PHYS 1213
A one credit hour course, PHYS 1213 is offered in the Spring semester.  The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in topics not covered in our introductory sequences (PHYS 1211-2, 1111-2) but which are of interest to many students with varied goals; in particular, we have in mind premedical and predental majors, majors in the biological sciences, and chemistry majors.  The course, described below, will cover topics which were taught in our one-year sequence under the quarter system but which had to be eliminated when transition to the semester system was made because of time constraints.  Although PHYS 1111-2 will be allowed for satisfying prerequisite/corequisite requirements, prospective students should be aware that the course will be taught at the PHYS 1211-2 level using calculus.  The course is graded S/U and exams are all take-home, open-book exams.

Although this course is designed to help premedical students do better on their MCAT exams, it is not intended as an MCAT review.  Rather than review all of physics, topics not previously covered will be introduced (as explained above).  Of course, this necessarily entails using principles from earlier courses so, in that sense, the course is a review. 

The textbook will be the same as the book used for PHYS 1211-2, the 6th edition of Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway and Beichner.  It is important that the "with modern physics" version of the text be obtained.  A student who already has the version without modern physics (Chapters 1-39 only), may purchase a supplement containing the modern physics chapters (40-46).  A significant amount of material for the course will come from earlier chapters, so the supplement alone will not suffice.

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  1. TITLES
    Course Title: Selected Topics in Physics for Bioscience Students
    Course Computer Title: BIOSCIENCE PHYSICS
  2. COURSE DESCRIPTION 
    Topics will include fluid statics and dynamics, sound, thermodynamics, special relativity, quantum and nuclear physics, including radioactivity.
  3. GRADING SYSTEM
    S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
  4. CREDIT HOURS AND LECTURE/LAB/DISCUSSION HOURS
    Credit Hours 1
    Lecture Hours 1
  5. REPEAT POLICY
    Course cannot be repeated for credit
  6. REQUIRED PREREQUISITES
    PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L
  7. PREREQUISITE OR COREQUISITE COURSES
    PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 1212-1212L
  8. PRIMARY DELIVERY MECHANISM
    Lecture
  9. COURSE WILL BE OFFERED
    annually, Spring semester
  10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE SYLLABUS

    COURSE OBJECTIVES OR EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The objectives of the course are for the student to be exposed to additional topics in introductory physics not included in the
existing two-semester sequences (PHYS 1111-1111L, PHYS 1112-1112L and PHYS 1211-1211L, PHYS 1212-1212L).

    TOPICAL OUTLINE

    Possible topics include:
1. Fluid statics and dynamics
2. Sound and waves
3. Theory of special relativity, particularly as background for understanding nuclear radioactivity
4. Introductory quantum physics
5. Introductory nuclear physics, radioactivity, nuclear fission and fusion

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