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  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) A selected topics course which may be taken more than once as the subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Service as teaching assistant in introductory physics course. Includes meetings with course instructor, grading weekly problem sets and preparing at least one lecture for presentation to the host class. Cannot be applied to any state teacher education requirement. S, U grades assigned. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Grade of B or better in PHY 201 and PHY 202 and permission of department. (1 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 2.00 - 3.00 Credits

    (S) A laboratory experience stressing precise experimental measurement using a variety of instruments and covering various branches of physics. Two three-hour laboratories. Prerequisite: Consent of department. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of modern theories of the atom and their experimental bases. Topics include the special theory of relativity, origins of quantum theory, the nuclear atom of Rutherford and Bohr, the electron as a fundamental particle, quantum aspects of radiation, the wave-particle duality, atomic spectra and X-rays. Prerequisite: PHY 202. Fulfills: PRES. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study of the motion of physical bodies at the macroscopic level. Topics include the dynamics of a particle, the harmonic oscillator, motion in three dimensions, central forces, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Prerequisites: PHY 202, MAT 430. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) The study of statics and dynamics of rigid bodies. Topics include simple equilibrium, structural analysis, inertia tensors, centroids, energy and momentum, and strength of materials. Prerequisites: PHY 201 and MAT 227 or 327, which may be taken concurrently. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) Mathematics needed for the study of the sciences. Topics include vector analysis, matrix operations, differential equations, functions of a complex variable, Fourier series and integral transforms. Prerequisites: MAT 227, PHY 202. Also listed as MAT 425. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) A selected topics course which may be taken more than once as the subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S-C) A survey of D.C. and A.C. circuits, semiconductor devices and electronic test equipment. Prerequisite: PHY 202. Not open to students with credit for PHY 540. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (S) A study of electromagnetic theory leading to Maxwell's equations. Topics include electrostatics and Gauss' Law, magnetostatics and Ampere's Law, fields in material media, time-dependent phenomena and Faraday's Law, and Maxwell's equations. Prerequisites: PHY 202, MAT 227 or 237. Fulfills: LASR. (4 cr. hFrequency code S = offered in spring Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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