Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
PHYS 1208
Descriptive
Physics for Life Sciences II
Department
Physics
Faculty
Science & Technology
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
36
Contact Hours
2 lectures of 2 hours per week for a total of 4 hours per week.
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Hybrid
Learning Activities
Lecture with an emphasis on in-class assigments and small group work.
Some assignments may be done on-line.
Course Description
This is a physics course for life sciences students. All the topics covered will be illustrated with applications takes from the life sciences. Topics will include waves and optics; electricity and magnetism; modern physics emphasizing radioactivity.
Course Content
The course content will include but not be limited to:
- Electrostatics: Forces and Fields
- Electrostatics: Potentials
- Direct Current Electricity
- Circuits
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Electromagnetic radiation
- The Propagation of Light
- Geometrical Optics
- Physical Optics
- Nuclear physics
- Radioactivity
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will demonstrate their ability to solve problems with applications taken from the life sciences involving the following topics.
- waves
- optics
- electricity
- magnetism
- electromagnetic induction
- modern physics
- radioactivity
Means of Assessment
Assignments 10 - 20%
On-line assignments are an option
Midterm 15 - 25%
Quizzes 10 - 30%
Final Exam 30 - 40%
Textbook Materials
The exact textbook and materials will be decided by the instructor at the time of the course, but will be similar to
Urone and Hinrichs, Open Stax, College Physics (current edition).
Corequisites
Equivalencies
None.
Which Prerequisite
None.