PHY 112: General Physics

M. F. Thorpe • T, Th 7:40 - 8:55am • Fall 2006

Department of PhysicsArizona State University • Tempe • AZ

Course Overview

FINAL GRADES

  • Instructor: Michael Thorpe
    (email: mft@asu.edu, phone: 965-3085, office: PSF 359B)
  • Time: 7:40 - 8:55am T, Th (Office Hours: T 1:30 -2:30pm, Th 10:30 - 11:30am)
  • Room: PSF 173
  • Handout.
  • Weekly schedule.
  • Required Text: College Physics, by Raymond A. Serway, Jerry S. Faughn, Chris Vuille and Charles A. Bennett, Volume 2.
  • Class Webpage: http://physics.asu.edu/phy112-thorpe/

Course Description

PHY 112 will cover chapters 15-25 of the text.

Major Topics Covered

  • Electric Forces and Electric Fields
  • Electric Energy and Capacitance
  • Current and Resistance
  • Direct Current Circuits
  • Magnetism
  • Induced Voltages and Inductance
  • Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves
  • Reflection and Refraction of Light
  • Mirrors and Lenses
  • Wave Optics
  • Optical Instruments