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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive examination, emphasizing depth and interrelationships among ideas, is required of every major. An individually chosen thesis is read to the faculty and other students. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of topics selected from physics and chemistry designed for the nonscience major. Some of the physics topics to be studies include the nature of light and color, electrical phenomena, heat and energy, as well as other 194 / Physical Science topics necessary for understanding much of the phenomena associated with everyday life. Chemistry topics include describing the nature of matter at a macroscopic level and at an atomic level. Social issues with a scientific or technological component are discussed. All topics are developed through laboratory exercises. Does not apply to any science major.
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
On-the-job experience in physical science. Prerequisite: CED 205 or permission. (Pass/Fail)
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4.00 Credits
A course designed to meet the needs of the preprofessional student and the science major as well as providing an introduction to physics for all students. Topics covered include mechanics, optics, thermodynamics, sound, electricity and magnetism, electronics, and selected areas of modern physics. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: MTH 107 or 108 (or equivalent).
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4.00 Credits
A calculus-based introduction to physics. Topics include mechanics, optics, thermodynamics, sound, electricity and magnetism, electronics, and selected areas of modern physics. Lecture and laboratory. Successful completion of these courses allows a student to describe important definitions and relationships for each topic, describe experimental observations that support theory, use modern data collection and analysis techniques, and execute calculations using theoretical relationships studied. Prerequisites; MTH 235, 236 (may be taken concurrently).
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2.00 Credits
A course surveying calculus-related topics selected from the areas of mechanics, wave phenomena, thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism and optics. An introduction to numerical techniques for the solution of problems will also be given. Prerequisites: PHY 107, MTH 235. May be taken concurrently with PHY 108 and MTH 236. Offered spring term.
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0.00 Credits
A departmentally administered examination covering topics from the entire introductory physics sequence: PHY 107, 108, 205. The examination provides an opportunity for students to review and integrate the knowledge gained in the introductory sequence. It demonstrates long-term mastery of topics. Generally taken fall semester of the sophomore year. Physics majors must pass the exam with a minimum score of 50% (the examination may be repeated). Prerequisite: PHY 107, 108, 205. (Pass/Fail)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
An opportunity for supervised, independent stud of a particular topic based on the interest of the student and the availability and approval of the faculty.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the interaction of charged particles with electric and magnetic fields. The topics which are studied include fields due to stationary charges or steady currents, basic dielectric properties of materials, the vector potential, Faraday's law, the motion of charged particles in fields, basic magnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations, and an introduction to electromagnetic waves. Completing the course allows the student to describe important definitions and relationships for each topic studied, describe the experimental observations that suggest or support the descriptions, make predictions using classical electromagnetic theory in each of the areas studied, and use analytical and numerical techniques to aid in the solution of problems posed by electromagnetic theory. Prerequisite: PHY 201, 202 (or 107, 108); MTH 235, 236, 237, 238, or permission. Offered alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the classical mechanics of a particle, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. The course includes study of particle dynamics, central force problems, Lagranigian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics, and the description of rigid body motion. Experimental work in selected areas is performed. Completing the course allows the student to describe important definitions and relationships in each area studied, discuss the importance of classical mechanics to contemporary physics and engineering, work problems in each of the areas studied, and design and carry out experiments testing descriptions and relationships in selected areas. Prerequisite: PHY 201, 202 (or 107, 108); MTH 235, 236, 237, 238, or permission. Offered alternate years.
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