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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 202 or PHS 212; corequisite: MTH 203. The first part of a one-year transition to advanced physics. Discusses topics in classical physics with an emphasis on mathematical methods. Includes topics such as linear oscillators, mechanical waves, statistical thermodynamics, electromagnetic fields and geometrical optics. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 300. Presents a survey of mathematical methods used in the physical sciences. Includes topics such as vector analysis, linear algebra, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Fourier series and complex analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHS 301. Covers the theory of mechanical systems, including Newton ? Laws, conservation principles, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, and their applications. Additional topics may include the calculus of variations, special relativity, chaos, and the use of computer software in problem solving. 3 Cr. Fall
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PHS 300. Students perform experiments in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Introduces methods of data analysis, such as curve fitting and error propagation. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr. Fall
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PHS 309. Includes experiments such as basic DC and AC measurements, circuit theorems, transient response, frequency response, impedance measurement, and Fourier analysis. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 301. Treats the operation of resistors, capacitors, and inductors; phasors; circuit laws; network theorems; signal wave forms; transient and steady-state circuit response; and general network analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PHS 311. Allows students to perform experiments including direct and alternating current circuits, power supplies, solid-state devices, amplifiers, oscillators, and elementary digital circuits. Three hours of lab per week. 1 Cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 309. Treats the operation of semiconductor devices, diode circuits, single-transistor amplifier design and analysis, multistage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, oscillators, op-amp circuits, digital circuits, noise, and transducers. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 301. Presents a detailed study of forces in equilibrium. Applies treatment to single particles, rigid bodies and systems of particles including the analysis of trusses, frictional forces, potential energy, conditions of stability and virtual work. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHS 300. Provides an introduction to the theory of special relativity; kinetic molecular theory; the concept of quantization as it applies to matter, charge and energy; the postulates of quantum mechanics; and the solutions of the quantum mechanical wave equation for the simple harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 Cr. Spring
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