PH 271 - Physics III FA

Institution:

Fulton-Montgomery Community College

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Description:

A course designed for engineering and physics majors. Topics covered are Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves; special theory of relativity; photoelectric effect, Compton effect, pair production and annihilation, X-Rays, electron diffraction, debroglie waves; particle in a box; uncertainty principles, Bohr model of the atom; Schrodinger equation; Pauli exclusion principle and the periodic table; nuclear structure; radioactivity; nuclear fission and fusion reactions; Maxwell-Boltzman distribution, quantum statistics, laser, band theory of solids and semiconductors. Prerequisites: PH 171172, MA 157-158. Hours of class per week: 3. Hours of lab per week: 3.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

fmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 762-4651

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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