ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE

 

APPROVED COURSE OUTLINE

 

 

PHY    2049                                               PHYSICS II                                                              3   

Prefix      Number                                                            Course Title                                                                                  Cr.Hrs.

 

 

A.     Course Description:

 

         Prerequisite:  PHY 2048, MAC 2312, or MAC 2234.  Corequisite:  PHY 1049L. This course is the study of theory of electricity and magnetism; electric phenomena and measurements;circuits; magnetic effects; power; AC phenomena; capacitance.  Theory and nature of light and electromagnetic radiation; optics; reflection and refraction.  Selected topics in modern physics.  Use of Calculus in problem solving.  Intended for physics majors and engineering students.  47 contact hours.

 

 

B.      Major Learning Outcomes:

 

         1.   The student will acquire understanding of the fundamental forces describing nature and with atomic structure.

 

         2.   The student will acquire understanding of the electric forces, fields, and potentials associated with various charge distributions using calculus when appropriate.

 

         3.   The student will understand what is meant by capacitance and be able to analyze circuits involving capacitors in series and in parallel.

 

         4.   The student will understand what is meant by current, resistance, and potential difference and be able to analyze d.c. circuits involving resistors in series and in parallel.

 

         5.   The student will acquire understanding of the magnetic forces and fields associated with various currents using calculus when appropriate.

 

         6.   The student will understand the principles of electromagnetic induction.

 

         7.   The student will understand the principles of a.c. circuits.

 

         8.   The student will understand the electromagnetic spectrum and the laws of optics.

 

C.     Course Objectives Stated in Performance Terms:

 

         1.   The student will acquire understanding of the fundamental forces describing nature and with atomic structure by:

 

               a.   describing atomic structure.

 

               b.   defining nuclear notation.

 

               c.   stating and applying  Coulomb's law.

 

               d.   stating the names of the four fundamental forces of nature.

 

         2.   The student will acquire understanding of the electric forces, fields, and potential associated with various charge distributions using calculus when appropriate by: 

 

               a.   relating the force on a charged particle to the applied electric field.

 

               b.   deriving the electric field for a distribution of charges both discrete and continuous using calculus when appropriate.

 

               c.   stating and applying Gauss's law.

 

               d.   finding the electric potential and electric potential energy for electrical charge distributions.

 

               e.   relating the work done on a charge to the electric potential difference.

 

                f.   relating the potential difference between two points to the electric field in that region.

 

3.      The student will understand what is meant by capacitance and be able to analyze circuits involving capacitors in series and in parallel by: 

3.      The student will be able to:

 

               a.   defining capacitance.

 

               b.   calculating the capacitance for various charge distributions.

 

               c.   analyzing circuits involving capacitors in series and in parallel.

 

4.      The student will understand what is meant by current, resistance, and potential difference and be able to analyze d.c. circuits involving resistors in series and in parallel by:

4.      .  The student will be able to:

 

 

               a.   defining current and current density.

 

               b.   relating resistance and resistivity to temperature.

 

               c.   stating and applying Ohm's law.

 

               d.   stating and applying Kirchoff's laws.

 

               e.   analyzing d.c. circuits involving resistors in series and in parallel.

 

         5.   The student will acquire understanding of the magnetic forces and fields associated with various currents using calculus when appropriate by: The student will be able to:

 

 

               a.   relating the force on a moving charged particle to its velocity and the applied magnetic field.

 

               b.   defining magnetic flux in terms of the magnetic field.

 

               c.   relating the force on a current-carrying wire to its current and the applied magnetic field.

 

               d.   calculating the torque on a current-carrying loop of wire due to an external magnetic field.

 

               e.   stating and applying the Biot law for the magnetic field produced by a current element.

 

         6.   The student will understand the principles of electromagnetic induction by: The student will be able to:

 

 

               a.   stating and applying Faraday's law and Lenz's law for the emf induced in a conductor due to a changing magnetic flux.

 

               b.   defining a transformer and solve problems relating voltage, current, and the number of turns ratio.

 

               c.   defining the self-inductance for various current-carrying elements.

 

               d.   relating the induced emf to inductance and the rate of change of the current.

 

         7.   The student will understand the principles of a.c. circuits by:  The student will be able to:

 

 

               a.   defining d.c., a.c., amplitude, frequency, angular frequency, period, phasor, impedance, reactance, and phase angle.

 

               b.   calculating the instantaneous voltages and currents in a purely resistive circuit with applied a.c. voltages.

 

               c.   calculating the appropriate quantities for an RLC circuit with applied a.c. voltages.

 

         8.   The student will understand the electromagnetic spectrum and the laws of optics by:  The student will be able to:

 

 

               a.   defining wavelength, frequency, amplitude, Hertz, Angstrom, wave velocity, and period.

 

               b.   stating the speed of light in a vacuum.

 

               c.   relating the speed of light to wavelength and frequency.

 

               d.   stating and apply the laws of reflection and refraction to appropriate problems.

 

               e.   relating the speed of light in a medium to the index of refraction.

 

                f.   if time is sufficient, describing and solving problems for selected phenomena in modern physics.

 

D.           Criteria Performance Standard:

 

         Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

        

         The student will be able to define selected problems in electricity, magnetism, optics, and light.

 

Revised 7/84                                   3 YR C&I Review 8/94

DBT 2/86                                        3 YR C & I Review 1998-99

Effective Session 19861                  3 YR Review 2002.

Reviewed C&I 2/5/91