101 PHYSICS ANALYSIS (4) F,W,S
Prereq: MATH 107 or higher. In-depth analysis of physical phenomena such as the motion of objects and conditions for equilibrium; development and application of conceptual models that account for observations and have predictive power. Instruction seeks to actively engage students in scientific reasoning. Lab.
102 PHYSICS AND SOCIETY (3)
Prereq: MATH 107 or higher. Exploration of the relationships between basic physics concepts and broader social issues such as the generation of energy or global climate change; using scientific evidence to judge claims and construct arguments.
104 PHYSICS APPLICATIONS (4)
Prereq: MATH 107 or higher. A study of physics as a human endeavor to understand everyday phenomena and the development of technology; exploration of basic concepts from physics relevant to phenomena such as weather, music or sports; investigation of the effects of technology and the causes of disasters; new advances in applied physics. Lab.
114 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I (5) F,W
Prereq: MATH 115. Kinematics and dynamics of particles; force, momentum, energy; rotational dynamics and equilibrium; gravity and oscillations. Recommended for students in science and pre-professional programs not requiring physics with calculus.
115 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II (5) W,S
Prereq: PHYS 114. Fluids, kinetic theory, heat and thermodynamics, principles of electricity and magnetism. Lab.
116 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS III (5) S
Prereq: PHYS 115. Waves and sound, geometrical and physical optics, relativity and modern physics. Lab.
121 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I (4) F,W
Prereq or co-req: MATH 124 or 134; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 131 (lab) required for physics majors. Kinematics and dynamics of particles; work and energy; gravitation; collisions and conservation of momentum.
122 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II (4) W,S
Prereq: PHYS 121; MATH 124 or 134; pre- or co-req: MATH 125; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 132 (lab) required for physics majors. Rotational kinematics and dy-namics; oscillations; fluid statics and dynamics; thermodynamics.
123 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM (4) F,S
Prereq: PHYS 122; MATH 125 or 135; pre- or co-req MATH 224; concurrent enrollment in ?PHYS 133 (lab) required for physics majors. Electrostatics; magnetic fields of steady currents; time-varying electric and magnetic fields; DC and AC circuits; electromagnetic waves.
131 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I LAB (1) F,W
Prereq: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 121.
132 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II LAB (1) W,S
Prereq: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 122.
133 E AND M LABORATORY (1) F,S
Prereq: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 123.
190 EXPLORING PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (1) W
Co-req: PHYS 121 or PHYS 122. Seminar for students interested in majoring in physics. Current topics and trends in physics, with emphasis on researc opportunities for undergraduates.
201 THE SCIENCE OF SOUND (3) S
Prereq: one quarter of college-level physics; not intended for BS physics majors. Basic principles needed to understand the production, transmission and detection of sound waves; standing and complex waves; decibels; hearing and psychoacoustics; musical and room acoustics. Lab.
219 PRINICIPLES OF RELATIVITY (3) F
Prereq: MATH 124 or 134 (or concurrent). The unity of space and time; inertial and accelerated reference frames; time dilation, length contraction and relativity paradoxes; relativistic energy and momentum; introduction to gravity.
223 WAVES AND OPTICS (3) F
Prereq: PHYS 123; MATH 224; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 233 (lab) required for physics majors. Waves in elastic media, superposition, interference and stand-ing waves; sound waves; electromagnetic waves; reflection, refraction and polarization of light; geometrical optics; interference and diffraction of light; special relativ-ity.
224 MODERN PHYSICS I (4) W
Prereq: PHYS 223. Quantization of charge, light, and energy; nuclear atom; wavelike properties of particles; Schrödinger equation; atomic physics; nuclear physics.
225 MODERN PHYSICS II (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 224. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics; molecular structure and spectra; solid state physics; nuclear reactions and applications; particle physics.
233 WAVES AND OPTICS LABORATORY (1) F
Prereq: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 223.
297 INTRO TO BIOPHYSICS (3) W
Elementary concepts of physics applied to biological systems and/or medicine, including physical processes at the cellular level including forces, energy, diffusion, electricity and magnetism, particle interaction, and imaging.
Prereq: 1-Year Calculus Physics.
322 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS (4) W
Prereq: PHYS 123. Principles of DC and AC circuit theory; diodes; bipolar and FET transistors; amplifiers; SCRs; test equipment; transducers; AM and FM modula-tion. Lab.
323 ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (4) S
Prereq: PHYS 322. Operational amplifiers; active filters; Boolean algebra; digital circuitry and signal processing; interfacing science experiments to personal com-puters; Labview programming. Lab.
326 TOOLS AND DATA ANALYSIS (2) F
Prereq: PHYS 224, 233; MATH 203, 224. Introduction to error analysis and data handling in physics using Excel and other computer programs. Lecture and computer lab. S/U grading.
335 STATISTICAL AND THERMAL PHYSICS I (3) W
Prereq: PHYS 225, MATH 224. Statistical description of physical systems; foundations of macroscopic thermodynamics; laws of thermodynamics; Maxwell relations; statistical ensemble theory.
336 STATISTICAL AND THERMAL PHYSICS II (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 335. Applications of ensemble theory; quantum statistics; systems of interacting particles; low temperature magnetism.
339 OPTICS (3) F
Prereq: PHYS 223; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 349 (lab) required for physics majors. Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; lenses and aber-rations; optical instruments; interference and interferometers; diffraction; polarization.
349 OPTICS LABORATORY (1) F
Prereq: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 339.
363 CLASSICAL MECHANICS (4) F
Prereq: PHYS 122, MATH 303. Newtonian mechanics; general motion of a particle in three dimensions; Langrangian mechanics; canonical coordinates; particle systems and rigid bodies; gravitation and Newtonian cosmology; nonlinear mechanics and chaos.
368 ELECTROMAGNETISM I (4) W
Prereq: PHYS 225, MATH 203, 224. Vector calculus, Green’s and Stokes’ theorems; static electric and magnetic field laws; boundary-value problems; Lorentz force; polarization and magnetization in materials.
369 ELECTROMAGNETISM II (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 368; MATH 303. Electrodynamics; Maxwell’s equations; plane electromagnetic waves in free space; dielectrics and conductors; reflection and refraction at a plane boundary; electromagnetic radiation; relativistic dynamics.
391 JUNIOR LAB I (2) W
Prereq: PHYS 225, 322, 326. Selected experiments in atomic physics and nuclear physics.
392 JUNIOR LAB II (2) S
Prereq: PHYS 391. Selected experiments in condensed matter physics and materials science. Topics in error analysis (co-variance, distributions, curve fitting).
397 INTRO TO PLANETARY SCIENCE (3) W
Survey of the theory of solar system and planet formation, including planetary structure and dynamics, composition, atmospheres, and evolution.
Prereq: 1-Year Calculus Physics.
419 PROFESSIONAL WRITING FOR PHYSICISTS (3) F
Prereq: one year of college-level physics. Consult instructor prior to enrollment. Presentation of scientific research in written form; abstracts, project reports, and documentation; elements of successful posters; proposals and professional critique. Writing proficiency course.
455 QUANTUM MECHANICS I (3) F
Prereq: PHYS 225, 363; MATH 303. Review of the Schrodinger equation with applications to simple potentials, introduction to Dirac notation, generalized function spaces, and general uncertainty relations. The Schrodinger equation in three dimensions, including the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, and spin. Introduction to identical particles.
456 QUANTUM MECHANICS II (3) W
Prereq: PHYS 455. Introduction to perturbation theory (including time independent, degenerate, and time dependent), the variational principle and WKB approxima-tions. Introduction to scattering theory. Special topics such as Bell’s theorem, relativistic quantum mechanics.
472 ELEMENTARY PARTICLES (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 368, 456. Fermions and bosons; conservation laws (charge, parity and time invariance); electromagnetic, weak and hadronic interactions; gauge theo-ries; electroweak theory; quarks, mesons, and baryons.
475 PHYSICS OF SOLIDS AND MATERIALS I (3) W
Prereq: PHYS 255 or permission of instructor. Structure and properties of materials including crystallography, symmetry, bonding-related properties, electronic struc-ture, phase diagrams, surfaces, semiconductors, metals.
476 PHYSICS OF SOLIDS AND MATERIALS II (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 475. Application and investigation of materials including amorphous, liquid crystal, magnetic, porous and novel materials, lasers, photo detectors, optical fibers, microscopy, spectroscopy.
485 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS (3) F
Prereq: MATH 203, 224. Fourier transforms; Laplace transforms; orthogonal functions and boundary value problems; series expansions; rotations and tensors; com-plex integration.
486 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS (3) S
Prereq: PHYS 363; MATH 303. Introduction to methods of solving physics problems with computers. Topics include molecular dynamics, electronic states, calculation of classical electromagnetic fields and orbits, and Monte Carlo methods applied to statistical mechanics and quantum systems.
491 SENIOR PROJECT IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS (1-3) F,W,S
Prereq: PHYS 391; senior status in physics; permission of instructor required. Individual experimental physics projects under supervision. The experimental physics project may be an extension of a summer research project carried out at another institution. Oral presentation and written paper with drafts required. Repeatable for credit. S/U grading. Writing proficiency course.
492 SENIOR PROJECT IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS (1-3) F,W,S
Prereq: PHYS 363, 368; senior status in physics; permission of instructor required. Individual theoretical physics projects under supervision. The theoretical physics project may be an extension of a summer research project carried out at another institution. Oral presentation and written paper with drafts required. Repeatable for credit. S/U grading. Writing proficiency course.
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