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General Physics 4: Heat,
Fluids, and Wave
Phenomena |
| Description: |
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The fourth semester of calculus based general physics courses. Primarily
covers wave phenomena and thermodynamics. |
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Two lectures, one hour discussion and two hours laboratory per week. |
| Prerequisites: |
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Credit in Phys 142. |
| Credits: |
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4 hours. |
| Outline: |
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Free oscillations of simple systems
Coupled oscillations and normal modes
Forced oscillations, resonance
Travelling waves
Pulses and wave packets
Physical optics
Interference and diffraction
Geometrical optics
Kinetic theory of gases
Laws of thermodynamics
Maxwell's relations
Enthalpy, Heat Capacity, Free energies |
| Typical Text: |
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"Waves" by Frank Crawford, Jr. (McGraw Hill)
"Thermal Physics" by Michael Sprackling |
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Every spring semester |