Elementary differential calculus will be used. Laboratory exercises supplement classroom work. This course may be substituted for PHYS 1111 in any curriculum, but credit will not be allowed for both PHYS 1111 and PHYS 2111. An introductory course which will include material from electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. Elementary differential and integral calculus will be used.
Laboratory exercises supplement classroom work.
This course may be substituted in any curriculum for PHYS 1112, but credit will not be allowed for both PHYS 1112 and PHYS 2112. A survey of Newtonian dynamics of particles and systems of particles, including Lagrange s equations, central force systems , and the theory of small vibrations. A survey of fundamental principles of electricity and magnetism, including electrostatic fields, magnetic fields of steady currents, and time-dependent electromagnetic fields. A study of geometric and physical optics. The laboratory exercises supplement the class work.