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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Principles and applications of mechanics, wave motion, sound, and heat with emphasis on fundamental concepts, problem solving, notation, and units.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Principles and applications of electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics, with emphasis on fundamental concepts, problem solving, notation, and units.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The fundamentals of astronomy and its relationship to human development. Emphasis on the solar system, planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Independent study under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. May be repeated once for credit up to a maximum of six semester hours.
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1.00 Credits
Principles and applications of electrical circuits and electronics for physical science majors.
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3.00 Credits
Special relativity, introduction to quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, nuclear and particle physics.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Physical and mathematical foundations of modern astronomy emphasizing techniques, history, and development of our current picture of the universe including galaxies, stars, planet, planetoids, and comets.
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1.00 Credits
Study of experimental planning, data analysis, and elementary error analysis. Experiments include the Millikan oil-drop experiment, the determination of the Faraday constant, bubble chamber photographic measurements, the study of GM counters, and radioactive half-life determination.
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3.00 Credits
Topics normally include vectors, linear transformations, Newtonian mechanics for a single particle, linear and nonlinear oscillations, Euler's equation, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, central forces, and orbital motion.
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3.00 Credits
Postulates of quantum mechanics, operators in Hilbert space, superposition principle and compatible observables, time development, conservation theorems, one-dimensional bound and unbound state problems, WKB approximation, and theory of conduction in solids.
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