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444 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402

PHY 2202 General Physics II

Electrostatics, DC conduction and circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, quantum mechanics, optics and special relativity. Calculus used extensively. Four classroom, three lab hours per week.

Prerequisites: PHY 2201 and MAT 2280

Course Outcomes
  • Apply the principles of geometric optics so as to analyze reflection and refraction of light. Use the principles of wave optics to analyze interference and diffraction patterns.
  • Describe the sources of magnetic fields. Predict the motion of charged particles interacting with magnetic fields.
  • Apply the laws of Faraday and Lenz to analyze the process through which induced currents and electric fields are produced.
  • Discuss how an object becomes charged. Calculate the forces between and the electric fields surrounding charged objects. Use the concept of electrical potential to describe electric fields and predict the motion of charged particles.
  • Discuss the empirical basis for the "photon" concept. Analyze simple models of atomic structure.
  • Discuss the empirical basis for special relativity. Apply the Lorentz transformations to reference frames in relative motion. Analyze energy and energy to mass transformations using special relativity.
  • Discuss the mechanism of charge conduction in metals. Use Kirchhoff's rules to analyze the behavior of DC circuits.
Credit Hours: 5
  • Classroom: 4 hours
  • Lab: 3 hours
  • Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
  • Department: Physics
  • Repeatable Credit: No
  • Offered Online: No
Available Sections
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 4, Rm 233
Faculty: Mureramanzi
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Note: Must register for PHY-2208-100
Open Seats: 8
Meets: TWTH from 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Section: 100
Open Seats: 8
Meets: TWTH from
1:00PM to 2:30PM
Section: 100
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 4, Rm 233
Faculty: Anisimov
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Note: Must register for PHY-2208-N01
Open Seats: 3
Meets: MTW from 4:30PM to 6:00PM
Section: N01
Open Seats: 3
Meets: MTW from
4:30PM to 6:00PM
Section: N01