241 Syllabus
PHY 241 is the third part of a four-semester sequence in introductory
physics offered to engineering and other science and pre-professional
majors who have the appropriate background in mathematics and physics.
The prerequisite for PHY 241 is PHY 131. Differential and integral
calculus will be used regularly throughout the course.
PHY 241 covers the subjects of thermodynamics and kinetic theory,
physical and wave optics, photons and matter waves, and concludes
with an introduction to solid state physics and relativity. A detailed
list of topics can be found on the lecture schedule which accompanies this
syllabus.
The recommended textbook is University Physics with Modern Physics, by Young and Freedman,
Thirteenth Edition, (Addison Wesley, 2012), but many other choices are
possible. See our Textbook Options webpage
for more information. Reading assignments are
keyed to this textbook. At the bookstore, the textbook should come packaged
with Mastering
Physics. Mastering Physics is required. If you buy a used textbook, then
you must buy Mastering Physics separately; it is available online at the
Mastering Physics web site and also at the
ASU bookstore. Also required is a Turning Point
transmitter (available at the bookstore) or Turning Point ResponseWare software.
The text of the syllabus is also available as a pdf file.
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