PHYS 02HC: Honors General Physics

Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HLC; PHYS 002B with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 02HB with a grade of B- or better; PHYS 02LB with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 02HLB with a grade of B- or better; admission to University Honors

Description: Honors course corresponding to PHYS 002C. A limited enrollment course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological sciences in more depth than PHYS 002B. Covers electromagnetism and quantum physics. Includes Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces, and Faraday’s Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 02HC, PHYS 002C, PHYS 040C, PHYS 040HC, or PHYS 041C. PHYS 02HLA Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HA; MATH 007A with a grade of B- or better or MATH 009A with a grade of B- or better or MATH 09HA with a grade of B- or better or MATH 005B with a grade of B- or better; admission to University Honors. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LA. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HA. Covers the basic principles of classical mechanics. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 02HLA or PHYS 02LA. PHYS 02HLB Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HB; MATH 007B with a grade of B- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 009B with a grade of B- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 09HB with a grade of B- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 005C with a grade of B- or better; PHYS 02HA with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 002A with a grade of B- or better; PHYS 02HLA with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 02LA with a grade of B- or better; admission to University Honors. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LB. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HB. Topics include fluids and fluid flow, thermodynamics, mechanical oscillations, sound and light waves, geometrical optics, reflection, refraction, lens, microscopy, interference, and diffraction. Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 02HLB or PHYS 02LB. PHYS 02HLC Honors General Physics Laboratory 1 Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02HC; PHYS 002B with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 02HB with a grade of B- or better; PHYS 02LB with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 02HLB with a grade of B- or better; admission to University Honors. Honors course corresponding to PHYS 02LC. Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 02HC. Covers electromagnetism and quantum physics. Includes Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces, and Faraday’s Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity.

Credit: Satisfactory(S) or No Credit(N/C) is not available. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 02HLC or PHYS 02LC.