Courses - Summer 2023
PHYS121
Fundamentals of Physics I
Prerequisite: MATH113 or MATH115.
Credit only granted for: PHYS121, PHYS131, or PHYS331.
The first part of a two-semester course in general physics treating the fields of mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Together with PHYS122, this generally satisfies the minimum requirement of medical and dental schools.
Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee.
PHYS122
Fundamentals of Physics II
Prerequisite: PHYS121; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: PHYS122, PHYS132, or PHYS332.
A continuation of PHYS121, which together with it, generally satisfies the minimum requirement of medical and dental schools.
Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee.
PHYS131
Fundamentals of Physics for Life Sciences I
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHEM131; and (MATH136 or MATH140); and (BSCI160 and BSCI161; or BSCI106); and (BSCI170 and BSCI171; or BSCI105).
Credit only granted for: PHYS121, PHYS131, or PHYS331.
The first part of a two-semester course in general physics specifically oriented towards applications relevant for students in biology and pre-medical programs. The course covers basic mechanics including forces and energy, properties of matter, and thermodynamics done in authentic biological contexts.
PHYS132
Fundamentals of Physics for Life Sciences II
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS131; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: PHYS122, PHYS132, or PHYS332.
The second part of a two-semester course in general physics specifically oriented towards applications relevant for students in biology and pre-medical programs. The course covers basic statistical physics, electricity and magnetism, and optics done in authentic biological contexts.
PHYS141
Principles of Physics
Corequisite: MATH141 or MATH121; or MATH221.
Credit only granted for: PHYS141, PHYS161, or PHYS171.
The first of a two-semester series in general physics. The first semester covers the fields of mechanics, thermodynamics, and special relativity. This survey course will use calculus and is recommended for chemistry and zoology majors. It also satisfies the requirements of medical and dental schools.
PHYS142
Principles of Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS141; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: PHYS142, (PHYS260 and PHYS261), or PHYS272.
A continuation of PHYS141 covering waves, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics.
PHYS161
General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in MATH141.
Credit only granted for: PHYS141, PHYS161, or PHYS171.
Additional information: General Education Natural Sciences Lab (DSNL) Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS275.
First semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Laws of motion, force, and energy; principles of mechanics, collisions, linear momentum, rotation, and gravitation.
PHYS260
General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism
Prerequisite: PHYS161 and MATH141.
Corequisite: PHYS261.
Credit only granted for: PHYS142, PHYS260, or PHYS272.
Second semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Electrostatics, magnetism, induction, DC and AC circuits; Maxwell's Equations, heat, and thermodynamics.
PHYS261
General Physics: Mechanics, Vibrations, Waves, Heat (Laboratory)
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS161.
Lab includes experiments on mechanics, vibrations, waves, and heat. Engineering majors are expected to take PHYS260 and PHYS261 in the same semester.
Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee.
PHYS270
General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS261, MATH241, and PHYS260.
Corequisite: PHYS271.
Third semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Waves, sound, electromagnetic waves, optics, special theory of relativity, and modern physics.
PHYS271
General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics (Laboratory)
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS261.
Corequisite: PHYS270.
Lab includes experiments on ac circuits, magnetism, light and modern physics. PHYS270 and PHYS271 (lab) must be taken in the same semester.
Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee.
PHYS273
Introductory Physics: Waves
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH241 and PHYS272; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in PHYS274, MATH243 or equivalent.
Mechanical and electrical oscillators, including damped and driven systems; coupled oscillators and normal modes; Fourier series and Fourier transforms; the classical wave equation, traveling and standing waves; reflection and transmission; Maxwell's equations in differential form; physical optics. Extensive use of complex variables.
PHYS299
Special Problems in Physics
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
PHYS375
Experimental Physics III: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics and Modern Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS276 and PHYS273.
Third course in the three-semester introductory sequence. Methods and rationale of experimental physics. Experiments chosen from the areas of electromagnetic waves, optics and modern physics.
PHYS398
Independent Studies Seminar
Credits:
1 - 16
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
PHYS405
Advanced Experiments
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS375.
Restriction: Must be in a major within CMNS-Physics department.
Advanced laboratory techniques. Selected experiments from many fields of modern physics. Emphasis on self-study of the phenomena, data analysis, and presentation in report form.
PHYS499
Special Problems in Physics
Credits:
1 - 16
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
PHYS898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
PHYS899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
S-F
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