PHY 206 - University Physics II

IAI Number Major: PHY912
5 Credit Hour(s)
4 Lecture Hour(s)
3 Lab Hours(s)
Prerequisite(s): PHY 205 with a grade of C or higher and MAT 201 with a grade of C or higher
This course is the second semester course in a standard two-semester calculus-based physics sequence that is offered at most universities and colleges for science and engineering majors. This course will introduce students to electricity, magnetism, and light. Topics covered will be charge, electrostatic force, and Coulomb’s law; electric field and Gauss’ law; electric potential energy and electric potential; resistance and capacitance; direct current circuit and Kirchoff’s rules; magnetic force and magnetic field; Gauss’ law, Ampere circuit law, and faraday’s law: induction and inductance; alternating current circuit; Maxwell’s equations and introduction to electromagnetic wave theory; Light ray optics and image formation; wave optics-interference, diffraction, and polarization. The laboratory component of the course will investigate these concepts.