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 Department:    PHYS&

 Course #:    242

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    400801

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Continuation of PHYS& 241 extending the concepts of mechanics into the study of fluids and waves, heat and thermodynamics. Geometric and wave optics are also studied.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101; PHYS& 241; and MATH& 152; all courses with a grade of "C" or higher (or concurrent enrollment). AND Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS& 232.

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 fluids, thermodynamics, waves, sound and optics to explain or predict physical phenomena
2. Solve numerical problems using appropriate physical laws, principles, and mathematical techniques (including calculus) for variables such as buoyancy, work, heat, frequency, refraction, etc..
3. Interpret or derive information about physical systems when presented mathematical forms such as equations or graphs.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Properties of fluids
2. Harmonic motion
3. Waves
4. Sound
5. Geometric optics, mirrors, and lenses
6. Interference, diffraction, and polarization
7. Temperature and heat
8. Thermal properties of matter (gas laws, thermal expansion)
9. Thermodynamics, entropy