OSPPARIS 53: Electricity, Magnetism and Optics with Laboratory (Way: SMA)

Instructor: Nicolas Desprat, Jean-François Allemand

This course is an integrated version of Physics 23 and 24, targeted to premedical students who are studying abroad. How are electric and magnetic fields generated by static and moving charges, and what are their applications? How is light related to electromagnetic waves? Students learn to represent and analyze electric and magnetic fields to understand electric circuits, motors, and generators. The wave nature of light is used to explain interference, diffraction, and polarization phenomena. Geometric optics is employed to understand how lenses and mirrors form images. These descriptions are combined to understand the workings and limitations of optical systems such as the eye, corrective vision, cameras, telescopes, and microscopes. Discussions based on the language of algebra and trigonometry. Physical understanding fostered by peer interaction and demonstrations in lecture, and interactive group problem solving in discussion sections. Labs are an integrated part of this overseas course.

Units: 5 | Grading Basis: Letter grade | Way: SMA | Component: Seminar taught in English

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