PHY1054C

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments demonstrating an understanding of the behavior of electrostatic charges, Coulomb’s law, and electric fields.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments demonstrating an understanding of the following terms: reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and the Doppler effect.

The student will interpret data obtained experimentally in order to illustrate problem-solving skills, develop testable explanations, or distinguish the difference between correlation and causation.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments to demonstrate understanding of the concepts and relationships of electric current, resistance, and electromotive force.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments to indicate an understanding of the basic concepts of magnetism, magnetic fields, magnetic forces, and electromagnetic induction.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments to indicate an understanding of the construction, operation, and uses of motors, generators, and transformers.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments exhibiting an understanding of electromagnetic wave theory.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments to demonstrate understanding of the laws of reflection and refraction of light, and the uses of reflective surfaces, prisms, and lenses.

The student will solve problems and/or conduct experiments to demonstrate understanding of the concepts of light interference, diffraction, and polarization.

The student will solve problems to demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of the quantum theory of radiation.

The student will solve problems to demonstrate understanding of the four electronic quantum numbers and what is meant by the Pauli exclusion principle.

The student will solve problems to demonstrate understanding of the processes by which unstable nuclei decay, and the characteristics of decay particles.The student will solve problems to demonstrate understanding of the processes by which unstable nuclei decay, and the characteristics of decay particles.

The student will solve problems illustrating an understanding of the Rutherford and Bohr models of the atom.

The student will solve problems to demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of protons and neutrons and their relationship to atomic numbers and masses.

The student will solve problems showing an understanding of the processes of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion and the production of energy by these processes.