Course Number: Phys 2420
Course Name: Principles and Symmetries in Classical Physics I
Credits: 5 Cr
Instructor: James Vary jvary@iastate.edu
PreReq: Credit in PHYS 2310 or PHYS 2410, and credit or enrollment in MATH 1660.
Associated courses: An honors version (Phys 2420H) is available. See also Phys 2410.
Course Description
Second part of a two-semester in-depth introductory Physics sequence (Phys 2410/2420). This course has 3-components: Lecture, recitation and Lab. Offered in the Spring semester. Topics covered include:
- Fluid dynamics
- Electrostatics
- Potential and fields
- Currents
- Fields of moving charges
- Magnetic field
- Electromagnetic induction
- DC and AC circuits
- Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves
- Electric and magnetic fields in matter
- Topics in optics and special relativity.