This course addresses the following subset of departmental learning outcomes:

(A) Physics students should have an in-depth understanding of the basic subject areas of physics.

These are:

(1) Classical physics

(ii) Thermodynamics

(iii) Electromagnetism

(B) Physics students should have an in-depth understanding of the concepts and methods of physics and their application to solving problems. These are:

(1) The ability to explain and describe scientific concepts and phenomena both orally and using the written word.

(2) The ability to solve problems. This entails learning how to:

(i) Break a problem into component parts.

(ii) Choose the pertinent physical principles involved.

(iii) Make appropriate approximations.

(iv) Recognize if a result is reasonable or not.

(v) Translate verbal information into mathematical form.

(3) Familiarity with and facility in the use of visual techniques (graphs etc.) to describe, explain, and interpret physical phenomena.

(4) Familiarity with and facility in experimental technique. This entails learning how to:

(i) Follow written directions.

(ii) Analyze experimental results.

(iv) Determine whether an experimental design is "good" or "bad".

(v) Use sophisticated equipment.

(5) Familiarity with and facility in the use of computers and modern computing

techniques for:

(i) Analysis of data.

(ii) Numerical solution of problems.

(iii) Interfacing with experiments.