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3.00 Credits
The fundamental ideas of heat and temperature are introduced, leading to concepts of thermodynamic systems, work-energy equations, the laws of thermodynamics, ideal gas, reversibility and irreversibility, and entropy. An introduction to the kinetic theory of gases and statistical mechanics. Prerequisites: PHY 112, 113, M 144, M 145, and CH 110.
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4.00 Credits
This is the third part of the three-semester sequence described in PHY 112 and PHY 113. The subject matter is the study of electricity and magnetism. Prerequisites: PHY 112 and M 240 (may be taken concurrently). Laboratory fee.
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4.00 Credits
Intended for students with academic or industrial backgrounds who want to acquire the basic understanding needed for advanced microcomputer applications. Lecture material and laboratory exercises concentrate on gates, flip-flops, displays, timers, counters, and the basics of microcomputer interfacing. Prerequisite: DC circuit theory at the level of PHY 121 or PHY 214. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrates on the development and applications of the Special Theory of Relativity. Emphasis on the inadequacies of the Newtonian Theory and on the innovations in concepts presented by the new theory. Topics will include Einstein-Lorentz transformations, time dilation, length contraction, the variation of mass with velocity, and the addition of velocities. Prerequisites: PHY 112-113 or PHY 120-121.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course in materials science for engineering and physical science students. The mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal, and chemical properties of all types of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, glasses, and composites. Why and how the properties of these materials can be altered by adjusting the internal structure. Prerequisites: PHY 112-113, M 144, 145, and CH 110.
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4.00 Credits
This is a course in modern optics. There will be a review of geometric optics with an emphasis on image-forming devices, such as the telescope and the microscope. Most of the emphasis of the course will be on physical optics. Topics that include coherence, interference, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, and application, such as lasers and holography, will be covered. Prerequisites: PHY 113-114 and M 240. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the physics of the atom and of the nucleus. Emphasis will be placed on the experimental bases of the quantum theory and of nuclear physics (e.g., blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, and Rutherford scattering). Quantum mechanics will be introduced through the one-dimensional Schroedinger Equation. Radioactivity and nuclear reactions will also be discussed. Prerequisites: PHY 112-113-114 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of the study of 20th-century physics. Emphasis is placed on an introduction of quantum mechanics with a detailed study of the threedimensional Schroedinger Equation as applied to the hydrogen atom; an introduction to physics of the nucleus through a study of nuclear models and elementary particles. Prerequisites: PHY 310 and M 240.
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3.00 Credits
Review of Newtonian mechanics using vector and matrix methods. Oscillating systems, free and forced, linear and nonlinear. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics. Motion in noninertial frames. Prerequisites: PHY 112, M 240, and 242.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrates on a small number of concepts in physics recognized as revolutionary turning points in the development of physical theory: the development of the scientific method in the 16th and 17th centuries, the development of the concept of energy in the 19th century; and that of relativity and quantum physics in the 20th century. The interaction between physical theory, religion, philosophy, and literature is emphasized.
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