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 Department:    PHYS&

 Course #:    243

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    400801

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Continuation of PHYS& 241 with emphasis on electricity, magnetism, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Both ENGL& 101 and MATH& 152 with a grade of "C" or higher (or concurrent enrollment); and PHYS& 241 with a grade of "C" or higher. AND Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS& 233.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Natural Sciences  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand and be able to apply the concepts, laws and principles of electricity and magnetism (such as fields, forces, and energies) to explain or predict physical phenomena.
2. Solve numerical problems in electricity and magnetism using appropriate physical laws, principles, and mathematical techniques (including calculus).
3. Draw and analyze DC and AC circuit diagrams to solve for variables such as resistance, current, voltage, capacitance, resonance, phase angle, etc.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Think

Definition: Think analytically, logically, creatively, and reflectively.

Course Contents

1. Electric forces
2. Electric fields
3. Electric energy and capacitance
4. Current and resistance
5. DC circuits
6. Magnetism and magnetic fields
7. Induction
8. AC circuits
9. Electromagnetic waves
10. Electromagnetic spectrum