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Course Criteria
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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of instrumentation used in the physics lab. Computer techniques for acquiring data and controlling experiments are taught. A primary goal of this lab is to foster a spirit of independence in the student researcher. Each student will complete an independent project. Corequisite: Physics 307 or permission of instructor.
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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach basic electronics. Students learn enough in this course to put together simple circuits such as voltage dividers, filters and amplifiers. A primary goal of this lab is to foster a spirit of independence in the student researcher. Each student must complete an independent project. Prerequisites: Physics 152 and Math 136.
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4.00 Credits
Important problems in the physical sciences and engineering often require powerful mathematical methods for their solution. This course provides an introduction to the formalism of these methods and emphasizes their application to problems drawn from diverse areas of classical and modern physics. Representative topics include the integral theorems of Gauss and Stokes, Fourier series, matrix methods, selected techniques from the theory of partial differential equations and the calculus of variations with applications to Lagrangian mechanics. The course also introduces students to the computer algebra system Mathematica as an aid in visualization and problem-solving. Prerequisites: Physics 152, Mathematics 205. Also offered as Mathematics 333.
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4.00 Credits
Intended for physics majors preparing for graduate study in physics and closely related areas, this course applies methods of advanced analysis to quantum mechanics and other topics. Prerequisite: Physics 307, 308 or permission of the department.
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4.00 Credits
Seminars, projects or participation in faculty research designed to meet individual needs of advanced students. Offered on demand. Prerequisite: Physics 307, 308 or permission of the department.
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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
A weekly seminar in which both students and faculty present reports on current research in physics. Representative topics are solar neutrinos, high-temperature superconductivity, the search for gravity waves, chaos and fractals. Up to four semesters of enrollment are permitted at one-half course unit per semester. Prerequisite: Physics 222 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course for physics majors consists of an individual project selected from an area of common interest between the student and one of the faculty members. A written report of the project is defended at an oral presentation. Physics 498 is the honors version of this course. Prerequisite or corequisite: Physics 308, 317, and 318 or permission of the department.
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4.00 Credits
Introductory Psychology
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4.00 Credits
This course surveys the scientific study of behavior and mental processes as natural phenomena. Basic psychological areas such as biopsychology, perception, learning, memory, motivation and emotion are typically addressed. Broader, integrated topics such as development, personality, and social and abnormal psychology are also explored. Students who enroll in the laboratory section (101) gain additional focus on how psychologists formulate research questions, gather data and interpret findings based on the major conceptual approaches in the field of psychology. Psychology 100 or 101 is a prerequisite for all other courses, and is also required for the neuroscience major.
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4.00 Credits
This course presents students with various techniques for applying the scientific method to behavioral research. It also emphasizes effective communication through scientific writing. Students learn about observational, correlational and experimental research designs. They have the opportunity to apply these designs in the laboratory while investigating relevant psychological phenomena. Appropriate statistical procedures and computer software are used to analyze the data from these labs. For this reason it is required that prior to or concurrent with 205 the student take a course in statistics (Mathematics 113). The course counts toward the minor in statistics and the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101. Also offered through Statistics.
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