PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

PROGRAMS AND COURSES

Major Objectives of the Course
A. To give students guidance and help in acquiring understanding of the terminology and the basic concept of physics

B. To help students learn the methods of physics by providing experience in the use of those methods

Topical Outline (* denotes optional topic)
A. Electricity and Magnetism
1. static electricity
2. current electricity
3. laws of electrical circuits
4. electric fields, potential and capacitance
5. magnetism
6. magnetic induction
7. transformers
8. alternating currents
B. Light

1. properties of light
2. refraction and dispersion
3. lenses and mirrors
4. color
5. diffraction and interference
6. polarization
C. Atomic and Nuclear Physics *

1. general atomic structure
2. atomic spectra
3. photoelectric effect
4. radioactivity
5. disintegration and transmutation
6. alpha, beta and gamma rays
7. the atomic nucleus
8. nuclear energy