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6.00 Credits
Seniors may select an area of intensive study and write a thesis on some topic arising from that study. Consent of instructor required. Six hours. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a onesemester exploration of the physical world, built around the theme of understanding objects and processes which surround us. Themes to be explored may include conservation of energy and momentum, principles of thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, the relativity of time and space, and the quantum mechanical description of nature. Students will explore these and other ideas, with student interest driving the specific topics covered. Experiment and direct observation will reinforce the conceptual understanding of topics, and allow the students to further discover the limits of their application to specific phenomena and devices. Through the preparation of written and oral reports, students will develop skills in the communication of technical themes. Six contact hours each week. This course may be used to partially satisfy the collegiate science requirement as a physical sciences course. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to planetary atmospheres and weather phenomena, with special emphasis on the Earth. More than just a meteorology study, the course will use atmospheric phenomena elsewhere in the solar system as a way of understanding similar occurrences on the Earth. Topics include general circulation, cloud formation processes, the solar energy budget and transport phenomena, global warming, and the interaction between humankind's activities and the earth's weather. Computer simulations and laboratory exercises will assist students in understanding the basic concepts in this course. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
See CHEM 150. Mr. Schreiner and Mr. Spagna.
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3.00 Credits
A two-semester introduction to the basic principles of classical and contemporary physics. Topics include classical mechanics, waves, heat and thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. The basic ideas and tools of calculus are presented and used as needed. Laboratory investigation, computer modeling, and context- rich problem solving are emphasized as modes of inquiry into the phenomena being presented. Computer techniques are extensively used for data collection and analysis. Six contact hours each week. Prerequisites: None for PHYS 151. PHYS 151 is prerequisite for PHYS 152. Students intending to major in physics, chemistry, or computer science, and those intending to participate in the cooperative engineering programs, should be enrolled concurrently or previously in MATH 131-132 or 141-142. Each semester of this course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Four hours each. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Developments in 20th century physics, including the theory of special relativity, blackbody radiation, the photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, Rutherford scattering, the Bohr atom, DeBroglie waves, wave particle duality, and introductory quantum physics. Six contact hours per week including laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 152. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Four hours. Mr. Franz.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study and applications of digital electronics and microprocessor interfacing. Theoretical presentations are accompanied by laboratory work emphasizing design of and experimentation with digital circuitry. This course partially fulfills the laboratory science requirement as a physical science. Due to space limitations, permission of the instructor is required for students not majoring in physics or computer science. Six contact hours per week. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Four hours. Staff.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
An introduction to analog circuits. The theoretical basis for the uses of active and passive circuit elements is presented along with applications in power supplies, measurement circuits, and amplifiers. Laboratory work providing hands-on usage of the devices discussed is a key component to the course. Two three-hour class/laboratory sessions per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 152 or 210. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science with laboratory. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Mr. Franz.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the application of mathematics to physical systems. Topics included are Taylor and Fourier series, Fourier transforms, generating approximate solutions, and complex variables. Each of these areas of mathematics will be related to applicable systems drawn from physics and chemistry. Numerical techniques on various computers will be employed. The course is designed to be of value to upper-division physics, chemistry, and mathematics majors. Prerequisites: MATH 132 or 142, PHYS 152. This course partially fulfills the Area of Knowledge requirement as a natural science without laboratory. Three hours. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
A guided research course intended to provide interested students an opportunity to do research prior to PHYS 300 or a Senior Project. Students will work with a faculty member to develop and execute a research project. Permission of a faculty member is required. Students will be required to spend at least three hours per week on the research project. Prerequisite: PHYS 151-152. One hour each. Staff.
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