P206
CRS/CRX
GENERAL COLLEGE PH YSICS II
SYLLABUS
This course basically deals with the
fundamental concepts in wave motion, sound, heat, geometrical optics,
electricity and magnetism. The emphasis will be on understanding
the concepts of the underlying theory and to use it to solve problems in
real situations. P206 is supposed to be a calculus based course,
hence it is expected that the students have a good background in
algebra, trigonometry and calculus. Physics 205 and Math 117
or concurrent enrollment in Math 117 are pre‑requisites for this course.
Text:
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS
, III ED., 2002, by R. A. Serway and J.W. Jewett, Jr.,
Harcourt College Publishers.
COURSE:
1.
Oscillatory Motion:
Simple harmonic motion, mass attached to a spring, Energy of
the simple harmonic oscillator, the pendulum, comparing simple
harmonic motion with uniform circular motion, damped
oscillations, forced oscillations.
2.
Wave Motion:
Transverse and longitudinal waves, one-dimensional
waves, superposition and interference of waves, the velocity
of waves on strings, reflection and transmission of waves, Harmonic
waves, energy transmitted by harmonic waves on strings.
3.
Sound Waves:
Velocity of sound waves, energy and intensity of harmonic sound
waves, spherical and plane waves, the Doppler effect.
4.
Superposition and Standing waves:
Superposition and interference of harmonic waves, standing waves
in a string fixed at both ends, standing waves
in air columns, beats--interference in time.
5.
Fluid Mechanics:
Density and pressure, variation of pressure with depth, buoyant
forces and Archimedes principle, fluid dynamics, stream
lines and the equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s equation.
6.
Temperature, thermal expansion, and ideal gases:
Temperature and the zeroth law of thermodynamics, temperature
scales, thermal expansion of solids and liquids, equation of
state of an ideal gas.
7.
Heat and the first law of Thermodynamics.
Heat and thermal energy, heat capacity and specific heat, latent heat,
work and heat in thermodynamic processes, the first law of
thermodynamics, heat conduction, convection and radiation.
8.
The nature of Light and the Laws of Geometrical Optics:
The nature of light, ray approximation, reflection and refraction,
dispersion and prisms, total internal reflection.
9.
Geometric Optics:
Images formed by plane mirrors, images formed by spherical mirrors,
images formed by refraction, thin lenses, the eye and the camera, simple
magnifier, the compound microscope, the telescope.
10.
Electric fields:
Properties of electric charges, insulators and conductors, Coulomb’s
Law, the electric field, electric field lines, motion of charged
particles in a uniform electric field.
11.
Electric Potential:
Potential difference and electric potential, electric potential
and potential energy due to point charges, electric potential due to
continuous charge distributions.
12.
Capacitance and dielectrics:
Calculation of capacitance, combination of capacitors, energy stored in
a capacitor, capacitors and dielectric.
13.
Current and Resistance:
The battery, electric current, resistance and Ohm’s
Law, electrical energy and power.
14.
Direct current circuits:
Electromotive force, resistors in series and parallel, Kirchhoff's
Rules, RC circuits, the
Wheatstone
bridge, the potentiometer.
15.
Magnetism:
Magnetic fields, magnetic force on a current carrying conductor,
motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field and its applications,
magnetic field of a solenoid.
16.
Faraday's Law, inductance, and alternating circuits:
(may be covered in brief).
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