PHYS 282 — General Physics II Lecture
This calculus-based course covers thermodynamics and electromagnetism. The course begins with a discussion of temperature and heat and a description of ideal gases using the kinetic theory and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. A connection between microscopic and macroscopic states is emphasized. The zeroth, first, and second laws of thermodynamics and entropy are discussed as well as their connection to thermodynamic cycles and engines. The second portion of the course deals with electricity and magnetism, including electrostatics, Gauss's law, magnetostatics, Ampere's law, the Biot Savart law, circuit analysis and Kirchhoff's rules, electromagnetic induction and Faraday's law, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves.