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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHY 252 - General Physics II

Class: 3 Lab: 3 Clinical: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 4

Prerequisite(s): MAT 272  and PHY 251  Minimum grade C
Corequisite(s): None
This course uses calculus-based mathematical models to introduce the fundamental concepts that describe the physical world. Topics include electrostatic forces, electric fields, electric potentials, direct-current circuits, magnetostatic forces, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, alternating-current circuits, and light. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles involved and display analytical problem-solving ability for the topics covered. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Natural Science. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.
Offered: Spring