Three one-hour lectures per week. 1 cr A laboratory course in introductory physics concentrating on experiments in light, electricity and magnetism and modern physics. For majors and minors of physics, chemistry, mathematics and pre-engineering. One three-hour laboratory per week. An introduction to physics in a course designed for K-8 education students and open to all education majors.
Topics covered include motion, sound, light, heat, electricity and magnetism.
Extensive use will be made of computers in data processing. Topics covered include data acquisition and the recording of data, error analysis, numerical analysis, graphing techniques, computational tools and report writing. Two two-hour laboratories per week. A descriptive course that deals with various properties of sound, the generation of sound by traditional musical instruments and the electronic production and reproduction of sound. The physical process of hearing and the acoustical properties of rooms are also included.