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Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 121/121L - (E) General Physics II

4 cr.


(Prerequisite: PHYS 120) 

Emphasizes quantitative and conceptual understanding of the topics of introductory physics developed without use of calculus.  Topics include electric forces and electric fields, electric potential, capacitance, current, resistance, dc circuits, magnetic field and magnetic force, inductance, induced emf, electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics, optical instruments, and an introduction to modern physics.  Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.