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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Study of the basic concepts of digital electronics, with emphasis on modern TTL and CMOS integrated circuits. Topics include gates, combinational and sequential logic circuits, flipflops, counters, shift registers, multiplexers, decoders and multivibrators. Credit may not be received for both PHYS 322 and COSC 250. Prerequisite: PHYS 223. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate level, individual research project in physics under supervision of a member of the faculty. Written report and seminar presentation required. May be repeated for up to six credits. Prerequisites: Eight credits of physics and departmental approval. Six hours per week.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Study of specific area of physics at the sophomore or junior level. Topic varies semester to semester. May be repeated for up to six credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. One to three hours lecture per week or lab- lecture equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of physics through experimentation. Topics include atomic, nuclear and solid state physics; electricity and magnetism, mechanics, optics; and thermodynamics. Prerequisites: PHYS 311, 313. Four hours lecture/ activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of advanced mathematical topics used in physics, including linear operators, functions of a complex variable, partial differential equations, Hilbert spaces and group theory. Prerequisites: PHYS 309, MATH 311. Four hours lecture/ activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Architecture, programming and interfacing of one or two representative processors. Instruction sets and assembly language programming. Interfacing of memory and support chips such as USART. Programmable controllers, timers and peripheral I/O devices. Serial and parallel port interfacing. Prerequisites: PHYS 311, 322. Four hours lecture/ activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced study of Newtonian mechanics based on concepts introduced in PHYS 314. Topics include Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism, calculus of variations, rigid bodies, small oscillations, fluid mechanics. Prerequisite: PHYS 314. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Work experience in which qualified students use knowledge of physics in a professional setting. Students summarize experiences in written reports with seminar presentations. Prerequisites: Twenty-four hours of physics, permission of department chair. Six hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
Senior seminar for physics majors. Introduction to research practices. Preparation for PHYS 475 or PHYS 490 projects. Prerequisite: 30 hours of physics or departmental approval. One hour per week.
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2.00 Credits
Application of classroom learning to a real-world problem. Projects involve application of electronics and computers: e.g. robotics, CAD/CAM, microcontrollers, environmental monitoring, DSP, ASIC design, microwave and communication circuits, mechatronics and process control. Prerequisites: PHYS 413 and 470, or permission of instructor.
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