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Undergraduate Programs
marily responsible for class discussions. Since this
is a writing-intensive course, students are expected
to express their reactions to class materials
in a clear and cogent manner.
Physical Education
See Health, Physical Education and Sport Science
Physics
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science with a
Major in Physics: PHYS 251, 253, 254, 304,
306, 309, 312, 317, 321; CHEM 105, 106;
MATH 191, 192, 291; CSCI 150 or 195;
MATH 320; two semester credits in both
Advanced Laboratory and Experimental
Research.
Since interdisciplinary fields such as biophysics,
medical electronics, geophysics and
oceanography are very active areas, students are
urged to obtain a broad science background.
See “Requirements for General Science with
Concentration in Physics Teaching Major” in
General Science section.
Course Descriptions
+PHYS 110. Physics of Sound and Light 3 credits
Waves and oscillations, vibrating systems, hearing
and vision, light, lenses, atmospheric phenomena,
lasers, compact discs. For non-science
majors. Lectures and laboratory sessions.
+PHYS 160. Concepts in Electronics 3 credits
Electrical quantities, simple DC circuits, magnetism,
motors and generators, AC circuits, radio
and television communications, digital and analog
electronic devices. For non-science majors.
Lectures and laboratory sessions.
+PHYS 201. Principles of Physics 4 credits
Forces and motion, energy and waves, electricity
and magnetism and light and optics with emphasis
on topics of particular importance for students
in fields such as occupational therapy, biopsychology,
and athletic training. Does not meet
the requirements for professional programs in
medicine, dentistry and physical therapy. Three
lectures and one lab per week.
+PHYS 203. College Physics I 4 credits
For majors in biology, health sciences and liberal
arts. Principles of mechanics, thermodynamics,
waves, acoustics, and fluids. Three lectures and
one lab per week. Prerequisite: MATH 151.
PHYS 204. College Physics II
4 credits
For majors in biology, the health sciences and the
liberal arts. Principles of electricity magnetism,
optics, modern physics, and elementary particles.
Three lectures and one lab per week. Prerequisite:
PHYS 203.
+PHYS 251. General Physics I:
Mechanics
4 credits
Calculus-based physics course for majors in engineering
and the physical sciences. Introduction to
mechanics, rotational motion, and fluids. Three
lectures and one laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 191. Co-requisite: MATH 192.
PHYS 253. General Physics II: Thermodynamics,
Electricity and Magnetism
3 credits
Heat and thermodynamics, electrical and magnetic
properties of matter, AC and DC circuits, electrical
fields and particles, magnetic fields induction,
Maxwell’s equations and introduction to
electronics. Three lectures and one laboratory per
week. Prerequisites: MATH 192, PHYS 251.
PHYS 254. General Physics III: Introduction
to Optics and Modern Physics 3 credits
Physical and geometrical optics, relativity, atomic
physics, quantum mechanics and nuclear physics.
Two lectures and one laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: MATH 192, PHYS 253.
PHYS 304. Electromagnetic Theory 3 credits
Static and time-dependent electric and magnetic
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