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-==== Physics 7B ==== +=== Physics 7BThermodynamics,​ Electricity,​ and Magnetism ===
-=== Thermodynamics,​ Electricity,​ and Magnetism ===+
 The second introductory physics course, and the last for most engineers. This class starts with the essential concepts of thermodynamics,​ such ideal gases, basic statistical physics, thermodynamic processes, heat transfer, entropy, and cycles. The rest of the course dives into electricity and magnetism, usually ending with AC currents and LRC circuits. \\ The second introductory physics course, and the last for most engineers. This class starts with the essential concepts of thermodynamics,​ such ideal gases, basic statistical physics, thermodynamic processes, heat transfer, entropy, and cycles. The rest of the course dives into electricity and magnetism, usually ending with AC currents and LRC circuits. \\
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 **Textbook** **Textbook**
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 Continuing upon 7A, the text is the second volume of Giancoli, and with it, the glorious MasteringPhysics®. Continuing upon 7A, the text is the second volume of Giancoli, and with it, the glorious MasteringPhysics®.
-=== Honors ===+=== Physics 5B: (Honors) Introductory Electromagnetism,​ Waves, and Optics ​=== 
 +Physics 5B is the second, and arguably the most demanding course of the introductory honors physics sequence. The course follows Edward Purcell'​s //​Electricity and Magnetism// (reworked second edition in SI units, with problems by David Morin), a text notorious for its difficult problems. The course starts with electrostatics,​ Gauss'​s law, and a review of multivariable calculus, before transitioning to magnetism, circuits, and electromagnetic induction. In this process, the class introduces and develops the four Maxwell equations, before applying them to optics. At that point, the course transitions to Charles Bennett'​s //​Principles of Physical Optics//, whose problems are easier but still rather tedious, and concludes with a mixture of geometric and wave optics. 
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 +As mentioned earlier, Purcell problems are extremely difficult, and in some cases the instructor may choose to assign even more difficult problems (as when 5B was taught for the first time, by Irfan Siddiqi). Problem sets can take anywhere from 6-16 hours to complete---you should definitely be wary of taking more than one other technical course unless you **//​really//​** know what you're doing. Overall, 5B is rather painful to take, but it helps to build up a mathematical and conceptual maturity that will help you succeed in upper-division physics courses. 
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 +Past instructors:​ Irfan Siddiqi, Matt Pyle 
 +=== Physics 5BL: Introduction to Experimental Physics I === 
 +The lecture class is only three units, because it is complemented by the two-unit lab course 5BL. These labs cover a wide range of topics, such as measuring sound resonance in a tube, torsion pendula (by far the most tedious), and circuits, which are not necessarily related to the contents of 5B itself. The labs heavily stress proper data collection, analysis, and presentation in lab reports, and routinely take almost as much time as the lecture course itself. Labs proceed from very simple "intro labs" along the lines of the closed-form 7-series lab activities, before proceeding to Tier 2 exercises in which lab groups can set major features of the experimental design for themselves. Many times, these labs take as much time as the lecture course problem sets---no mean feat considering how difficult those were.  
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 +Past instructors:​ Amin Jazaeri
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