Course

Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• describe the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator
• calculate the oscillation frequency of a spring
• calculate the period of a simple harmonic oscillator
• calculate angular frequency in pendulums
• identify parts of both transverse and longitudinal waves
• calculate the period, frequency, wavelength, and velocity of a wave
• compare and contrast transverse and longitudinal waves
• explain induction and infer how charges will react in given situations
• apply common physical constants to given situations
• calculate the force between two charges and determine the direction of the electrostatic force
• calculate charge density on a given surface
• compare and contrast how charges move in insulators and conductors
• apply the law of conservation of charge to determine the net charge of a system
• given a charge, pair of charges, or two infinite plates, determine the direction and magnitude of the electric field
• given the electric field strength, calculate the force on a charge and apply Newton’s second law
• calculate the potential energy in a uniform electric field
• given a situation involving charging, identify if it is an example of conduction or induction, as well as calculate the net charges of the elements involved
• describe how charges move in a simple circuit
• contrast the difference between voltage and current
• calculate the magnitude of the current in a simple circuit
• describe how length and area affect a resistor
• calculate the total resistance and resistivity in a circuit
• calculate the total resistance in a circuit that has resistors in a series
• calculate the total resistance in a circuit that has resistors in parallel
• calculate the current I A circuit that includes resistors in both series and parallel
• utilize Ohm’s law to calculate the voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit
• describe how capacitors work
• calculate the capacitance of a capacitor
• calculate the total capacitance of a circuit that has capacitors in a series
• describe how to measure volts and amps in a circuit including what tool to use and how to use it
• utilize the magnetic force to describe the centripetal motion of a particle
• calculate the magnetic field strength in a solenoid and identify properties of solenoids
• calculate how different materials affect the speed of light through those materials
• utilize the lensmaker’s equation to calculate focal length of a lens
• calculate the intensity of an electromagnetic wave given electric field strength
• describe concepts related to mirrors and how they reflect light
• describe concepts related to lenses and how they refract light
• describe concepts related to electromagnetic wave composition
• calculate the magnitude and direction of the restoring force of a spring

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