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Course Criteria
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0.25 Credits
Experiments in electricity, magnetism and elementary AC and DC circuits taught in conjunction with PHY-240. One two-hour lab weekly. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in PHY-240. Fall semester.
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
Lecture and discussion on special topics in physics. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the elementary theoretical aspects of special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear structure, and a few selected topics from solid state physics and particle physics. The course presents the structure of these theories and how they differ from corresponding classical theories, and some historical and philosophical aspects of the theories. Class discussion and demonstrations. Prerequisite: PHY-240, concurrent enrollment in PHY-230, or permission of instructor. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Off-campus employment experience related to the student's major. See description of the Internship Program. Prerequisite: junior or senior status. Fall and Spring semesters and Summer.
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1.00 Credits
This course begins with a condensed review of AC and DC circuit theory and then develops the principles and applications of analog and digital electronic devices and circuits. Topics include equivalent circuits, diodes, transistors, negative feedback, operational amplifiers, noise and interference, digital logic, integrated circuit gates, sequential logic, counters, Schmitt triggers, and related topics. Four lectures weekly. Prerequisite: PHY-240/241 or PHY-171/172. Spring semester.
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0.25 Credits
Experiments in AC circuit analysis through passive filters, "black box" techniques, diode characteristics and applications, voltage regulation, operational amplifier circuits, transistor principles, TTL logic gates, IC counters, Schmitt triggers, one-shots, and other circuits. Emphasis is placed on developing expertise with modern test equipment in the quantitative study of analog and digital circuits. One three-hour laboratory weekly. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in PHY-270. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Independent investigations in theoretical or experimental physics for physics majors. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Offered Fall and Spring semesters and January Interim.
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1.00 Credits
An extension of classical mechanics introduced in PHY-200 and PHY-220 to those formal developments of mechanics appropriate to the study of the quantum theory. Topics include Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, vibrating systems, and mechanics of rigid bodies. Prerequisites: PHY-230 and PHY-240. Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
This course will involve the student in several areas of experimental modern physics, and will introduce state-of-the-art methods of data acquisition and analysis. While performing experiments in such areas as atomic physics, condensed-matter physics, modern optics, and nuclear physics, the student will maintain a detailed laboratory notebook. The student will also write formal lab reports for some of the experiments carried out in the course. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites: PHY-260 and PHY-270/271. WRITD, Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
An extension of PHY-270/271 and PHY-305, built around a core of experiments and a required project, but with a thematic emphasis that will vary by instructor and year. Core experiments will be drawn from sequential logic circuits, waveshaping, active filters, phase-locked loops, and interference mitigation. Themes include experiment control and data acquisition, signal processing, communications electronics, and modern research instrumentation. Refer to the January Interim catalog for the description for the year of offering. Prerequisites: PHY-270/271and PHY-305. PHY-365 is a corequisite. Only .5 course of PHY-310 in January may count toward the major or minor. January Interim, odd years.
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