APPROVED
COURSE OUTLINE
PHY 2049 PHYSICS
II 3
Prefix Number Course
Title Cr.Hrs.
A. Course
Description:
Prerequisite: PHY 2048, MAC 2312, or MAC 2234. Corequisite:
PHY 1049L. This course is the study of theory of electricity and
magnetism; electric phenomena and measurements;circuits; magnetic effects;
power; AC phenomena; capacitance. Theory
and nature of light and electromagnetic radiation; optics; reflection and
refraction. Selected topics in modern
physics. Use of Calculus in problem
solving. Intended for physics majors and
engineering students. 47 contact hours.
B. Major
Learning Outcomes:
1. The
student will acquire understanding of the fundamental forces describing nature
and with atomic structure.
2. The
student will acquire understanding of the electric forces, fields, and
potentials associated with various charge distributions using calculus when
appropriate.
3. The
student will understand what is meant by capacitance and be able to analyze
circuits involving capacitors in series and in parallel.
4. The
student will understand what is meant by current, resistance, and potential
difference and be able to analyze
5. The
student will acquire understanding of the magnetic forces and fields associated
with various currents using calculus when appropriate.
6. The
student will understand the principles of electromagnetic induction.
7. The
student will understand the principles of a.c. circuits.
8. The
student will understand the electromagnetic spectrum and the laws of optics.
C. Course
Objectives Stated in Performance Terms:
1. The
student will acquire understanding of the fundamental forces describing nature
and with atomic structure by:
a. describing atomic structure.
b. defining nuclear notation.
c. stating and applying
Coulomb's law.
d. stating the names of the four fundamental forces of nature.
2. The
student will acquire understanding of the electric forces, fields, and
potential associated with various charge distributions using calculus when
appropriate
by:
a. relating the force on a charged particle to the applied electric
field.
b. deriving the electric field for a distribution of charges both
discrete and continuous using calculus when appropriate.
c. stating and applying Gauss's law.
d. finding the electric potential and electric potential energy for
electrical charge distributions.
e. relating the work done on a charge to the electric potential
difference.
f. relating the potential difference between two points to the
electric field in that region.
3. The student will understand what is meant
by capacitance and be able to analyze circuits involving capacitors in series
and in parallel by:
3. The student will be able to:
a. defining capacitance.
b. calculating the capacitance for various charge distributions.
c. analyzing circuits involving capacitors in series and in parallel.
4. The student will understand what is meant
by current, resistance, and potential difference and be able to analyze
4. . The
student will be able to:
a. defining current and current density.
b. relating resistance and resistivity to temperature.
c. stating and applying Ohm's law.
d. stating and applying Kirchoff's laws.
e. analyzing
5. The
student will acquire understanding of the magnetic forces and fields associated
with various currents using calculus when appropriate by: The student
will be able to:
a. relating the force on a moving charged particle to its velocity
and the applied magnetic field.
b. defining magnetic flux in terms of the magnetic field.
c. relating the force on a current-carrying wire to its current and
the applied magnetic field.
d. calculating the torque on a current-carrying loop of wire due to
an external magnetic field.
e. stating and applying the Biot law for the magnetic field produced
by a current element.
6. The
student will understand the principles of electromagnetic induction by:
The
student will be able to:
a. stating and applying Faraday's law and Lenz's law for the emf
induced in a conductor due to a changing magnetic flux.
b. defining a transformer and solve problems relating voltage,
current, and the number of turns ratio.
c. defining the self-inductance for various current-carrying
elements.
d. relating the induced emf to inductance and the rate of change of
the current.
7. The
student will understand the principles of a.c. circuits by: The student will be able to:
a. defining d.c., a.c., amplitude, frequency, angular frequency,
period, phasor, impedance, reactance, and phase angle.
b. calculating the instantaneous voltages and currents in a purely
resistive circuit with applied a.c. voltages.
c. calculating the appropriate quantities for an RLC circuit with
applied a.c. voltages.
8. The
student will understand the electromagnetic spectrum and the laws of optics by: The student will be able to:
a. defining wavelength, frequency, amplitude, Hertz, Angstrom, wave
velocity, and period.
b. stating the speed of light in a vacuum.
c. relating the speed of light to wavelength and frequency.
d. stating and apply the laws of reflection and refraction to
appropriate problems.
e. relating the speed of light in a medium to the index of
refraction.
f. if time is sufficient, describing and solving problems for
selected phenomena in modern physics.
D.
Criteria
Performance Standard:
Upon successful completion of the
course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of
each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by
individual course instructors.
The student will be able to define
selected problems in electricity, magnetism, optics, and light.
Revised
7/84 3
YR C&I Review 8/94
DBT
2/86 3
YR C & I Review 1998-99
Effective
Session 19861 3 YR Review
2002.
Reviewed
C&I 2/5/91