A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS

PHYSICS 248

Course Description

Continuation ofPHYSICS 247. Electromagnetism, circuits, optics, additional topics in modern physics; with computation.

Prerequisties

PHYSICS 247 and (MATH 234 or concurrent enrollment or MATH 376 or concurrent enrollment)

Satisfies

PHYSICS 361 , BME/MEDPHYS 535 , GEOSCI/GLE 594 , PHYSICS 104 , PHYSICS 325 , ECE/PHYSICS 235 , PHYSICS 205 , BME/MEDPHYS 578 , PHYSICS 311 , ECE 377 , MEDPHYS/PHYSICS 265 , ATMOCN 640 , NEURODPT/NTP 640 , SOILSCI 622 , BME/MEDPHYS 568 , PHYSICS 322 , CHEM 562 , CIVENGR 496 , PHYSICS 321 , ATMOCN 330 , ATMOCN 630 , PHYSICS 623 , ECE 230 , BME/MEDPHYS/PHMCOL-M/PHYSICS/RADIOL 619 , CIVENGR 497 , NEURODPT/NTP 610 , PHYSICS 202 , PHYSICS 301 , PHYSICS 249 , ATMOCN 310 , MS&E 456 , PHYSICS 208 , ECE 376 , CIVENGR/M&ENVTOX/SOILSCI 631 , CHEM 524 , ATMOCN 610 , PHYSICS 241 , BME 310 , BME 651 , PHYSICS 307 , ECE 222 , ECE 220 , and ME 376

Credits

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average

3.75

12.32% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.83% from Historical

A Rate

50%

28.62% from Historical

Class Size

-50.5% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Yibin Pan

[email protected]

2.5

Rating

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