PH002A. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Continuation of PH002A covering optics, electricity and magnetism. Laboratory uses basic electronic measuring devices in electrical circuits, meters, pulse generators and oscilloscopes. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Calculus based course in general physics, first part of two course sequence.
Laboratory emphasizes error calculations for objective evaluation of data.
Standard equipment and air tracks used extensively. PH004A. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Laboratory uses basic electronic measuring devices in electrical circuits, meters, pulse generators and oscilloscopes. Three hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory. Introduction to topics selected from physics, astronomy, chemistry and meteorology.