|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
4.00 Credits
A second course in calculus-based physics designed for engineering majors. Topics include electromagnetic theory, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Course content emphasizes areas of physics not covered in-depth by the engineering curriculum while minimizing areas of overlap. (3-0-2) Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: PHY 230 and MTH 202.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 230 and MTH 202.
-
5.00 Credits
Exploration at a moderate level of topics not addressed at the same level in other physics courses.
-
4.00 Credits
A course in modern physics for students in science, math, and engineering, with a laboratory. Special relativity, particle-like properties of radiation, wave-like properties of matter, atomic models, and the Schrodinger equation with applications. (3-0-3) Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: PHY 231.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: PHY 231.
-
4.00 Credits
The course consists of four modules: Instrumentation, Statistics pertaining to physics, electronics, and an introduction to machine shop methods. The course culminates in a final project that includes the design, implementation, analysis, and written and oral report of an experiment geared toward student interest. (2-0-4) Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: PHY 302 and a Supplemental Writing Skills course.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 302 and a Supplemental Writing Skills course.
-
2.00 Credits
Experimental laboratory activities related to physics at the intermediate level. The experiments assigned are dependent on student interest and goals. (0-0-6) Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: PHY 309 and a Supplemental Writing Skills course.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 309 and a Supplemental Writing Skills course.
-
3.00 Credits
Geometric optics, including intermediate study of reflection and refraction. Physical optics, including intermediate study of interference and diffraction. Includes lasers and other applications. Offered fall of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: PHY 231.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: PHY 231.
-
3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning numerical and computational methods that can be utilized for solving physics problems. Students will learn Python to explore selected numerical methods needed for solving a variety of problems applicable to all physics courses. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: PHY 230 and PHY 231. PHY 302 is recommended.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 230 and PHY 231. PHY 302 is recommended.
-
4.00 Credits
An intermediate-level study of Newtonian classical mechanics for students in science, math, and engineering. Newton's laws of motion, conservation laws, and applications, including conservative and nonconservative forces, velocity-dependent forces, work and energy, linear oscillations, central forces, and noninertial reference frames. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: PHY 230 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304) or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 230 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304) or permission of the instructor.
-
4.00 Credits
An intermediate-level study of electricity and magnetism for students in science, math, and engineering. Vector calculus, electrostatic and magnetostatic fields in vacuum and in matter, and Maxwell's equations and applications. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: PHY 231 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304).
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 231 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304).
-
4.00 Credits
An introduction to quantum physics for students in science, math, and engineering. Vector spaces, orbital and spin angular momentum, time-independent and time-dependent Schrodinger equation, operators, and eigenvectors and eigenvalues. Applications include tunneling, the hydrogen atom, and the simple harmonic oscillator. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: PHY 302 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304). MTH 300 recommended.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisites: PHY 302 and (either MTH 302 or MTH 304). MTH 300 recommended.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Cookies Policy |
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|