PHY 186 - Conceptual Physics Fundamentals II

Credit(s) 2.00
Lecture Hours: 0.75
Lab Hours: 2.50
This course is a continuation of PHY 185. It is designed to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of the rules of nature as they pertain to temperature, heat transfer, change of phase, waves and sound light, quantum theory, atomic nuclei and radioactivity. Emphasis is placed on the methods of understanding and investigating nature using scientific method.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 185
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of heat, temperature, thermodynamics, and phase changes of matter.
Explain the concept of wave motion in sound and light.
Describe the nature of light in terms of waves and particles.
Summarize the concepts of quantum theory.
Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of radioactive phenomena.