4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Advanced Introductory Physics II
Course Description
The second semester of introductory physics, presented at a
rigorous level. This course is intended primarily, but not
exclusively, for prospective majors in physics or physics and
astronomy. Topics include geometric and wave optics, electric
and magnetic fields, and linear circuits. Multivariable
calculus is used throughout the course.
Athena Title
Adv Introductory Physics II
Prerequisite
PHYS 1311-1311L or PHYS 1211-1211L
Pre or Corequisite
MATH 2270 or MATH 2500 or MATH 3500 or MATH 3500H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to analyze text, diagrams, and graphs representing basic problems in optics and electromagnetism to identify the physics principles and concepts needed to solve the problem.
Students should be able to derive relevant mathematical relationships from the physical principles and concepts.
Students should be able to apply those mathematical relationships to solve quantitative problems and reason abstractly with regard to dimensional and scaling arguments.
Students should be able to explain their reasoning and describe their problem-solving process when approaching optics and electromagnetism problems.
Students should be able to evaluate the reasonableness of any solution through such methods as dimensional analysis, limiting/special cases, and order of magnitude estimates.
Students should be able to generate diagrams, graphs, and other visual representations of optics, electric, and/or magnetic data and measurements.
