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  • 5.00 Credits

    A continuation of Physics 121. Topics of study include: electricity and magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and geometrical and physical optics. Four hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Prerequisite: PHY 201. Spring.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of the breakdown of classical physics and the rise of quantum theory. Topics include: special and general relativity, the kinetic theory of gases, an introduction to quantum mechanics and its application to atomic structure, solid state physics, and nuclear physics. The course includes laboratory study of relativistic beta spectroscopy, black body radiation, and the photoelectric effect. Prerequisite: PHY 122. Offered on demand..
  • 3.00 Credits

    A topic of current interest in physics will be taught. Topics will vary depending on faculty and student interest. The course will be offered upon the request of a faculty member and with approval of the vice president for academic affairs.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The detailed study of classical mechanics using methods of vector calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. Topics include particle dynamics, systems of particles and rigid body dynamics, gravitation and central force problems, wave mechanics, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics with applications. The course includes laboratory study of air resistance, the compound pendulum, impulse, and coupled pendula. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHY 341. Offered on demand.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Chemical thermodynamics. A study of the laws of thermodynamics with particular emphasis on applications to thermochemistry, solutions, chemical equilibrium, phase equilibria, and electrochemistry. Three hours lecture. Taken concurrently with CHE 343. Same as CHE 341. Prerequisites: CHE 122, CHE 124, MAT 135 and 140, PHY 122. Recommended: MAT 142. Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Chemical kinetics, elementary quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy. Three hours lecture. Same as CHE 342. Taken concurrently with CHE 344. Prerequisites: PHY/CHE 341. Spring, odd academic years.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Experimentation, which involves collection, treatment and evaluation of physicochemical data. Precise measurement of physical and chemical properties of matter. Experiments will be closely associated with the chemical thermodynamics treated in CHE 341. Three hours laboratory. Concurrent registration in CHE 341. Fall.
  • 1.00 Credits

    An introduction to the types of laboratory instrumentation and methods used every day by professional physical and inorganic chemists in research and industry. Substantial emphasis is placed on individual and team responsibility, careful and thoughtful planning, experimentation, data interpretation, and effective communication of results. Experiments will be closely associated with kinetics, electrochemistry, computational chemistry, and a continuation of spectroscopy. Three hours laboratory. Same as CHE 344. Prerequisites: PHY 341 and 342 (Current or past enrollment in PHY 342 recommended). Spring.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the types of laboratory instrumentation and methods used everyday by professional physical and inorganic chemists in research and industry. Substantial emphasis is placed on individual and team responsibility, careful and thoughtful planning, experimentation, data interpretation, and effective communication of results. Experiments will be closely associated with thermodynamics, electrochemistry, inorganic synthesis, and chemical equilibrium. One hour lecture, six hours laboratory. Same as CHE 345. Prerequisites: CHE 227, MAT 135, and CHE 341 (or concurrently). Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The detailed study of electromagnetic theory using methods of vector field theory and partial differential equations. Topics include: the electrostatic field in vacuum and in matter, magnetic fields and magnetic materials, electromagnetic forces and induction, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic radiation with applications. The course includes laboratory study of electrostatic fields in dielectric and conducting media. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHY 341. Offered on demand.
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