1101;1102: General Physics
Laboratory I, II
Cr.
1 per semester. (0-3). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent
enrollment in PHYS 1301;1302. Credit may not be applied toward
degree for both PHYS 1101;1102 and 1112;2113. Selected experiments
in elementary physics.
1110: Introductory Physics Seminar
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite:
Credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1431. Orientation
for physics majors. Readings and discussions on modern concepts
in physics.
1112: Physics Laboratory I (formerly 1111)
Cr. 1. (0-3).
For science and engineering majors. Prerequisite:
PHYS 1321. Credit may not be applied
toward a degree for both PHYS 1112;
2113 and
1101;
1102. Experiments
in mechanics, wave motion, error theory, and electron ballistics.
1301;1302: Introductory
General Physics
Cr. 3 per semester.
(3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1330
or equivalent. Primarily for majors other than physics, mathematics, and engineering.
Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both
PHYS 1301:
1302 and
1321:
1322.
Elementary principles of mechanics, heat, electromagnetism, and
modern physics.
1305: Introductory Astronomy--The Solar System
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in
MATH 1310 or
MATH 1315.
Introduction to history and development of astronomy from pre-Greek
times through the modern eras. Kepler's laws, Newton's
laws, recent experimental results from planetary and interplanetary
probes, origin and evolution theories for the solar system.
1306: Introductory Astronomy--Stellar and Galactic Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment
in MATH 1310 or
MATH 1315.
Introduction to optics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and current
astrophysical measurement techniques; stellar structure and evolution;
galactic structure and evolution; cosmology.
1321: University Physics I
Cr. 3. (3-1).
Primarily for science, mathematics, and engineering majors.
Prerequisite:
MATH 1431.
Credit may not be applied toward a
degree for both
1311 and
2411 or
1301.
Mechanics -- 1-d and 2-d motion, dynamics, energy, momentum,
rotational dynamics and kinematics, statics, oscillations,
and waves.
1322: University Physics II
Cr. 3. (3-1).
Primarily for science, mathematics, and engineering majors.
Prerequisite: MATH 1432.
Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both
1322 and
1312,
2313 or
1302.
Thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves and optics.
2113: Physics Laboratory II (formerly 2112)
Cr. 1. (0-3).
Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in
PHYS 1322.
For science and engineering majors. Credit may not be applied
toward a degree for both
PHYS 1112;
2113 and
1101;
1102. Basic electronics,
including sinusoidal and nonsinusoidal wave forms in circuits
and active devices.
3110: Seminar in Advanced Laboratory Analysis
Cr. 1. (1-0).
Prerequisites: PHYS 2113 and
PHYS 1322. May not be repeated for
credit. A lecture course to accompany the advanced physics laboratory.
Lectures in systemic and random error analysis, basic mechanical
and electrical measurement techniques, elementary circuit analysis,
graphical and computer analysis of data and general principles
of experimental and laboratory technique.
3111: Advanced Laboratory
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites:
PHYS 2113,
PHYS 1322 and credit for or concurrent enrollment
in PHYS 3110 and
3315. May be repeated once for credit. Measurement
of c, e, e/m, h/e, G, g; contemporary experiments in microwave
and optical diffraction and interference, optical fibers, ESR,
and temperature dependent properties of conductors.
3112: Modern Optics
Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisites: Credit
for or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3312. Experiments
in geometric optics, interference, diffraction, polarization,
holography, Fourier transform optics, graded-index optics, and
nonlinear optics.
3305: Introduction to Astrophysics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1301 and
1302, or
1322 or consent of instructor. Experimental
techniques; stellar structure and evolution; galactic astronomy
and cosmology; space research with emphasis on the most recent
results from interplanetary spacecraft.
3309: Intermediate Mechanics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MATH 3431 and credit for or
concurrent enrollment in PHYS 1322.
Particle and rigid body dynamics, moving coordinates, variational
principles, Lagrange and Hamilton's formalisms, small oscillations,
mechanics of continuous media.
3312: Modern Optics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1322
or, with consent of instructor,
PHYS 1302 and
MATH 2433. Geometric
optics, optical instruments, electromagnetic waves, interference,
diffraction, polarization, lasers, holography, Fourier transform
optics, and nonlinear optics.
3315;3316: Modern Physics I
and II
Cr. 3 per semester.
(3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1301 and
1302, or
PHYS 1322, and credit
for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3431.
The fundamental concepts
of quantum physics and relativity. Applications to atomic structure
and spectra, black body radiation, solid state physics, and nuclei.
3327: Thermal Physics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:
PHYS 3309.
The laws of thermodynamics, elementary probability theory,
kinetics and Brownian motion, equilibrium statistical mechanics
of ideal systems; statistical origins of heat, temperature, and
entropy are stressed.
3378: Introduction to Atmospheric Science (formerly
1378) (also GEOL 3378)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites:
MATH 1310 and
CHEM 1301
or 1331 or
GEOL 1330 or
PHYS 1301 or
1322. The earth's
atmosphere with emphasis on the properties of air, the structure
of the atmosphere, the development of storms, and the fundamentals
of global climate patterns. Use of weather maps and diagrams will
be emphasized.
3396-4396:
Senior Research Project
Cr. 3 per semester.
Prerequisite: approval of chair. Directed research project culminating
in a departmentally approved report.
3399-4399:
Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite:
approval of chair.
4198:4298:
4398:4498: Special Problems
Cr. 1-4 per semester
or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
4321;4322: Intermediate
Electromagnetic Theory
Cr. 3 per
semester. (3-0). Prerequisites:
PHYS 1322 and
MATH 3363. Electrostatics,
magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, solutions of Maxwell's
equation for unbounded and bounded problems, radiation, and special
relativity.
4337: Introduction to Solid State Physics
Cr. 3. (3-0).
Prerequisites: PHYS 1322 and
3315; or consent of instructor. Lattices,
reciprocal lattice and diffraction; thermal and elastic properties;
cohesive energy of solids; electrons in metals; semiconductors;
superconductivity; magnetism.
4350: Computational Physics
Cr. 3.
(3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 3315,
MATH 3431, and
COSC 1410. Simulation of classical
and quantum mechanical problems on digital computers using numerical
and Monte Carlo techniques.
4397: Selected Topics in Physics
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0).
Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of instructor. May
be repeated for credit when topics vary. Such topics as solid
state, nuclear, theoretical, and space physics.
4421: Electronic Devices and Their Applications
Cr. 4.
(3-3). Prerequisite: PHYS 2113
or consent of instructor. Electronic
circuits and devices with applications to scientific research.
5311: Physics for High School Teachers I
Cr. 3. (2-2).
Prerequisite: certification in physics or physical science. May
not apply toward a degree in the College of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics. Kinematics and dynamics of motion in one and two
dimensions, rotational motion, energy and heat.
5312: Physics for High School Teachers II
Cr. 3. (2-2).
Prerequisite: PHYS 5311. May not apply toward a degree in the
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Electricity, magnetism,
waves, and optics.
5397: Selected Topics in Physics for High School
Teachers
Cr.
3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of instructor and certification
in physics or physical science. May not be applied toward a degree
in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. May be repeated
for credit when topics vary. Modern topics in atomic, nuclear,
solid state or space physics. Application of modern technology
to teaching high school physics.