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2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

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PHYS 1102 Introductory Physics II.<br />

(3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab per week) (4) Spring<br />

A continuation of Physics 1101 and an introduction to sound and waves,<br />

electric and magnetic fields, electric circuits, light and optics, and<br />

nuclear physics. Physics is a science of measurement, testing, and<br />

experimentation – inquiry based laboratories make physics come to life!<br />

Prerequisite: PHYS 1101<br />

PHYS 2121 General Physics I.<br />

(3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab per week) (4) Fall<br />

A calculus-based introduction to particle dynamics, energy and<br />

momentum conservation, rotational dynamics, fluid mechanics,<br />

thermodynamics, and kinetic theory of gases. Physics is a science of<br />

measurement, testing, and experimentation – inquiry based laboratories<br />

make physics come to life!<br />

Prerequisite: MATH 2222<br />

PHYS 2122 General Physics II.<br />

(3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab per week) (4) Spring<br />

A continuation of Physics 2121 covering wave mechanics, electricity<br />

and magnetism, electric circuits, light and optics. Physics is a science of<br />

measurement, testing, and experimentation – inquiry based laboratories<br />

make physics come to life!<br />

Prerequisites: PHYS 2121<br />

PHYS 3201 Introduction to Modern Physics<br />

(3hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab per week) (4) Fall<br />

During the early twentieth-century, two momentous theories were<br />

proposed: the theory of relativity and the quantum theory. This course<br />

will introduce these theories and supporting experimental evidence, as<br />

well, many of the theories that were developed in the twentieth-century.<br />

Topics to be studied include: the Birth of Modern Physics, Special<br />

Relativity, Quantum Theory, Atomic Physics, General Relativity, and<br />

Cosmology. The laboratories involve experiments that explore the<br />

quantum nature of matter and energy.<br />

Prerequisites: PHYS 1102 or PHYS 2122 with a grade of C or higher,<br />

Corequisite: MATH 2223<br />

PHYS 3302 Physical Chemistry: Chemical Dynamics and<br />

Quantum Mechanics.<br />

(3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab per week) (4)<br />

Spring of even years<br />

A study of basic principles of physical chemistry focusing on gas<br />

kinetics, chemical dynamics, quantum mechanics, and atomic and<br />

molecular spectroscopy. This course is co-listed as CHEM 3302.<br />

Prerequisites: MATH 2222, PHYS 1102 or PHYS 2122<br />

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