PH 203 General Physics

Algebra/trig-based General Physics sequence for science majors. Concepts include electricity, magnetism, and selected topics from modern physics. Emphasizes conceptual understanding, mathematical representations, problem solving, applications and science skills. Lab included.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

PH 202 with a C- or better

General Education Requirements

Sci/Math/CS-Lab

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply forces, energy, and fields to problems involving electrostatics

2. Apply Kirchoff’s Laws and related concepts to circuit analysis

3. Apply Ampere’s, Lorentz, Faraday’s Laws along with related concepts to problems involving magnetism

4. Interpret Einstein’s postulates, time dilation, and length contraction to relativistic situations, particularly using Spacetime diagrams

5. Design and analyze modeling, testing, and application type experiments

6. Solve physical problems using physics principles along with algebra/trigonometry, extreme case analysis, proportional reasoning, and multiple representations