PHY 1322 Principles of Physics II

3 units
Physics
Faculty of Science
Electric field and potential. Capacitance. Electric current. DC electric circuits. Harmonic motion and waves. Optics. Introduction to modern physics: Atomic physics, Bohr model, photoelectric effect. A second course intended primarily for students in the life sciences. Familiarity with algebra and trigonometry is assumed, and some concepts from vector algebra and calculus are used. An additional problem class of one hour per week is offered with the course. Includes a 3 hour lab in alternate weeks. This course is normally a sequel to PHY 1321 /1331. Includes a 3 hour lab in alternate weeks.

Components:

Discussion Group
Laboratory
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: PHY 1321 or PHY 1331 or OAC or 4U Physics. MAT 1320 or MAT 1321 or MAT 1327 or MAT 1330 is corequisite to PHY 1322 . The courses PHY 1322 , PHY 1122 , PHY 1124 cannot be combined for units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter
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French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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