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Peter Selkin
TESC 122
Tacoma Campus
Focuses on electromagnetism and oscillatory motion concepts in physics: charge, electric fields, flux and potential, capacitance, resistance, circuits, inductance, Coulumb’s, Gauss’, Ohm’s and Faraday’s Laws, and introduction to Maxwell’s equations. Prerequisite: TESC 121; TQS 125, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: W.
Class description
Focuses on electrical and magnetic concepts in physics: charge, electric fields, flux and potential, capacitance, resistance, circuits, inductance, Coulumb's, Gauss', Ohm's and Faraday's Laws, and introduction to Maxwell's equations.
Student learning goals
Understand the physical rules that govern electrical and magnetic interactions among objects at the scale of everyday life.
Analyze electrical and magnetic interactions graphically and mathematically (using algebra, calculus, and computer simulation).
Collect, analyze, and interpret physical data.
Evaluate uncertainty in data.
Solve problems using physical rules.
General method of instruction
Interactive lectures and demonstrations, laboratory and computer activities, collaborative tutorials, and field project.
Recommended preparation
Prerequisites: TESC 121; TQS 125, which may be taken concurrently
Class assignments and grading
