PHYS0060
Foundation of Electromagnetism and Modern Physics [ Course Website ] [ Lab Website ]
This course is the sequel to Physics 0050 and is offered in the second semester. It consists of lectures, conferences and laboratories in a similar style and at the same level as Physics 0050. The text is Fundamentals of Physics Volume 2 (8th edition) by Halliday, Resnick and Walker.
Physics 0060 covers the fundamentals of electricity, magnetism, optics, and the concepts of modern physics. Prerequisites are Physics 0050, or equivalent, plus a semester of calculus (Mathematics 0090 or higher). A co-requisite for this course is Mathematics 0100 or permission by instructor.
Course Outline:
- Electricity: Electrostatics involving electric charge, force, field, potential and energy, Electric field in matter, Electric current due to steady motion of electric charges and Direct-current (DC) circuits.
- Magnetism: Magnetic field and force, Electromagnetic induction, Magnetic energy, Magnetic field in matter, Periodic currents.
- Optics: Electromagnetic waves, optical images, interference and diffraction
- Modern Physics: The theory of special relativity, Waves and particles, Brief introduction to quantum mechanics.
