I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Classical Physics II

2. Course Prefix & Number:
PHYS 1412

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 5

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course is a calculus-based introductory physics. The course is a continuation of the first semester physics course. The topics include ideal gas law, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, AC and DC circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics, and relativity. In addition to the emphases placed in the first semester physics course, an oral presentation of the student project is required.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading

Score:

56

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
University of North Dakota, Physics 251/251 lab University Physics, 4 creditsUniversity of Minnesota Duluth, Physics 2012 General Physics I, 4 creditsSt. Cloud State University, Phys 234 Classical Physics I, 5 credits

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

 

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Engineering, AS Degree

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 3 – Natural Sciences

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Give presentation on an experimental project and on solutions to problems professionally.
Demonstrate written communication skills	Write scientific reports and solutions to problems proficiently.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Analyze physical situations, develop models based on the physical laws, principles and scientific theories, and/or solve equations to answer questions about the given situation.
Utilize appropriate technology	Effectively use calculus and differential equations on an analysis software to solve problems.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate understanding of laws of physics and physical principles by drawing conclusions based on the laws and principles applied to the given problems and situations (MnTC Goal 3);
• Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories in physics by presenting analyses of problems and situations based on the theories (MnTC Goal 3);
• Formulate and test hypotheses through laboratory experiments by designing apparatus, collecting data, analyzing statistically and graphically, and identifying sources of error and uncertainty (MnTC Goal 3);
• Formulate and test hypotheses by performing simulations (MnTC Goal 3);
• Communicate the findings, analyses, and interpretations of experimental projects by oral presentations and in written reports (MnTC Goal 3);
• Communicate the findings, analyses, and interpretations of lab experiments in written reports (MnTC Goal 3);
• Evaluate societal issues from a physics perspective. MnTC Goal 3 Ask questions about the physical evidence presented (MnTC Goal 3);
• Make informed judgments about physics-related topics and policies (MnTC Goal 3);
• Design two experimental apparatuses that demonstrate laws of physics or physics principles;
• Demonstrate the use of computers to acquire and analyze experimental data;
• Demonstrate the use of computational software to solve numerical problems in physics;
• Relate laws of physics and physical principles to natural phenomena in everyday life;
• Demonstrate understanding of relative uncertainty in the experimental result; and
• Write formal scientific reports based on student project.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Temperature, Termal Expansion, Ideal Gas Law, and Linetic Theory of Gases
• Atomic Theory of Matter
• Temperature and Thermometers
• The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics—Thermal Equilibrium
• Thermal Expansion, Thermal Stresses
• The Ideal Gas Law—State Variables, Absolute Temperature, Standard Ideal Gas Temperature Scale
• The Ideal Gas Law—Avogadro’s Number and Molecular Model of Temperature, Distribution of Molecular Speeds
• Real Gases—Changes of Phase, Vapor Pressure and Humidity, Van der Waals Equation of State
• Mean Free Path, Diffusion
2. Heat, Laws of Thermodynamics
• Heat, Internal Energy, Specific Heat, Latent Heat
• Conservation of Energy—Calorimetry
• The First Law of Thermodynamics—Isobaric, Isochoric, Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes, PV Work
• Molar Specific Heats, Equipartition of Energy, Adiabatic Expansion of a Gas
• Heat Transfer—Conduction, Convection, Radiation
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics–Heat Engines, Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Carnot Engine, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
• Entropy, Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Order to Disorder, Heat Death, Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law
• The Third Law of Thermodynamics—Thermodynamic Temperature Scale, Absolute Zero
• Thermal Pollution, Global Warming, and Energy Resources
3. Electric Charge, Electric Field, Electric Potential
• Static Electricity—Electric Charge, Charge Conservation, Charge in the Atom
• Insulators and Conductors, Induced Charge
• Coulomb’s Law
• Electric Field—Continuous Charge Distributions, Field Lines, Conductors, Dipoles
• Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field
• Molecular Biology and DNA, Photocopy Machines and Computer Printers
• Gauss’s Law—Electric Flux, Applications
• Experimental Basis of Gauss’s and Coulomb’s Law
• Electric Potential Energy, Potential Difference, Electron Volt
• Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field—Point Charges, Arbitrary Charge Distribution, Equipotential Surfaces, Electric Dipole Potential
• Cathode Ray Tube: TV and Computer Monitors, Oscilloscope
4. Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage
• Capacitors—Determination of Capacitance
• Capacitors in Series and Parallel
• Electric Energy Storage
• Dielectrics—Molecular Description of Dielectrics
5. Electric Currents, Resistance, and Dc Circuits
• Electric Battery, Ammeters, and Voltmeters
• Electric Current—Direct, Alternating
• Ohm’s Law—Resistance, Resistors, Resistivity
• Electric Power, Power in Household Circuits
• Microscopic View of Electric Current—Current Density and Drift Velocity, Superconductivity, Electrical Conduction in the Nervous System
• EMF and Terminal Voltage, EMFs in Series and in Parallel; Charging a Battery
• Resistors in Series and in Parallel
• Kirchoff’s Rules
• Circuits Containing Resistor and Capacitor (RC Circuits)
• Electric Hazards
6. Magnetism
• Magnets and Magnetic Fields
• Force on an Electric Current or Electric Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field, Hall Effect, Mass Spectrometer
• Torque on a Current Loop—Magnetic Dipole Moment, Galvanometers, Motors, Loudspeakers
• Biot-Savart Law—Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Wire, Force between Two Parallel Wires
• Ampere’s Law—Magnetic Field of a Solenoid and a Toroid
• Magnetic materials–Ferromagnetism, Paramagnetism, Diamagnetism, Hysteresis, Electromagnets and Solenoids
7. Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday’s Law
• Faraday’s Law of Induction— Induced EMF , Lenz’s Law
• EMF Induced in a Moving Conductor, Electric Generators, Back EMF and Counter Torque, Eddy Currents
• Transformers and Transmission of Power—A Changing Magnetic Flux Produces an Electric Field
• Applications of Induction: Sound Systems, Computer Memory, Seismograph, GFCI
8. Inductance, Electromagnetic Oscillations, and AC Circuits
• Mutual Inductance, Self-Inductance
• Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
• DC Circuits—LR Circuits, LC Circuits and Electromagnetic Oscillations, LC Oscillations with Resistance (LRC Circuit)
• AC Circuits with AC Source—LRC Series AC Circuit, Resonance in AC Circuits, Impedance Matching
9. Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
• Ampere’s Law— Displacement Current, Changing Electric Fields and Magnetic Fields
• Gauss’s Law for Magnetism
• Maxwell’s Equations—Production of Electromagnetic Waves, Speed of Electromagnetic Waves
• Light as an Electromagnetic Wave—Electromagnetic Spectrum, Measuring the Speed of Light
• Energy in EM Waves—Poynting Vector, Radiation Pressure
• Radio and Television; Wireless Communication
10. Light: Reflection and Refraction
• Ray Model of Light
• Speed of Light and Index of Refraction, Visible Spectrum and Dispersion
• Reflection—Image Formation by a Plane Mirror, Spherical Mirrors
• Refraction—Snell’s Law, Total Internal Reflection, Spherical Surface
11. Lenses and Optical Instruments
• Thin Lenses— Ray Diagram, Thin Lens Equation, Magnification, Composite Lens, Lensmaker’s Equation
• Cameras, Film and Digital, Human Eye, Corrective Lenses, Magnifying Glass, Telescopes, Compound Microscope
• Aberrations of Lenses and Mirrors
12. Wave Nature of Light—Interference, Diffraction and Polarization
• Huygens’ Principle and Diffraction, Huygens’ Principle and the Law of Refraction
• Interference–Young’s Double-Slit Experiment, Double-Slit Interference Pattern, Thin Films, Michelson Interferometer
• Luminous Intensity
• Diffraction—Single Slit or Disk, Intensity Variation, Double-Slit Experiment
• Limits of Resolution—Circular Apertures, Telescopes and Microscopes, Human Eye
• Spectrometer and Spectroscopy— Diffraction Grating, Peak Widths and Resolving Power for a Diffraction Grating, X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction
• Polarization, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD), Scattering of Light by the Atmosphere
13. Special Theory of Relativity
• Galilean—Newtonian Relativity
• Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity and Michelson-Morley Experiment
• Simultaneity, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, Four-Dimensional Space-Time
• Galilean and Lorentz Transformations
• Relativistic Momentum and Mass, Ultimate Speed
• Energy and Mass—E=mc2, Doppler Shift for Light

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Ideal Gas Law: State variables, temperature scales, state problems, dynamic systems
2. Thermodynamics: First law, engines
3. Electricity: Static electricity, induction, electric field, electric potential, Faraday cage, capacitor, dielectrics
4. Electric Circuits I: Ohm’s law, series and parallel resistors, Kirchoff’s Rules
5. Electromagnetism: Faraday’s law of induction, generators, eddy current
6. Electric Circuits II: LR, LC, LRC circuits, Impedance in AC circuits
7. Optics: Reflection, refraction, image, mirrors, lenses, thin lens equation, magnification, telescope, microscope
8. Diffraction, interference, Polarization