Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SAYA-0030 Organization's ID: PHYS102 Organization: Saylor Academy Location: Classroom-based Length: 97 hours Dates Offered: 5/1/2022 - 4/30/2025 6/1/2018 - 4/30/2022 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 General Physics Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to provide an examination of waves and oscillations in extended objects; sources and laws that govern static electricity and magnetism; Maxwell's equations; optics; and Einstein's theory of special relativity. Learning Outcomes: Determine the magnitude and direction of a vector from its components Calculate dot and cross products of vectors Evaluate line, surface, and volume integrals Describe the properties of simple harmonic motion Describe interference and diffraction of waves State the laws of electromagnetism, and identify the units of the physical quantities contained in the laws Identify and apply the force exerted by a magnetic field on a moving charged particle State and apply Ohm's law Solve problems involving basic properties of electromagnetic waves Determine the nature, location, and magnification of images formed by lenses and mirrors Identify the postulates upon which the Special Theory of Relativity is based Solve problems involving time dilation and length contraction Compare and contrast the special and general theories of relativity Determine the components of a vector from its magnitude and direction Add and subtract vectors Transform Cartesian coordinates into curvilinear coordinates State and apply Gauss' law Solve problems involving forces, electric fields, and electric potentials Compare and contrast the electric potential and the electric field Describe the magnetic field associated with a moving charge, a magnetic dipole, a long straight current carrying wire, a wire loop, and a solenoid State and apply Faraday's law of induction State and apply Ampere's law Use the junction and loop rules to analyze basic circuits Analyze RC, RL, and RCL circuits Describe how Maxwell's equations resulted in the prediction of electromagnetic wave and the realization that light was an electromagnetic wave Describe refraction of light and solve problems involving refraction List the most significant consequences of Einstein's special and general theories of relativity General Topics: Selected topics in vector calculus and differential equations Mechanical vibrations and waves in extended objects Electrostatics Electronic circuit theory Magnetism Electromagnetic induction Maxwell's equations Optics Special relativity Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Computer Based Training Laboratory Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Examinations Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Saylor Academy ARTH101: Art Appreciation (SAYA-0036) BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (SAYA-0019) BUS101: Introduction to Business (SAYA-0020) BUS103: Introduction to Financial Accounting (SAYA-0021) BUS105: Managerial Accounting (SAYA-0009) BUS200: Business Ethics (SAYA-0047) BUS202: Principles of Finance (SAYA-0022) BUS203: Principles of Marketing (SAYA-0023) BUS204: Business Statistics (SAYA-0037) BUS205: Business Law (SAYA-0024) View All Courses Page Content