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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Electricity and magnetism, light and optics, modern physics, including laboratory experiments and extensive demonstrations. Daily lectures and help sessions, three two-hour laboratories per week. Students cannot receive credit for both Physics 222 and Physics 227. Summer Physics Institute only (June 6-July 31). (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
A study of motion, including Newton's Law of Motion, conservation of energy and momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, oscillations, waves in elastic media and thermal properties of matter. Minimum prerequisite: concurrent or previous registration in Math 135. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Students cannot receive credit for both Physics 221 and Physics 226. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
A study of electric charge and currents, electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, and geometrical and physical optics. Minimum prerequisites: Physics 226 and concurrent or previous registration in Math 137. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Students cannot receive credit for both Physics 222 and Physics 227. Every semester. (4 credits)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course provides an introductory treatment of the exciting foundations of modern microscopic physics, including special relativity, quantum theory, atomic structure, nuclear structure and elementary particles. The primary goal of the course is to build the solid theoretical foundation in microscopic physics necessary for advanced studies in nearly all science disciplines. In addition to the theoretical treatment of the topics there will be laboratory exercises, which recreate the spirit and excitement of the pioneering experiments. Three lectures, one three-hour laboratory per week. Minimum prerequisites: Physics 227. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Principles of optics and wave phenomena, including the fundamental properties of light, geometrical optics, polarization, interference and diffraction. Laboratory includes basic optical experiments and an independent project. Recent independent projects have included: holography, fiber-optics communications, optical tweezers and telescope building. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Physics 227 or consent of instructor. Alternate years; next offered Fall 2009. (4 credits)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A survey of fundamental ideas and methods used in the design and construction of digital electronic circuits such as computers. Emphasis will be on applying the theoretical aspects of digital design to the actual construction of circuits in the laboratory. Topics to be covered include basic circuit theory, transistor physics, logic families (TTL, CMOS), Boolean logic principles, combinatorial design techniques, sequential logic techniques, memory circuits and timing, and applications to microprocessor and computer design. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Mathematics 137 and permission of the instructor. Alternate spring semesters; next offered Spring 2009. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to laboratory methods that are useful in experimental physics and other laboratory-based disciplines, with an emphasis on computer interfacing techniques. Topics will include basic analog electronics, fundamental instrumentation such as analog-digital converters and digital oscilloscopes, and computer interfacing using LabView. Student will design and construct several significant computer interfacing projects throughout the semester. Since this course provides the foundation for advanced experimental work and research, students should take this course in their sophomore or junior year. Prerequisite: Physics 227. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This is an advanced course in observational astronomy, focusing on the optical and radio regimes. We will discuss modern observational and analysis techniques used at the large observatories worldwide. Computational image-processing techniques are used for exercises in CCD imaging and spectroscopy using the Macalester Observatory facilities, as well as for analysis of observations at radio wavelengths. Independent research projects form an important component of the course. Prerequisites: Physics 113 and Physics 120; or Physics 113 and a lab-based upper-division natural science course (e.g., Physics 331, Chemistry 311). Alternate years. Next offered Spring 2010. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course treats the interactions between electrical charges in free space by developing the concepts of potential, electric and magnetic fields, and electromagnetic induction. Maxwell's equations are developed and used to derive the properties of plane electromagnetic waves in free space. Special emphasis is placed on boundary value problems and other useful mathematical techniques. Three lectures per week. Prerequisites: Physics 227 and multi-variable calculus. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course extends the treatment of Physics 443 to the electromagnetic properties of matter, especially the solid state, and the properties of electromagnetic waves and radiation. The treatment of electromagnetism within the special theory of relativity is also covered. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: Physics 443. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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