PHYS 104

PHYS 104_ General Physics II 

Prerequisites:
PHYS 103

 

Course Description:
The course has been designed to explain the basic principles of electricity and magnetism. The student realizes, at the beginning, the meaning of electric charges and their interactions with each other, as well as their effects on the surrounding space through their electric fields. After that, the electric potential, due to the electric field, and the electric stored energy in the capacitors are introduced to connect the topic of electricity with other topics in physics. Furthermore, the concepts of direct current and electric energy consumption are introduced; accordingly, the student will be able to understand how to calculate the cost of an electricity bill. Therefore, the students connect the concepts with the reality. In the middle part of the course, the magnetic field and its effects on the electric charge are explained. Then, the students know how magnetism is created by electricity, and vice versa. As a result, this provides a better understanding of how electricity and magnetism are closely related. At the end of the course, alternating current (AC) circuits are explained, along with the concepts of effective values of voltage and current (Vrms and Irms), the phase angle (N), and the power factor. Consequently, the students should know the meaning of alternating circuit impedance and the energy consumed, as well as the state of resonance in AC circuits.

 

Textbook:
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 10th Edition (by Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett). Chapters 22-32.

 

Other Readings:
1- Fundamentals of physics, 10th edition (by David Halliday, Robert Resnick and Jearl Walker). Chapters 21-31.

2. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/emcon.html#emcon.

 

Course Evaluation:

Midterm Exam 1                   15%

Midterm Exam 2                   15%

 Experimental Labs              30%

Final Exam                          40%

Total                                          100%