PHYS 3310 - How and Why - The Physics in Everyday Life

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: C or better grade in any core lab science sequence.
This course focuses on fundamental physics concepts, including mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, and how we can use them to explain “how and why” everyday systems work. Students will build devices and conduct hands-on activities that illustrate these concepts and demonstrate how we can use these concepts to explain the operation of common technologies such as household appliances, communication systems, transportation systems, television, radio, computers and the electrical power system. Physics 3310 is taught at a level appropriate for the general audience. Students with credit in PHYS 1111/1112 or PHYS 2211/2212 should not take this course without permission of the instructor.