PHYSICS 200 - General Physics II

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Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one year. Fall semester: AC circuits, damped and driven vibrations, coupled oscillators, waves. Related mathematical methods are introduced: complex numbers, ordinary differential equations, linear algebra, and Fourier analysis. Weekly laboratories provide an introduction to basic electronics, from filters and voltage dividers to transistors and operational amplifiers. Spring semester: thermal physics, modern physics-introduction to special relativity and quantum mechanics, with applications to atomic, nuclear, and particle physics, and condensed matter, as time permits. Weekly laboratories include an introduction to Mathematica, the Millikan oil drop experiment, measurement of the speed of light, determination of Planck's constant, the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron, and blackbody radiation. Prerequisites: Physics 100; Mathematics 111 (or equivalent) and 112; Mathematics 211-212 should be taken concurrently. First-year students who have successfully completed the equivalent of Physics 100 at the college level may petition the physics department to take Physics 200 in their first year. The petition must offer evidence of proficiency in calculus-based electricity and magnetism. Lecture-conference-laboratory.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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