PHYS 213 - Gen Analyt Physics III

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

PHYS - Physics

Description:

Topics to be covered may include: (1) Thermodynamics (the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, the Carnot cycle, and the kinetic theory of gases); (2) Optics, (the electromagnetic spectrum, geometric optics, interference, and diffraction); (3) Modern Physics (the special theory of relativity, quantization, the wave-particle duality, the deBroglie relation, and the uncertainty principle); (4) Wave Motion (the Doppler Effect, water waves, and acoustics); (5) Fluids (Archimedes' principle and Bernoulli's equation). Prerequisites: Math 116 and a C or better in PHYS 212. Corequisite: PHYS 213L and PHYS 213R. Offered infrequently.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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