General Information

• Name: Directed Study
• Discipline: Physics (PHYS)
• Units (Credits): 1–3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Science, Mathematics & Engineering

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: PHYS 151, PHYS 180 or consent of instructor

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Provides individual study conducted under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for up to six units.

II: Course Objectives

Engineering Physics II provides coverage in electricity and magnetism and thermodynamics. More specifically, this course covers properties of electric fields, potentials, steady-state and transient currents, as well as properties of dielectrics, magnetic fields, electromagnetic fields, and classical thermodynamics. In addition, the first and second Law of Thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases and entropy will be covered as time permits.

• 1.Develop conceptual and analytic skills solving a broad range of problems in electricity and magnetism and thermodynamics.
• 2.Verify dimensional analysis, approximation methods as applied to problems in engineering physics.
• 3.Solidify the conceptual basis of classical concepts by working a number of multifaceted problems with direct applications in the laboratory.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

General Education Mission: PHYS 181 is a general education class that promotes the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will benefit students in their personal and professional endeavors.

General Education Student Learning Outcome: Students who successfully complete PHYS 181 satisfy the general education learning outcome of having problem solving, creative, and critical thinking skills. In addition, students will understand the methods of science and the role of science and technology in the modern world.

Program Mission for A.S./Physics emphasis: PHYS 181 satisfies the A.A. /A.S. degree mission by providing academic knowledge and skills for successful transfer to meet higher educational goals.
. Program Student Learning Outcomes for AA/AS degree: Students completing an Associate of Science degree at WNC are expected to demonstrate that they-
 Know conceptual and analytical fundamentals of classical and modern physics as well as electricity, magnetism, and thermodynamics.
 Can succeed in their transfer institution.