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PHY 1084 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: PHY 107 or PHY 117 . Co-Requisite: MTH 141 or MTH 136 and MTH 137
PHY 108: General Physics II
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- From the catalog
- A calculus based introductory course primarily for chemistry, engineering, and physics majors. Covers the electric field, Gauss’ law, electric potential, capacitance, DC circuits, RC circuits, magnetic field, Faraday’s law, inductance, LR circuits, AC circuits, and Maxwell’s equations. This course satisfies 4 credits as required by different majors and also 4 credits (out of the mandated 7 credits total) of UB’s Science Literacy and Inquiry general education requirement sequence.
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- 2.6 out of 5 stars2.6from 208 ratings
- Taught by
- Benedict Harris
- Department
- Physics
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