General Univeristy Physics II : PHY 232
Learning Modules

 

Waves

Module 1 : Wave Motion
Module 2 : Sound

Electromagnetism


Module 3: Electric Charge and Field
Module 4: Gauss' Law
Module 5: Electric Potential
Module 6: Capacitance
Module 7: Electric Current
Module 8: Direct Current Circuits
Module 9: Magnetism
Module 10: Sources of Magnetic Field
Module 11: Magnetic Induction
Module 12 : Inductance and Electromagnetic Oscillations
Module 13 : Alternating Current (AC) Circuits
Module 14 : Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves

Optics


Module 15 : Geometric Optics
Module 16: Lenses and Optical Instruments
Module 17: Light Waves - Interference
Module 18: Diffraction and Polarization

 

 
  
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Module 1:  Wave Motion  

1-1: Traveling Waves
1-2: The Principle of Superposition
1-3: Reflection and Transmission
1-4: Standing Waves


Module 2:  Sound 

2-1: Description of Sound Waves
2-2: Intensity of Sound
2-3: Sound from Strings and Air Columns
2-4: Interference of Sound Waves
2-5 Doppler Effect
2-6 Schock Wave

 


Electromagnetism

 

Module 3:  Electric Charge and Field 

3-1: Electric Charges
3-2: Electric Force: Coulomb's Law
3-3: Electric Field
3-4: Electric Dipoles

 


Module 4: Gauss' Law 

4-1: Electric Flux
4-2: Gauss' Law and its applications
4-3: Conditions in Electric Fields

 


Module 5: Electric Potential 

5-1: Electric Potential Energy and Potential
5-2: Electric Potentialsand Their Fields
5-3: Potential of Continouos Charge Distributions
5-4 Equipotentials
5-5 Applications

 


 

Module 6: Capacitance

6-1: Capacitors and Electric energy Storage
6-2: Combinations of Capacitors
6-3: Dielectrics

 

Module 7: Electric Current  

7-1: The Electric Battery
7-2: Current and Resistance; Ohm's Law
7-3: Electric Power
7-4: Motion of Charges and Current
7-5: Electric Hazard


Module 8: Direct Current Circuits 

8-1: Electromototive "Force" (EMF)
8-2: Combinations and Resistors
8-3: Kirhoff's Rules
8-4: Resistor Capacitor Circuits
8-5: DC Ammeters and Voltmeter


Module 9: The Magnetic Field 

9-1: Magnets and Magnetic Fields
9-2: Magnetic Force on Currents
9-3: Magnetic Force on Moving Charges
9-4: Torque on current Loops and Magnetic Dipole Moment
9-5: Applictions: Motors, Meters, Loudspeakers etc.
9-6: The Hall Effec


Module 10: Sources of the Magnetic Field 

10-1: Magnetic Field of a Straight Wire
10-2: Ampere's Law
10-3: Solenoid and Toroid
10-4: Biot-Savart Law
10-5: Magnetism in Matter
10-6: Magnetism in Earth


Module 11: Magnetic Induction  

11-1: Induced EMF
11-2: Magnetic Flux
11-3: Farraday's Law
11-4: Motional EMF
11-5: Electric Generators
11-6: Transformers
11-7: Induced Electric Field
11-8: Applications of Induction


Module 12: Inductance and Electromagnetic Oscillations 

12-1: Inductance
12-2: Magnetic Energy
12-3: Inductance and Resistance
12-4: Oscillations in LC and LRC Circuits


Module 13: Alternating Current (AC) Circuits 

13-1: Single - Element AC Circuits
13-2: LRC Series AC Circuit
13-3: Resonance in AC Circuits
13-4: Impedance Matching; Three Phase AC


Module 14: Maxwell's Equations and Electormagnetic Waves 

14-1: Maxwell's Displacement Current
14-2: Gauss' Law for Magnetism
14-3: Production of Electromagnetic Waves
14-4: Maxwell's Equations and Wave Equation
14-5: Electromagnetic Spectrum
14-6: Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves
14-7 Radio and Television

 


Optics

Module 15: Geometric Optics  

15-1: The Ray Model of Light
15-2: The Speed of Light
15-3: Reflection; Plane Mirror
15-4: Formation of Images by Mirrors
15-5: Refraction
15-6: Visible Spectrum and Dispersion
15-7: Total Internal Reflection
15-8: Refraction at a Spherical Surface

15-9: Optical Illusions
15-10: Problems
 


Module 16: Lenses and Optical Instruments

16-1: Thin Lenses; Ray Tracing 
16-2: The Lens Equation
16-3: Cameras
16-4: Corrective Lenses for the Human Eye
16-5: Telescope
16-6: Microscope
16-7: Problems


Module 17: Light Waves - Interference  

17-1: Huygens' Principle; Difractionand Refraction
17-2: Young's Double Slit Interference
17-3: Coherence and Intensity of Interference Pattern
17-4: Interference in Thin Films
17-5: Michelson's Interferometer
17-6: Problems

 

Module 18: Diffraction and Polarization 

18-1: Single- Slit Diffraction
18-2: Intensity Distribution; Phasors
18-3: Resolution of Optical Instruments
18-4: Diffraction Grating
18-5: X-Ray Diffraction
18-6: Polarization
18-7: Scattering of Light


 

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