Winter 2020: 040B - General Physics

Instructor:

Börge Hemmerling
email: boergeh (add @ucr.edu)
office: Physics 3030
phone: 951-827-5264

Syllabus:

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Course description:

5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 009C or MATH 09HC (may be taken concurrently); PHYS 040A or PHYS 040HA with a grade of "C-" or better. Designed for engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in mechanics and thermodynamics including elasticity; oscillations; gravitation; fluids; mechanical waves and sound; temperature, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; and the kinetic theory of gases. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 040B or PHYS 040HB.

Schedule and location:

Day Time Location
Lecture - Sec 001 Tuesday 9.30am - 10.50am Physics 2000
Lecture - Sec 001 Thursday 9.30am - 10.50am Physics 2000
Lecture - Sec 020 Tuesday 11.00am - 12.20pm Physics 2000
Lecture - Sec 020 Thursday 11.00am - 12.20pm Physics 2000