Prerequisites: PHYS 112 or PHYS 122 (may also be taken as corequisite); also prerequisite PHYS 111L; For ESBE, ESCE, and ESEE majors only: Prerequisite or corequisite of PHYS 122.
Laboratories cover selected topics in electrical circuits and optics, including DC circuits, resonance in AC circuits, ray optics, and prism and grating spectrometers.
Outcomes: Understand the connection between theory and experiment for selected topics in elementary electrical circuits and optics; Experience and familiarity with DC power supplies, digital multi-meters, function generators, oscilloscopes, mirrors, lenses, and spectrometers; Ability to correlate simple electronic schematic diagrams with actual circuits.
Laboratories cover selected topics in electrical circuits and optics, including DC circuits, resonance in AC circuits, ray optics, and prism and grating spectrometers.
Outcomes: Understand the connection between theory and experiment for selected topics in elementary electrical circuits and optics; Experience and familiarity with DC power supplies, digital multi-meters, function generators, oscilloscopes, mirrors, lenses, and spectrometers; Ability to correlate simple electronic schematic diagrams with actual circuits.