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This is a course designed for science majors who are not in the calculus sequence. The course content consists of Mechanics and Thermodynamics.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Describe motion in one dimension.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø vector mathematics to explain two-dimensional motion.
• Describe and analyze freely-falling objects.
• Analyze motion using Newton’s Laws.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø conservation laws.
• Describe rotational motion.
• Analyze oscillatory motion.
• Describe and apply the basic concepts of thermodynamics.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø laboratory skills and computer-based technologies to solve problems in a cooperative environment.

College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Scientific Reasoning (SI)

Prerequisites: ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý151 and ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý152*. *May be taken concurrently.

This course is a continuation of College Physics I and is designed for Science majors who are not in the University Physics sequence. The course deals primarily with Electricity and Magnetism, Waves and Optics, and Modern Physics topics.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Describe electrostatic interactions in terms of force, fields, energy and potential.
• Analyze circuits using Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Rules.
• Describe the magnetic fields of simple geometries and their interactions with charged objects.
• Define waves and their interactions.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø wave concepts to explain sound phenomena.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the concepts of geometric and wave optics to the phenomena of refraction, reflection, interference and diffraction.
• Discuss the development of the atomic model and quantum mechanics.
• Use concepts of nuclear physics to describe decay processes.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø laboratory skills and computer technology to solve problems in a cooperative environment.

Prerequisites: ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý152 and ±Ê±á³ÛÌý110.

This course is designed for Natural Science and Engineering majors who are required to take a calculus-based physics course. Dealing primarily with mechanics, the course covers the linear and rotational kinematics and dynamics of and the principles, laws and concepts pertaining to, the motion of solids, along with specific applications relating to liquids and gases.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the kinematics equations to determine the linear motion of a particle.
• Use the kinematics equations to determine the rotational motion of a solid.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Newton’s Laws of motion and gravity to the linear motion of a particle.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Newton’s Laws of motion to the rotational motion of a solid.
• Know and apply the concepts of work and energy to solids, liquids and gases.
• Utilize the concepts of momentum and conservation of momentum principle to analyze the interactions of particles and solids.
• Use the concepts relating to the material properties of solids, liquids and gases.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the concepts of periodic motion to solids experiencing simple harmonic motion.
• Develop and use the kinematics and dynamics equations for wave motion as exhibited by liquids and gases.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø laboratory skills and computer technology to solve problems in a cooperative environment.

College Academic Learning Goal Designation: Scientific Reasoning (SI)

Prerequisite: ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý160.

This course is a continuation of University Physics I and is designed for Natural Science and Engineering majors who are required to take a calculus-based physics course sequence. Dealing primarily with electricity and magnetism, the course covers the principles, laws and concepts of electrostatics and electrodynamics, including electromagnetic waves and physical and geometrical optics.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Determine the electric field by the application of Coulomb’s Law and Gauss’s Law.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the concepts of potential difference, capacitance and resistance to direct and alternating current circuits.
• Utilize Kirchhoff’s Rules to analyze direct and alternating current circuits.
• Calculate magnetic fields by the application of the Biot-Savart Law and Ampere’s Law.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Faraday’s Law of Induction to explain the effects resulting from changing magnetic fields.
• Use Maxwell’s Equations to explain the creation and properties of an electromagnetic wave.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the concepts of geometric and wave optics to the phenomena of refraction, reflection, interference and diffraction.
• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø laboratory skills and computer technology to solve problems in a cooperative environment.

Prerequisites: ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý161* and ±Ê±á³ÛÌý131. *May be taken concurrently.

This course is an introduction to topics in Modern Physics. Students will be introduced to Special Relativity, Wave-Particle Duality, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic physics, Nuclear physics, Particle Physics and Cosmology. This course is intended for students intending to major in physics and for students who need an extra course in Modern Physics.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• 17³Ô¹ÏÍø the concept of relativity to the physical world.
• Discuss the concept of Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Physics and its implications.
• Describe the structure of matter as described by Atomic and Molecular physics.
• Describe and explain physics at the nuclear level.
• Describe the fundamental particles found in nature and their role in cosmology.

Prerequisite: ±Ê±á³ÛÌý132 and ²Ñ´¡°ÕÌý161.