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4.00 Credits
A continuation of Physics 101 with an emphasis on the concepts of electricity, magnetism, and optics. One laboratory/recitation session per week. Offered in sequence with Physics 101. Students may not receive credit for both Physics 102 and Physics 112. Prerequisite: Physics 101 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory, calculus-based course covering fundamental physical concepts from Newtonian mechanics, such as the conservation of energy and momentum. One laboratory and one recitation session per week. Students cannot receive credit for both Physics 110 and Physics 101. Is restricted to first- and second-year students. Co-requisite: Mathematics 160 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory, calculus-based physics course covering fundamental physical concepts from relativity, electricity and magnetism. One laboratory and one recitation session per week. Students cannot receive credit for both Physics 120 and Physics 102. Prerequisite: Physics 110 or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: Mathematics 170 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the Earth and heavenly bodies, their observed characteristics and motions, and the theories that account for them. The course is designed to give the students an understanding of the tools and fundamental physical concepts of astronomy. Topics covered include celestial timekeeping, gravity, orbits, light, the birth and evolution of stars, basic relativity theory, black holes and other compact objects, dark matter, dark energy, and the big bang theory. One laboratory per week. Students may not receive credit for both Physics 020 and Physics 129. Co-requisite: Mathematics 157, 159, or equivalent (placement into 160 is sufficient).
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4.00 Credits
An introductory, calculus-based physics course covering fundamental physical concepts from basic quantum theory and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: Physics 120 or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: FSPhys 201.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory course focusing on the three laws of thermodynamics and the statistical approach to understanding heat and thermal phenomena. Prerequisite: Physics 101 or 110.
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4.00 Credits
A study of numerical simulation that includes learning an operating system (Unix), a programming language (Fortran), and some techniques of numerical analysis to solve problems useful in physics. Part of the course is devoted to learning a general-purpose computational tool (Mathematica). Computer Science 101 or a course in programming is highly recommended prior to taking this course. Prerequisite: Physics 120 (or Physics 102) or permission of the instructor. Credit: Three semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to linear algebra, calculus of several variables, and differential equations with special emphasis on applications to linear and non-linear physical systems. Students who have received credit for any two of Mathematics 210, 290 and 320 will not receive credit for Physics 292. Does not count toward optional physics course. Corequisite: Mathematics 170.
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4.00 Credits
A mathematical study of particles and systems of particles using Newton's laws of motion and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics. Topics include forces, energy, and potential; gravitation and orbits; and momentum and collisions. Prerequisites: Physics 120 (or 102 with permission of the instructor) and Physics 292 or Mathematics 290 (or concurrent registration in Mathematics 290).
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4.00 Credits
A quantitative study of topics including celestial mechanics as described by Kepler's and Newton's laws, radiation in astronomy, telescopes, stellar spectra, star formation, the structure and evolution of stars, relativity, and big bang cosmology. Prerequisite: Physics 102 or 120, or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.
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