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Phy 101: Introductory Physics 4 credits

Kinematics, dynamics, statics, and conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, rotational motion, hydrostatics, introduction to thermal physics. Lecture and lab.

Corequisite: Ma 111.

Sec Days Time Room
1MWF1:00–1:50Sc 22

Phy 102: Intermediate Physics 4 credits

Rotation, wave motion, fluids, heat, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism and optics. Lecture and lab.

Prerequisite: Phy 101.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 191: Introductory Physics Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 101.

Sec Days Time Room
1TH1:00–2:50Sc 20
2TH3:00–4:50Sc 20

Phy 192: Intermediate Physics Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 102.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 201: General Physics I 4 credits

Mechanics (including forces, kinematics, dynamics, rotational motion, fluids and wave motion) and thermodynamics. Lecture and lab.

Corequisite: Ma 135.

Sec Days Time Room
1MWF9:00–9:50Sc 22

Phy 202: General Physics II 5 credits

Electricity and magnetism including capacitance, resistance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic induction, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, properties of light, optical images, interference and diffraction. Lecture and lab.

Prerequisite: Phy 201.

Corequisite: Ma 136.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 291: General Physics I Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 201.

Sec Days Time Room
1T9:00–10:50Sc 20
2TH9:00–10:50Sc 20

Phy 292: General Physics II Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 202.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 303: Experimental Physics 2 credits

Methods of experimental and computational physics. Numerical modeling, advanced experimental design and data analysis, and problems in computational physics. Focus on scientific writing, presentations, and the professional scientific process.

Prerequisite: Phy 202.

Sec Days Time Room
1WF1:00–2:50Sc 20

Phy 308: Electromagnetics 3 credits

Electrostatics, Magnetostatics, and Electrodynamics. Employing multivariable vector calculus techniques for Electromagnetic Laws in cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. Maxwell's equations applied to electromagnetic wave propagation. Applications in engineering.

Prerequisites: Phy 202, Ma 235.

Sec Days Time Room
1MWF9:00–9:50Sc 11

Phy 356: Mechanics I 3 credits

History of the development of mechanics, vector analysis, Newtonian mechanics, oscillatory motion, noninertial motion and celestial mechanics. Problem solving is emphasized.

Prerequisites: Phy 202, Ma 235.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 357: Mechanics II 3 credits

Rotational dynamics, dynamics of systems, rocket physics, mechanics of rigid bodies, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics and oscillating systems. Problem solving is emphasized. Lecture and lab.

Prerequisite: Phy 356.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 397: Mechanics II Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 357.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 402: Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics 3 credits

Collisional and transport properties of gases; conservation of energy; ideal gas energetics; enthalpy, entropy, and free energy calculations; statistical mechanics; heat engines.

Prerequisites: Phy 202, Ma 235.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 403: Optics 3 credits

Geometrical and physical optics for understanding theoretical and practical aspects of modern optical technology. Lecture and lab.

Prerequisite: Phy 202.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 408: Modern Physics 3 credits

Historical development of Modern Physics beginning with special relativity, including important topics from quantum physics, atomic structure and models, the hydrogen atom, molecules, solids, nuclear physics, lasers, elementary particles, statistical mechanics, astrophysics, cosmology, etc. Lecture and lab.

Prerequisite: Phy 202.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 409: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I 3 credits

Review of the history of Quantum Theory. The uncertainty principle, the Schrodinger equation, the free particle, square well potentials, harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum and other selected wave mechanics problems.

Prerequisites: Phy 202, Ma 235.

Sec Days Time Room
1TTH1:00–2:15Sc 142

Phy 410: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II 3 credits

Many-particle quantum physics, electric and magnetic field effects, perturbation theory and the variational principle, band theory of solids, and applied computational techniques. Special topics including quantum technologies.

Prerequisite: Phy 409.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 488: Modern Physics Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 408.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 490: Research in Physics I 2 credits

Development of research proposal for original experimental or computational research project.

Prerequisites: Minimum 6 credits physics 300/400-level.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 493: Optics Lab 0 credits

Corequisite: Phy 403.

This course is not offered this academic year.

Phy 497: Research in Physics II 2 credits

Implementation and reporting for proposal developed in Phy 490.

Prerequisite: Phy 490.

Sec Days Time Room
1M1:00–1:50Sc 21

Phy 498: Advanced Research in Physics I 4 credits

Full-time research project chosen in consultation with faculty. Resreach culminates in a journal-style paper and an oral presentation. Successful completion of Phy 498 can substitute for both Phy 490 and Phy 497.

No sections offered in the fall semester…

Phy 499: Advanced Research in Physics II 4 credits

Full-time research culminates in both a journal-style paper and an oral presentation.

Prerequisite: Phy 498.

This course is not offered this academic year.