PHYS-195 Waves and Fields

The physics of oscillations, waves and fields. Topics include simple harmonic motion, fluids, sound, electric and magnetic fields, light, optics and interference phenomena. Emphasizes the use of calculus as a tool to describe and analyze the physical world. Three hours of class and three hours of laboratory.

Maximum Enrollment

Standard Course (40)

(Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.)

Credits

1

Prerequisite

190 or 200 and Mathematics 116 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite

PHYS-195L

Offered

Spring