PHYS 1314 - Honors General Physics II
Course Description
This course is a more in-depth version of PHYS 1114. It is intended to provide a solid foundation to students who wish to take more advanced physics courses in the future. Key topics include Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, Gauss’ law, capacitance, circuits, magnetic force and field, Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction, AC circuit, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, interference and diffraction. Students without the prerequisite may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course. For students under the 4-year degree only.
Teaching Pattern
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Duration of course: about 13 weeks
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Lecture hour(s) / tutorial hour(s) per week: 3 / 1
Content
This course is a more in-depth version of PHYS 1114. It is intended to provide a solid foundation to students who wish to take more advanced physics courses in the future.
- Coulomb’s law
- electric field and potential
- Gauss’ law
- capacitance
- circuits
- magnetic force and field
- Ampere’s law
- electromagnetic induction
- AC circuit
- Maxwell’s equations
- electromagnetic waves
- geometric optics
- interference and diffraction
Remarks
- For students under the 4-year degree
- Exclusion(s): PHYS 1114, PHYS 1154 (prior to 2014-15)
- Prerequisite(s): (Grade A- or above in PHYS 1111 OR PHYS 1112 OR Grade B- or above in PHYS 1312) AND (Level 5 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023)
- Students without the prerequisite may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course