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  • PHYS 300: Physics Research

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Students select a research topic in a specialized area of physics or astronomy. Projects are student-designed in consultation with a faculty member. A proposal (including a literature review and a research plan) must be submitted to the faculty member no later than the second week of the term in which the research is to be completed. The project will culminate in a formal written report and oral presentation by the end of that term. Prerequisite: PHYS 205 and/or permission of instructor. Three hours. Staff.
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  • PHYS 330: Intermediate Mechanics

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A rigorous treatment of the formalism and methods of classical mechanics. kinematics and dynamics are treated in one, two, and three dimensions. Topics include vector algebra and coordinate system transformations, periodic motion in two and three dimensions, non-inertial reference frames, central force formalisms, coupled oscillations, and chaotic dynamics. Four hours of lecture and tutorial each week. Prerequisites: PHYS 205, 250. MATH 203 should be taken in the same term if not taken in a prior year. Four hours. Mr. Franz.
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  • PHYS 335: Continuum Mechanics

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An introduction into the study of three-dimensional objects through the determination of internal conditions caused by external forces. Numerous constitutive equations will be presented that describe properties of the material such as stress, strain, elasticity, plasticity, and fluid flow. Tensor analysis will be introduced and used extensively in the physical description of mechanical deformation. Prerequisite: PHYS 330. Corequisites: MATH 203 or 307, or permission of the instructor. Spring term, alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Woolard.
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  • PHYS 340: Electricity and Magnetism

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A rigorous treatment of classical electromagnetic theory. Beginning with a review of the calculus of vector fields, these tools are applied to the study of electric and magnetic phenomena. Static electric and magnetic fields are treated, including their interactions with matter. Dynamical effects, including radiation, are derived from the synthesis of Maxwell's Equations. Prerequisite: PHYS 330. MATH 307 should be taken simultaneously if not taken in a prior year. Four hours of lecture and tutorial each week. Four hours. Ms. Woolard.
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  • PHYS 391-392: Independent Study

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An independent exploration of a specialized area of physics under the guidance of a member of the department. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor, a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater, and approval of the Committee on the Curriculum. Three hours each. Staff.
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  • PHYS 430: Introductory Quantum Mechanics

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An intermediate formulation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics using Shroedinger's equation. In particular, the study of finite, infinite, and periodic potential barriers and wells will lead to a description of the hydrogen atom, simple molecules, and solids, and the nucleus at a more sophisticated level than that developed in PHYS 205. Three one-hour lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 330. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Staff.
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  • PHYS 435: Optics

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An intermediate course in dynamical electromagnetic systems, including geometric and physical optics. Emphasis will be placed upon the nature of electromagnetic waves and their diffraction and interference. Three one-hour lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 340. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Staff.
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  • PHYS 440: Statistical and Thermal Physics

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A survey of thermal phenomena. Topics include classical thermodynamics - temperature, heat, work, energy, entropy; the thermodynamic laws; classical and quantum statistics describing systems of distinguishable and indistinguishable particles. Three one-hour lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 152. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Staff.
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  • PHYS 445: Solid State Physics

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A survey ofmatter in the solid phase. Fundamentals of crystallography and band structure will be treated along with selections from the topics of superconductivity, ferromagnetism, photovoltaics, amorphous solids, luminescence, and defects. This course is intended primarily for physics majors, although students majoring in chemistry and computer science will find topics relevant to their fields. Prerequisite: PHYS 205 or CHEM 311, or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Franz.
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  • PHYS 450: Physics Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Students in this course are placed in an industrial or research facility and follow an arranged set of readings relevant to their internship experience. Students will be expected to demonstrate through a written report upon completion of the internship an understanding of the physical phenomena used and their applications. Application required; see Internship Program. Offered as needed. Three hours. Staff.
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