General Physics Laboratory II
Corequisite: PHYS 126.
Laboratories cover selected topics in electrical circuits and optics, including DC circuits, resonance in AC circuits, ray optics, and prism and grating spectrometers. Includes a freshmen project.
Outcomes: Experience and familiarity with DC power supplies, digital multimeters, function generators, oscilloscopes, mirrors, lenses, and spectrometers; Ability to correlate simple electronic schematic diagrams with actual circuits; Understand the connection between theory and experiment for selected topics in elementary electrical circuits and optics.
Laboratories cover selected topics in electrical circuits and optics, including DC circuits, resonance in AC circuits, ray optics, and prism and grating spectrometers. Includes a freshmen project.
Outcomes: Experience and familiarity with DC power supplies, digital multimeters, function generators, oscilloscopes, mirrors, lenses, and spectrometers; Ability to correlate simple electronic schematic diagrams with actual circuits; Understand the connection between theory and experiment for selected topics in elementary electrical circuits and optics.