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Physics 4 (Phys 4) - Experimental, Theoretical and Computational (ETC) Physics. The Course Provides

Phys 4 is an experimental, theoretical, and computational physics course that provides core physics concepts essential for further science and engineering studies. The course builds on concepts from previous physics courses and presents them under unifying themes to help students appreciate the cohesive principles underlying physics. Students develop critical thinking through laboratory activities, investigations, discussions, and problem solving. The goal is for students to gain an enduring understanding of physics to support advanced coursework in engineering and sciences.

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Physics 4 (Phys 4) - Experimental, Theoretical and Computational (ETC) Physics. The Course Provides

Phys 4 is an experimental, theoretical, and computational physics course that provides core physics concepts essential for further science and engineering studies. The course builds on concepts from previous physics courses and presents them under unifying themes to help students appreciate the cohesive principles underlying physics. Students develop critical thinking through laboratory activities, investigations, discussions, and problem solving. The goal is for students to gain an enduring understanding of physics to support advanced coursework in engineering and sciences.

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Physics 4 (Phys 4) — Experimental, Theoretical and Computational (ETC) Physics.

  The course provides

some of the core topics in physics essential for further studies in science and engineering.  Some

lessons build on the foundation of the fundamental concepts studied in Physics 1 and Physics 2 and

present these concepts under unifying themes, so the students would come to appreciate physics as a

science governed by a cohesive set of underlying principles.  Learning is facilitated through a series of

laboratory activities, investigations, group discussions, and context-rich problem solving to help

students develop critical thinking and reasoning skills.  This course intends to provide students

enduring understanding of physics to support future advanced course work in engineering and the

sciences.

1st Quarter

A. A Primer to Experimental Physics

1. Historical Experiments

2. Ethical Considerations

3. Documentation

4. Errors and Error Analysis

B. Integrated Activity:  The Simple Pendulum

C. Data Plotting and Analysis

1. Plotting tabulated data

2. Curve Fitting

3. Error bars

D. Designing Physics Experiments

2nd Quarter

A. Fundamentals of Computational Physics (Numerical Analysis)

1. Binary representation of integers


2. Binary representation of floating-point numbers

3. Numerical error

4. Finding Roots

5. Numerical Differentiation

B. Numerical Integration

3rd Quarter

A. Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems (MACSYMA or MAXIMA)

1. Commands and Expressions

2. Equations and Functions

3. Solving Equations

4. Matrices

5. Plotting

(AL) Differential Equations

4th Quarter

A. Applications of ETC to Special Topics in Physics

1. Quantum Physics

2. Material Science

3. Astrophysics

4. Particle Physics

5. Others

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