Course Overview
This is an introductory physics course with an emphasis on applications to electroneurophysiology. The course will cover the topics of measurement (including graphing, data reporting, and unit conversion), scalars and vectors and their applications to forces (including vector components with Cartesian and oblique axes), and an introduction to electricity as a foundation for applications in electroneurophysiology. The capacitor and resistor will be introduced and basic DC circuit analysis will be presented.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
2.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Perform standard plotting of data, including correct nomenclature, clear labelling of axis, and the interpretation of fit parameters used to model the data.
- Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities.
- Define the components of a vector using both Cartesian and oblique axes.
- State the properties of charge.
- Calculate, using Coulomb’s law, the force acting between two or more charges.
- Describe the concepts of electric field and electric potential and state the relationship between the two.
- Apply the concept of electric field lines and equipotential surfaces to visualize the fields around conductors.
- Determine the electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor.
Effective as of Fall 2012
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