PHY 172 - College Physics II

• Create a graphical organizer to describe a physical situation such as a force diagram or energy diagram.  Then use the graphical organizer to generate a set of equations describing the physical situation.
• Evaluate a physical situation in terms of applicable conservation laws with specific reference to an appropriate graphical organizer and/or set of equations describing the situation.
• Design a laboratory procedure to examine and assess data within the context of an accepted physical model.

Course Objectives

Outcome 1: Use the concepts related to wave motion.

Task 1: Identify the two main types of waves and provide an example of each.

Task 2: Compute the amplitude, wavelength, and period of a wave when given the equation describing the wave.

Task 3: Identify the difference between intensity and intensity level and perform calculations using the equation for each.

Task 4: Describe the Doppler effect in words and perform calculations using the equation.

Task 5: Use the principle of superposition to describe constructive and destructive interference.

Task 4: Describe resonance and perform calculations using the equations for open-end and closed-end sound wave resonance in tubes.

Outcome 2: Use the concepts of electric charge, interaction of charge, electric field, and relationship of charge and force.

Task 1: Use Coulomb’s law to solve problems involving force between two or more charges of like or different sign.

Task 2: Define electric field and calculate the field of a point charge, and a system of point charges.

Outcome 3: Use concepts of electric flux and its relationship to Gauss’ Law.

Task 1: Use electric field lines and electric flux to describe the magnitude and direction of the electric field in a small region of space.

Task 2: Define Gauss’ Law and use it to calculate the electric fields that result from highly symmetric distributions of electric charge (near the surface of a charged conductor, near a sheet of charge, and inside and outside a spherical shell).

Outcome 4: Use concepts of electrical potential and its relationship to electric field.

Task 1: Use electric field lines and electric flux to describe the magnitude and direction of the electric field in a small region in space.

Task 2: Determine electric field lines from equipotential surfaces and vice versa.

Task 3: Calculate electric potential due to a point charge or a group of point charges.

Task 4: Map equipotentials in a plane resulting from two point charges.

Outcome 5: Use concepts of current electricity within direct current circuits.

Task 1: Use symbols to draw circuit diagrams and wire simple circuits.

Task 2: Define current, voltage and resistance and apply the relationship between them for a resistance with negligible temperature dependence (Ohm’s Law).

Task 3: Calculate current, voltage, resistance, and capacitance within series and parallel circuits.

Task 4: Use Kirchhoff’s laws to solve problems involving multiloop circuits.

Task 5: Define capacitance and calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.

Task 6: Solve problems involving RC circuits.

Outcome 6: Use concepts of magnetic fields and the sources of magnetic fields.

Task 1: Use a galvanometer to construct an ammeter and a voltmeter by adding appropriate resistors to the circuit.

Task 2: Use forces on an electron moving in a magnetic field to measure the ratio of its charge to its mass, e/m.

Task 3: Calculate the magnetic force on a current carrying wire and between two parallel conductors.

Task 4: Calculate the magnetic field of a solenoid and due to a long straight wire.

Task 5: Solve problems involving torque on a current loop.

Outcome 7: Use concepts of magnetic induction and AC circuits.

Task 1: Interpret the meaning of Lenz’s Law and energy conservation.

Task 2: Calculate the potential difference, current and the inductive time constant for RL circuits.

Task 3: Calculate the energy stored in a magnetic field.

Task 4: Calculate inductive reactance in an RL circuit.

Task 5: Calculate capacitive reactance in an RC circuit.

Task 6: Interpret the meaning of “ELI the ICE man.”

Task 7: Solve for phase constant, power factor, and power in AC circuits.

Task 8: Calculate input and output currents and voltages in transformer circuits.

Outcome 8: Use concepts of electromagnetic waves.

Task 1: Use concepts of electromagnetic waves.

Task 2: Solve problems involving the equation E/B = C.

Task 3: Compare polarized light with non-polarized light.

Outcome 9: Use concepts of geometrical optics.

Task 1: Compare reflection and refraction and solve problems using the laws of reflection and refraction.

Task 2: Solve for the index of refraction using Snell’s Law.

Task 3: Compare reflection in plane, concave and convex mirrors.

Task 4: Calculate object and image distance and magnification in all mirror types.

Task 5: Compare image formation in convex and concave lenses.

Task 6: Solve problems dealing with image and object formation and magnification in thin lenses.

Task 7: Solve problems using the lens maker’s equation.