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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Physics 2B


COURSE DESCRIPTION
2B General Physics II Units: 4.00
 
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2A: General Physics I
Meets the requirements for students majoring in biological science, including pre-medical and pre-dental students. This course examines: study of wave motion, including Doppler effect for sound waves, intensity of sound waves; study of electricity and magnetism, including electric field and potential, Gauss’ Law, current and DC circuits, capacitance and inductance, Faraday’s Law; study of light including electromagnetic waves, reflection, refraction, and diffraction; study of modern physics including special relativity, quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Study of light, electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, relativity and introductory nuclear physics.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.   Explain the concepts of thermodynamics, such as temperature,
      heat and internal enery, and their relationships to each other, and
      apply these concepts to solve problems.

2.   Define the relationship between electric charge, electric field,
      electric current and magnetic field and use these definitions to
      contruct solutions to problems related to these concepts.

3.   Utilize Maxwell's equations to construct solutions to problems
      involving electric and magnetic fields.

4.   Apply the concepts of physical and geometric optics to construct
      solutions to problems related to these concepts.

5.   Describe the structure of an atom and the properties of subatomic
      particles; construct solutions to problems related to atomic
      processes, suh as radioactive decay and x-ray diffraction.

6.   Record and analyze measured data in a laboratory environment by
      applying concepts related to material presented in lecture.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Temperature scales, thermal energy, heat, heat capacity, thermal expansion
  2. The ideal gas law, kinetic theory, Laws of Thermodynamics, heat engines entropy
  3. Electric charge, electric fields and forces, Coulomb's Law, Gauss' Law
  4. Electic potential energy, electric potential, capacitance, charge and energy stored in a capacitor
  5. Electic current, resistance, Ohm's Law, DC circuits, power dissipated by a resistor, Kirchhoff's laws for electric circuits, RC circuit
  6. Magnetic field, magnetic force on a current, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, Lorentz force
  7. Faraday's Law, induced emf, induced current, inductance, LC circuit
  8. Maxwell's equation, electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic spectrum, Poynting vector radiation pressure, energy density of electromagnetic waves
  9. Light rays, law of reflection, law of refraction, polarization, Brewster's angle
  10. Images created by reflection and refraction, spherical mirrors, thin lenses magnification, optical instruments
  11. Interference of light waves, double slit interference, thin film interference, Newton's rings
  12. Diffraction of light waves, single slit diffraction, resolution, Rayleigh's criterion
  13. Photons, the photoelectric effect, the Bohr hyfrogen atom, nuclear binding energy, fission, fusion, radioactive decay
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures in order to explain concepts and illustrate how to solve problems by relating concepts.
  • Present class demonstrations to reinforce understanding of the concepts explained in lecture.
  • Arrange class discussions to allow students to work together to solve problems.
  • Develop class exercises which encourage students to help each other develop problem solving ability.
  • Develop web based assignments and materials to assist students with homework and reinforce their understanding of material presented in lecture.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Quizzes and examinations which allow students to demonstrate their individual ability to solve problems using concepts presented in lecture.
  • Homework assignments to be completed outside of class by individual students or as groups, which allow students to demonstrate their ability to work together to enhance learning.
  • Written reports of laboratory activities, including measured and analyzed data, which will allow students to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts presented in lecture.
  • Final examination designed to allow students to demonstrate their mastery of the course material, including the ability to relate course topics and use their relationships to solve problems.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Jones & Childers. Contemporary College Physics. 3 ed. any: McGraw Hill, 2001.
  • Serway. Principles of Physics. 2 ed. any: Saunders College Publishing, 1998.
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