The PHYS1186 course covers the following topics: electric fields, electric force, electric potential, electric potential energy, resistivity, temperature coefficient of resistance, magnetism, electromagnetic field, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic induction, transformer voltage, transformer current, transformer efficiency, wave theory, wave equation, wave reflection, index of refraction, Snell's law, critical angle, total internal reflection, interference, diffraction, polarization, Brewster's law, quantum energy levels, photon energy, electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic line spectra, the Compton effect, and solid state physics.