.
The fundamental principles of mechanics are treated within the mathematical framework of elementary differential and integral calculus. Vectors, Newton's Laws of Motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, conservation laws, rotational motion, rotational dynamics, mechanical oscillations, gravitation, fluid statics and fluid dynamics, oscillations, and wave motion are discussed. Parallels Physics 4B, University of California. The fundamental principles of heat, thermodynamics, atomic structure, relativity, quantum mechanics, superconductivity, particle physics and cosmology are covered in this course. The mathematical framework of differential and integral calculus are used in analysis of problems.