PH 203 General Physics

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Offers the third term of a three-term sequence of introductory algebra-based college physics. Includes circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, and optics.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and completion of PH 202, or PH 212; and concurrent enrollment in PH 216 or completion of course; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.).
Student Learning Outcomes:

Apply mathematical and physical principles to specific problems based on identified physics topics.
Evaluate reliability and relevance of physical evidence gathered by self and others.
Apply mathematical and physical principles to observed, measured, and given physical data to make predictions and explain past observations.
Communicate results of work using scientific writing.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions.
Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.

Content Outline
Required textbook for college credit: College Physics; Knight, Jones, and Field; Pearson Addison Wesley ISBN: 1st edition (preferred) 080530634X or 0805390626; 2nd edition 0321595491, 0321815408, or 0321815114; or 3rd edition 0321879724 or 0321902556

Science
- Laboratory ethics
- Error estimation and propagation
- Hypothesis testing
- Scientific writing
DC Circuits
- Current
- Resistance and resistors
- Capacitance, capacitors, and dielectrics
Magnetism
- Magnetic fields
- Magnetic forces
- Induction and inductance
AC Circuits
Light and Optics
- Electromagnetic waves
- Geometric optics
- Interference and diffraction