PHYS 100B - General Physics

(4 units)

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 100A or PHYS 151.
Second course in introductory algebra-based physics sequence. Topics covered include optics of mirrors and lenses; electricity; circuits; magnetism; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic waves; special relativity; particle-wave duality; atomic physics; nuclear physics and radioactivity. The laboratory portion of the course investigates these topics through experiments and graphing, statistics, and the writing of scientific reports.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs, laboratory 3 hrs.)