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PHYS 2061 General Physics II Laboratory
Required course for ChE program

Catalog Description:  Experiments in magnetism, electricity, and light. 

Prerequisite or Corequisite:  PHYS 2063:  General Physics II

Textbook:  Fundamentals of Physics, Seventh Edition by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2005).

Other Required Materials:  PHYSICS II Lab Manual by Jerry McCoy

Course Objectives:  Conduct a laboratory experience of key topics in PHYS 2063 (General Physics II) that will further understanding of these topics and develop competence in relevant lab methods and instrumentation.

Topics Covered: 

  1. Electric charge
  2. Electric forces (Coulomb’s Law
  3. Electric fields and potential
  4. Capacitance
  5. Emf’s
  6. Current
  7. Resistance
  8. Circuits
  9. Basic circuit measurements
  10. Magnetism
  11. Electromagnetic induction
  12. Circuit analysis (Kirchhoff’s laws, RC, RL, RLC and series RLC AC circuits),
  13. Geometric optics
  14. Physical optics

Class/Laboratory Schedule:  Lab meets for 2 hours and 50 minutes once each week for 13 weeks; the 14th week is a make-up session.

Professional Component Contribution:  This lab complements the second of three general physics courses for engineers and scientists that impart an understanding of and ability to apply foundational physical laws integral to all engineering applications.  The lab emphasizes the conceptual understanding, practical skills and analytical ability required by engineers. 

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

  • Outcome a:  Thirteen labs requires extensive use of:
    • math—through the Calculus-II level to graph, analyze and interpret data, regularly using computer graphing and analysis programs, spreadsheets, and advanced math software;
    • science—to understand experiments and experimental methods, make observations and measurements and interpret the results;
    • engineering—to set up, instrument and trouble-shoot experiments.
  • Outcome b:  Students execute instructions from the lab manual to set up and conduct experiments, analyzing and interpreting the resulting observations and data.  Students have latitude in how best to implement experiment instructions.
  • Outcome c:  Students routinely decide how best to execute experiments given time constraints and available equipment.
  • Outcome d:  Students work in assigned groups of two or three with team assignments changing each week.  Team composition is by random assignment.  Students regularly work with partners from various other disciplines.
  • Outcome e:  Flexibility in setting up and conducting experiments calls on students to develop and exercise the above competencies.
  • Outcome f:  Challenging lab standards and assignments require students to conduct themselves professionally.  Ethical conduct in the lab is discussed and required.
  • Outcome g:  Pre-lab assignments and lab reports routinely require significant written responses.  Each student on a lab team submits their own work for grading.
  • Outcome h:  Physics is the foundational physical science; it is a necessary and significant component for a suitably broad engineering education. This lab complements the second of three general physics courses required for engineers. 
  • Outcome i:  Occasional discussions of applications and current progress in physics, especially how classical physics concepts have been superseded by modern concepts, promote awareness that physics is a dynamic field inviting ongoing study.
  • Outcome j: Occasional discussions of current events and applications relevant to the course promote awareness of contemporary issues.
  • Outcome k:  Students must use instrumentation (digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, computer-controlled data acquisition systems, transducers), scientific calculators, and computer software (data acquisition, graphing and analysis, spreadsheets, advanced math programs) to carry out assignments.

Prepared by:  Jerry McCoy (December 27, 2005). Revised May 30, 2006.