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5.00 Credits
An introduction to calculus-based physics for students of science and engineering. Topics treated include vectors; kinematics; force and Newton's laws; work, energy, and power; conservation of momentum and collisions; rotational dynamics and rigid body motion; gravitation. Course includes laboratory component. Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 135. (winter, spring)
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5.00 Credits
Continuation of calculus-based physics for students of science and engineering. Topics covered include electric charge, forces, field, flux; Gauss' law; electric potential; conductors, dielectrics, capacitance; current, resistance, and DC circuits; magnetic forces and fields; Ampere's law; Faraday's law and inductance; Maxwell's equations. Course includelaboratory component. Prerequisites: PHYS 121, MATH 135. (fall, spring)
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5.00 Credits
Completion of the calculus-based survey of physics for students of science and engineering. Topics covered include harmonic motion; mechanical, and electromagnetic waves; electromagnetic properties of materials; reflection, refraction, dispersion, interference, diffraction, and polarization of waves. Course includes laboratory component. Prerequisites: PHYS 122, MATH 136. (fall, winter)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to thermodynamics for students of science and engineering. Topics treated include temperature, work, heat, and internal energy; reversible processes; entropy and its interpretations; thermodynamic equilibrium; the laws of thermodynamics; ideal gases; kinetic theory and distributions; heat engines and refrigerators; phase transitions; application to physical systems. Prerequisites: PHYS 122, MATH 136. (winter)
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to special relativity for students of science and engineering. Topics covered include the Lorentz transformation and its consequences; relativistic kinematics; relativistic dynamics, collisions, and conservation laws. Prerequisite: PHYS 123. (spring)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to quantum mechanics for students of science and engineering. Topics covered include evidence for the quantization of light, matter, and energy; the wave nature of matter; the Bohr model of the atom; wave-particle duality; the uncertainty principle; the Schr?inger equation and its applications; the Pauli exclusion principle and the periodic table of the elements. Prerequisites: PHYS 123, MATH 232. (spring)
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3.00 Credits
A rigorous introduction to experimental physics through modern physics laboratory investigations. Emphasis is on experimental method, including experimental design, proper use of laboratory notebooks and record keeping, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, measurement statistics and uncertainty, quantitative support of conclusions, and presentation and dissemination of results. Physics topics for investigation emphasize 20th century physics. Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHYS 205. (spring)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to scientific computer programming for students of science and engineering. Emphasis is on numerical and symbolic computation methods with applications in the physical sciences. Instruction in the use of programming languages or packages such as MATLAB, Fortran 95, and Mathematica are given at an elementary level. Elementary programming skills required for doing scientific computation, such as numerical evaluation and plots of functions, statistical analysis and plots of data, numerical computations and symbolic calculations are emphasized. Prerequisite: PHYS 122. (winter)
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4.00 Credits
A course to facilitate the understanding and use of mathematics in the physical sciences. Topics include applications of vector calculus; Fourier analysis; applications of differential equations; coordinate systems; special functions. Prerequisites: PHYS 123, MATH 234. (fall)
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
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