Physics Courses

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This course is the laboratory that accompanies .

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This course is the laboratory that accompanies .

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This Algebra-based course is a study of mechanics, gravitation, fluids, heat, and thermal properties of matter.

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This Algebra-based course is a study of waves and wave properties, sound, fundamentals of electricity and magnetism, properties of light, optics.

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This course is the laboratory that accompanies .

Cross Listed Courses: PHYS 2305

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This course is the laboratory that accompanies .

Cross Listed Courses: PHYS 2306

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This one hour lab accompanies , Physical Science. Students will use the lab to apply the concepts presented in the lecture. This lab is designed for non-science majors.

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This Calculus-based course is a study of the basic concepts of motion, energy, work, momentum, gravitation, fluids, heat, and thermal properties of matter.

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This Calculus-based course is a study of the basic concepts of wave motion and wave phenomena, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, optics, and modern physics.

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This three hour course provides a basic introduction to elementary physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy with a conceptual emphasis. Students learn scientific problem-solving processes, higher-order thinking and creativity in problem solving. This course is designed for non-science majors.

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This course is designed for students enrolled in the Education program, specializing in elementary education. It covers the topics in the area of physical and earth sciences; mechanics, energy, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, astronomy, earth layers, plate tectonics, surface water, atmosphere and weather.

This course is an introduction to modern physics and mathematical physics. Topics will include photons (spectra, photoelectric effect, blackbody radiation, Compton effect), atoms (Rutherford, Bohr), matter waves (Planck, deBroglie, probability interpretation, Schroedinger), nuclei, particles, special relativity, introductory differential equations, matrices, elements of vector analysis and calculus of functions of several variables.

Prerequisite: PHYS 2301, , , and

This course is a study of elementary linear vector algebra, Newtonian mechanics, Lagrangian mechanics, central force motion, dynamics of rigid bodies, and the theory of small oscillations.

Prerequisites: , , , and either PHYS 3310 or MATH 2314

This course is a study of electrostatic fields, magnetostatic fields, derivation of Green's theorems and functions and of Maxwell's equations.

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This course is a study of the postulates of quantum mechanics, the bound states of the finite square well, the harmonic oscillator, operator-eigenvalue formulism and selected examples, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, rigid rotor, and spin. May include simple scattering theory.

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