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Catalog Academic Year: 08-09

PHYS 2B: General Introductory Physics

• 5 Units
• Hours: Four hours lecture, three hours laboratory.
• Materials Fee: $2.00
• General Education Status: Non-GE
• Degree Status: Degree Applicable
• Credit Status: Credit - Degree applicable
• Grading Method: Letter Grade
• CAN Info: (PHYS 2A + 2B + 2C = CAN PHYS SEQ A)

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: Physics 2A. Advisory: English Writing 211 and Reading 211 (or Language Arts 211), or English as a Second Language 272 and 273.

Course Description:

The laws of mechanics applied to those of electricity and magnetism. An introduction to the physical properties of that fundamental quantity called charge. Includes the study of DC and AC circuits and their elementary applications. Concludes with electromagnetic waves. In the laboratory, learn to construct elementary circuits, measure and analyze their properties with electronic equipment including the oscilloscope, and study the behavior of moving charge in magnetic fields.

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