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3.00 Credits
This course provides a modern coverage of topics in classical mechanics, including a deeper understanding of the dynamic laws and a focus on connections to other topics in physics and to real life applications of the topics. Topics include a review of Newton’s laws of motion which is followed by an examination of conservation laws in physics, Newton’s theory of gravitation, the two-body central force problem, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian frameworks, and a study of simple harmonic motion and oscillations. Connections with other fields of physics and to applications are made when appropriate to broaden, deepen, and strengthen students’ physical insights and understanding.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in MATH 2202; PHYS 1112 or 2211 . An examination of the mathematical tools used across different fields of physics combined with their application to specific problems selected from areas such as classical mechanics and electromag-netism. Practical physics problems will illustrate the use of vectors, matrices, differential equations, complex variables, probability and error analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in MATH 2202; PHYS 2212 (or equivalent) . This course focuses on topics in non-classical phys-ics. The students will be exposed to the main ideas of 20th and 21st century physics. Special relativity will be covered in some detail and the broad ideas of general relativity will be introduced. The frame-work of quantum mechanics will be presented and applications to the study of the atom and nucleus will be made. More recent advances in particle physics and cosmology will be described. Connec-tions with other fields of physics and to applica-tions to real life and technology are made when appropriate to broaden, deepen, and strengthe n students ' physical insights and understanding.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in any core lab science sequence . This course focuses on fundamental physics concepts, including mechanics, optics, electric-ity and magnetism, and how we can use them to explain "how and why" everyday systems work. Students will build devices and conduct hands-on activities that illustrate these concepts and dem-onstrate how we can use these concepts to explain the operation of common technologies such as household appliances, communication systems, transportation systems, television, radio, comput-ers and the electrical power system. Physics 3310 is taught at a level appropriate for the general audience. Students with credit in PHYS 1111/1112 or PHYS 2211/2212 should not take this course without permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in any core lab science sequence . A look at quantum mechanics (the physics of the very small) and relativity (the physics of high speeds and high energies) for the general audi-ence. The puzzles of modern physics and some philosophical implications will be considered. Topics will include the wave-particle problem, the uncertainty principle, time dilation, and why the speed of light is the "speed limit" for the universe. The strong experimental evidence sup-porting these (seemingly) strange and paradoxi-cal ideas will also be discussed
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in any core lab science sequence . A survey of optics and its applications for the general audience. Topics will include the nature of light, optical instruments and methods, color per-ception and depth perception. Techniques of color reproduction will be examined in areas such as photography, printing, art, color TV, and computer graphics. The course will include the fundamentals of optical systems such as holography, photogra-phy, microscopy and fiber optics. Emphasis will be on the applications of optical principles.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in PHYS 1112 or 2212 . The primary objective of this course is to pres-ent the fundamental principles of analog and digital electronic circuitry and their application to modern technology. The course will begin with basic DC and AC circuits with resistors, induc-tors and capacitors. Next the p-n junction will be discussed and its use in diodes and transistors, with a particular emphasis on applications for signal processing. The course will finish with the development of logic gates and flip-flops and their use in digital electronics. This course will serve the student in the understanding of basic workings of instruments as well as everyday electronic devices. The lab involves hands-on work with both analog and digital electronic components.
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3.00 Credits
The primary objective of this course is to present the experimental and theoretical basis of the principles of electricity & magnetism and their application in everyday phenomena and devices. The course will begin with the concept of an electric field and will develop the idea of electric potential energy differences. Application to conductor, capacitors and simple electric circuits will be discussed. Lastly unification of electricity and magnetism will be established through the Theory of Special Relativity and will culminate in the derivation of the electromagnetic waves equation from Maxwell’s Equations. To underscore all of the conceptual developments of the course electromagnetic phenomenon will be further explored in the natural world in both terrestrial and astrophysical contexts.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, major area committee and Biology/Physics Department Chair prior to registration. Special topics of an advanced nature that are not in the regular course offerings.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Varies as to topic. Selected special topics of general interest to the faculty and students.
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