Physics 5C "Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics," 5 units.
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 5A. Electrostatics in vacuum and in water. Electricity, circuits, magnetism, quantum, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, with applications to biological and biochemical systems. P/NP or letter grading.
The topics covered in this class and approximate schedules are listed below. Chapters listed are from University Physics for the Life Sciences, Update Edition by Knight.
| Week | Chapter(s) | Topics covered | Optional sections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Electric fields and forces | |
| 2 | 21 | Electric potential | 21.4 Calculating the electric potential |
| 3 | 22 | Current and resistance | |
| 4 | 23 | Circuits | |
| 5 | 24 | Magnetic field and forces | |
| 6 | 25 | Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic waves | |
| 7 | 26 | Alternating current | 26.3 Household electricity, 26.4 Biological effects and safety, 26.5 Capacitor circuits, 26.6 Inductors and inductor circuits |
| 8 | 28 | Quantum physics | (Skip chapter 27 on Relativity), 28.7 The uncertainty principles, 28.8 Applications and implications of quantum theory |
| 9 | 29 | Atoms and molecules | 29.5 The quantum-mechanical hydrogen atom, 29.6 Multielectron atoms, 29.9 Stimulated emission and lasers |
| 10 | 30 | Nuclear physics and radioactivity | 30.7 The ultimate building block of matter |