Description
This course is a continuation of College Physics I. It covers electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. The introduction to electricity and magnetism includes the Coulomb force, electric fields, electric potential, direct current circuits, the magnetic field and the magnetic force, ammeters and voltmeters, DC electric motors, electromagnetic induction, AC generators and transformers. The optics material begins with electromagnetic waves and proceeds through reflection, refraction, optical instruments, interference and diffraction. As time permits, special relativity and quantum physics are discussed. Laboratory exercises reinforce the concepts studied in class. Prerequisite: PCS 127