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PHY 1020L Introduction to Concepts in Physics Laboratory
1 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 1020
Co-requisite: PHY 1020
An introductory laboratory providing hands-on experience with
basic experiments in physics involving the concepts of force
and motion, matter and energy, electricity and magnetism, and
the atom. Open to elementary education and other non-science
majors. (General Studies Course: NS/LAB)
PHY 2048 University Physics I
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: MAC 2311
Linear and rotational motion of objects in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions,
concepts of work and energy, oscillations and waves, heat and
thermodynamics. (General Studies Course: NS/LEC)
PHY 2048L University Physics I Lab
1 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Selected experiments in mechanics, oscillatory motion, and heat.
(General Studies Course: NS/LAB)
PHY 2049 University Physics II
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 2048, MAC 2312
Continuation of PHY 2048. Electrostatics and magnetism; basic
electric circuits; optics; selected topics in modern physics.
(General Studies Course: NS/LEC)
PHY 2049L University Physics II LAB
1 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 2048L
Co-requisite: PHY 2049
Selected experiments in optics, electricity, and magnetism.
(General Studies Course: NS/LAB)
PHY 2053 General Physics I
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: MAC 1105 or MAC 1114 or MAC 2311
Mechanics, heat, waves, and sound. (General Studies Course:
NS/LEC)
PHY 2053L General Physics I Laboratory
1 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Selected experiments in mechanics, oscillatory motion, and heat.
(General Studies Course: NS/LAB)
PHY 2054 General Physics II
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 2053
Continuation of PHY 2053. Light, electricity and magnetism;
elementary quantum theory; atomic, nuclear and particle
physics. (General Studies Course: NS/LEC)
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PHY 2054L General Physics II Laboratory
1 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 2053L
Co-requisite: PHY 2054
Selected experiments in optics, electricity, and magnetism.
(General Studies Course: NS/LAB)
PHY 3013 Physics and Mathematics for Game Programming
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: MAC 1105 or MAC 1140 or MAC 1114 or MAC
2233 or MAC 2311
Introduction to basic principles including linear and rotational
motion with forces, friction, air resistance, gravity, collisions,
waves, geometry, vectors, matrices, derivatives, applications
to 2-D and 3-D transformations and rendering, 2-D and 3-D
kinematics, and dynamics, simulation of water, waves, cars,
hovercraft, ships and boats, aircraft and spacecraft
PHY 3106 Modern Physics I
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: MAC 2313 and either PHY 2049 or PHY 2054
Introduction to modern physics, theory of relativity,
electromagnetic waves and photons, matter waves, quantum
theory, atomic structure, quantum mechanics
PHY 3106L Modern Physics Laboratory
2 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 3106
Co-requisite: PHY 3106
Selected experiments in modern physics and optics. Material
and supply fee will be assessed
PHY 3107 Modern Physics II
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 3106
Special topics in modern physics: quantum mechanics, atomic
structure, molecular structure, atomic and molecular spectra,
physics of solids, and band structure, nuclear structure, nuclear
forces, radioactive decay and nuclear reactions, elementary
particles, and fundamental interactions
PHY 3220 Intermediate Mechanics
4 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 2048 or PHY 2053
Co-requisite: MAP 2302
Particle mechanics in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions for various forces.
Central forces and celestial mechanics. Systems of many
particles. Rigid body dynamics. Introduction to Lagrangian
methods
PHY 3424 Optics
3 sh (may not be repeated for credit)
Prerequisite: PHZ 4113
Geometrical, physical, and modern optics. Polarization,
interference, diffraction, holography, and optical fibers