PHY 120 - Microphysics

Fluid statics; elementary kinetic theory of an ideal gas; heat, thermal conduction, first law of thermodynamics. Sound waves and acoustic phenomena. Electrostatics of point charges in free space; steady dc currents and circuits. Light waves, interference and diffraction phenomena, photoelectric effect. Bohr model of the atom and nuclear physics. (6 contact hrs)

Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Start Date: 7/1/1971
Course End Date: 12/31/1976