PHYS 2214

PHYS 2214

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

For majors in engineering (including biological, biomedical, and biomolecular engineering), computer science, physics, earth and atmospheric science, and other physical and biological sciences who wish to understand the oscillation, wave, and quantum phenomena behind much of modern technology and scientific/medical instrumentation. Covers physics of oscillations and wave phenomena, including driven oscillations and resonance, mechanical waves, sound waves, electromagnetic waves, reflection and transmission of waves, standing waves, beats, Doppler effect, polarization, interference, diffraction, transport of momentum and energy, wave properties of particles, and introduction to quantum physics. With applications to phenomena and measurement technologies in engineering, the physical sciences, and biological sciences.  As with PHYS 1112 and PHYS 2213, this course is taught in a largely "flipped", highly interactive manner.  


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHYS 2213 (or strong performance in PHYS 2208); vector calculus at the level of MATH 1920 or, MATH 2220 or, MATH 2240 or MATH 2130.  Students would benefit from prior exposure to differential equations at the level of MATH 2930, or from registration in that course.  Primarily for students of engineering, physics, and related disciplines.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both PHYS 2214 and PHYS 2218.

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When Offered Fall, spring, summer.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6331 PHYS 2214   LEC 001

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  •  6332 PHYS 2214   LEC 002

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  •  6339 PHYS 2214   DIS 201

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  •  6340 PHYS 2214   DIS 202

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  •  6341 PHYS 2214   DIS 203

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  •  6342 PHYS 2214   DIS 204

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  •  6343 PHYS 2214   DIS 205

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  •  6344 PHYS 2214   DIS 206

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  •  6345 PHYS 2214   DIS 207

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  •  8466 PHYS 2214   DIS 208

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  •  6333 PHYS 2214   LAB 401

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  •  6334 PHYS 2214   LAB 402

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  •  6335 PHYS 2214   LAB 403

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  •  6336 PHYS 2214   LAB 404

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  •  6337 PHYS 2214   LAB 405

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  •  6338 PHYS 2214   LAB 406

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  •  7207 PHYS 2214   LAB 407

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  •  8467 PHYS 2214   LAB 408

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