Prerequisites: PHYS 002B or PHYS 02HB with a grade of “B-” or better; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HLC or a grade of “B-” or better in PHYS 02HLC
Description: Honors course corresponding to PHYS 002C. Covers topics in waves and modern physics. Includes harmonic oscillations; mechanical and electromagnetic waves; geometrical optics; reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. For biological sciences students. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is not awarded for PHYS 002C if it has already been awarded for PHYS 02HC; or PHYS 041C. PHYS 02HLA Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HA or a grade of “B-” or better in PHYS 02HA. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LA. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002A. Covers the basic principles of classical mechanics. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 02LA or PHYS 02HLA. PHYS 02HLB Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 02HA or PHYS 002A with a grade of “B-” or better; PHYS 02HLA or PHYS 02LA with a grade of “B-” or better; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HB or a grade of “B-” or better in PHYS 02HB. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LB. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HB. Covers the basic principles of fluid and rotational mechanics, temperature, heat, and electromagnetism. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 02LB or PHYS 02HLB. PHYS 02HLC Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 02HB or PHYS 002B with a grade of “B-” or better; PHYS 02HLB or PHYS 02LB with a grade of “B-” or better; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HC or a grade of “B-” or better in PHYS 02HC. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LC. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002C. Covers the basic principles of oscillations, waves, optics, and radioactivity.
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC.