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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Laboratory exercises in Newtonian mechanics. Rectilinear motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, rotational mechanics, oscillations, wave motion, and gravitation. Corequisite: PHYS 180. 1 credit.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture in electromagnetism. Coulomb’s law, electric and magnetic fields, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, current and resistance, electromotive force, inductance, motion of charged particles, introduction to Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: PHYS 180 and MATH 182. 3 credits. College of Sciences 409
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3.00 Credits
Laboratory exercises in electromagnetism, Coulomb’s law, electric and magnetic fields, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, current and resistance, electromotive force, inductance, motion of charged particles, introduction to Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic waves. Corequisite: PHYS 181. 1 credit.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and optics. Sound, temperature and thermometry, heat, gases, intermolecular forces, kinetic theory, entropy, nature of light, geometrical optics, physical optics including diffraction and interference, introduction to modern developments. Prerequisites: PHYS 180 and MATH 182. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Laboratory exercises in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and optics. Sound, temperature and thermometry, heat, gases, intermolecular forces, kinetic theory, entropy, nature of light, geometrical optics, physical optics including diffraction and interference, introduction to modern developments. Corequisite: PHYS 182. 1 credit.
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3.00 Credits
Individual projects under the direction of a faculty member. Department approval must be obtained prior to registration. Prerequisite: Three credits of physics. 1-3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth introduction to the space time of special relativity with emphasis on coherence brought about by the union of threedimensional Euclidean space time to form a four-dimensional space. Prerequisites: PHYS 180 or consent of instructor. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Basic concepts and methods in solving scientific problems in physics and other disciplines computationally. Emphasis on problems not commonly solvable by analytical means. Handson experience with real-life problems in physics and scientific computing. Prerequisites: PHYS 152, PHYS 152L or PHYS 180, PHYS 180L. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Physics in and around black holes is used as a vehicle for learning about the implications of general relativity. Prerequisites: PHYS 250 or consent of instructor. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Application of numerical methods to simulation of physical systems, including topics in classical mechanics, electrostatics, quantum mechanics, scattering, nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Prerequisites: PHYS 181, PHYS 182 and experience with highlevel programming language. 3 credits.
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