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PHYS 2214

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

For majors in engineering (including bio-, civil, and environmental engineering), computer and information science, physics, earth and atmospheric science, and other physical and biological sciences who wish to understand the oscillation, wave, and quantum phenomena behind everyday experiences and modern technology including scientific/medical instrumentation. Covers the physics of oscillations and wave phenomena, including driven oscillations and resonance, mechanical waves, sound waves, electromagnetic waves, standing waves, Doppler effect, polarization, wave reflection and transmission, interference, diffraction, geometric optics and optical instruments, wave properties of particles, particles in potential wells, light emission and absorption, and quantum tunneling. With applications to phenomena and measurement technologies in engineering, the physical sciences, and biological sciences.  Some familiarity with differential equations, complex representation of sinusoids, and Fourier analysis is desirable but not essential. As with PHYS 1112 and PHYS 2213, pre-class preparation involves reading notes and/or watching videos, and in-class activities focus on problem solving, demonstrations, and applications.

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Permission Note Primarily for: students of Engineering, Physics, and Physical Sciences and related disciplines.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHYS 2213 (or strong performance in PHYS 2208), plus vector calculus at the level of one of the following: MATH 1920, MATH 2220, or MATH 2240.
Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both PHYS 2214 and PHYS 2218.

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG)

Comments Recommended prerequisite: MATH 2930. 

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3457 PHYS 2214   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  • For Physics course enrollment help, please see: https://physics.cornell.edu/enrollment-guide.

  •  3458 PHYS 2214   LEC 002

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  • For Physics course enrollment help, please see: https://physics.cornell.edu/enrollment-guide.

  •  3464 PHYS 2214   DIS 201

    • WF
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  •  3465 PHYS 2214   DIS 202

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  •  3466 PHYS 2214   DIS 203

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  •  3467 PHYS 2214   DIS 204

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  9306 PHYS 2214   DIS 205

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  •  3468 PHYS 2214   DIS 206

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  •  3459 PHYS 2214   LAB 401

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3460 PHYS 2214   LAB 402

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  9307 PHYS 2214   LAB 403

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D

  •  3461 PHYS 2214   LAB 404

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  •  3462 PHYS 2214   LAB 405

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3463 PHYS 2214   LAB 406

    • R
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Ralph, D