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.
1121: Physics Laboratory I
Cr. 1. (0-3). For natural science majors. Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 1321. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both PHYS 1121;1122 and either PHYS 1112;2113 or PHYS 1101;1102. Experiments in mechanics, wave motion, and error theory.
1122: Physics Laboratory II
Cr. 1. (0-3). For natural science majors. Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 1322. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for PHYS 1121;1122 and either PHYS 1112;2113 or PHYS 1101;1102. Experiments in thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism and optics.
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 1311. 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 1311. 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 and engineering majors. Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1432. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for PHYS 1321 and either PHYS 1311, PHYS 2411 or PHYS 1301. Mechanics of one- and two-dimensional motion, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotational dynamics and kinematics, statics, oscillations, and waves.
1322: University Physics II
Cr. 3. (3-1). Primarily for science and engineering majors. Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2433. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for PHYS 1322 and either PHYS 1312, PHYS 2313, PHYS 2412 or PHYS 1302. Thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, and modern physics.
2340: Science of Sound
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1310 or consent of instructor. May not apply to a degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or as natural science core curriculum course. Sound wave propagation relevant to the dynamics of normal speech and hearing.
3110: Seminar in Advanced Laboratory Analysis
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1122 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 1122, 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 3315 and MATH 3331 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 3331 and 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 3331. 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.
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 1122 or consent of instructor. Electronic circuits and devices with applications to scientific research.
4350: Computational Physics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 3315, MATH 3331, and COSC 1410. Simulation of classical and quantum mechanical problems on digital computers using numerical and Monte Carlo techniques.
4356: Introduction to Particle Physics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: PHYS 3316. Basic building blocks of matter, quarks and leptons, and their interactions; symmetry principles, such as discrete symmetries (C, P and T) and flavor symmetries based on the SU(N) groups; violation of some of the symmetries, such as parity symmetry in weak interactions. Phenomenology will be summarized in the framework of the Standard Model.
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.
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