Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert
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Physics (continued)<br />
203-NYA-05<br />
Mechanics<br />
(Physics for Science and IB Science students only)<br />
This course offers a mathematical treatment of the basic<br />
laws and principles of mechanics. Content: Vector<br />
analysis, forces, friction, equilibrium, one-dimensional<br />
motion, motion in a plane, laws of motion, universal<br />
gravitation, work energy theorem, potential energy,<br />
conservation of energy, conservation of momentum,<br />
collisions, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and<br />
angular momentum.<br />
Class: 3 hours/week Lab: 2 hours/week<br />
Units: 2.66<br />
Absolute Prerequisite: Sec V Physics or 203-001;<br />
Co-requisite: Calculus<br />
203-NYB-05<br />
Electricity and Magnetism<br />
(Physics for Science and IB Science students only)<br />
This course is a study of the fundamental laws of<br />
electricity and magnetism. It is designed to provide<br />
students with an understanding of electromagnetic<br />
phenomena and some applications. Content: Coulomb's<br />
law, electric field, Gauss' law, electrical potential,<br />
capacitors, physical effect of a dielectric, DC circuits,<br />
electrical instruments, Kirchhoff's rules, electromotive<br />
force and internal resistance, magnetic field, Biot-Savart<br />
law, Ampere’s law, Faraday's law, inductance,<br />
introduction to AC.<br />
Class: 3 hours/week Lab: 2 hours/week<br />
Units: 2.66<br />
Absolute Prerequisite: 203-NYA & 203-NYC<br />
Co-requisite: Calculus II<br />
203-NYC-05<br />
Waves and Modern Physics<br />
(Physics for Science and IB Science students only)<br />
This course is an introduction to waves, optics, and<br />
selected topics in modern Physics. Content: Simple<br />
harmonic motion, harmonic<br />
waves, superposition principle, standing waves,<br />
resonance, sound waves, Doppler effect, electromagnetic<br />
waves (qualitative), Huygens' principle, reflection,<br />
refraction, mirrors, lenses, optical instruments,<br />
interference, diffraction, polarization, photoelectric<br />
effect, de Broglie waves, wave particle duality,<br />
uncertainty principle, the Bohr atom, nuclear physics and<br />
radioactivity.<br />
Class: 3 hours/week Lab: 2 hours/week<br />
Units: 2.66<br />
Prerequisites: Physics 203-NYA and Calculus I