A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS

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PHYSICS 248

Course Description

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

Prerequisites

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

Satisfies

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

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.83

13.68% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.65% from Historical

A Rate

73.58%

79.34% from Historical

Class Size

18.05% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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