PHYS 419 – Sr Seminar in Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: In conjunction with a physics faculty adviser, each student will prepare a formal scientific review article on a physics topic. The topics assigned will be determined based on the interest of the student. The culmination of this course is a detailed written report and an oral presentation.
PHYS 406 – Advanced Computational Phys
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-220 PHYS-301 PHYS-302 PHYS-314 MATH-301 CS-190 CS-212 or CS-226. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: A survey of advanced topics in computational physics including chaotic motion, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, diffusion, and fluid dynamics. Problems are solved using numerical methods involving ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra, and fast Fourier […]
PHYS 215 – General Physics I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-132. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-215L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Algebra-based introduction to mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves. Topics include motion in one and two dimensions, Newton’s laws of motion, equilibrium, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, gravity, heat, waves, and sound. Examples from medicine and biology will be included whenever […]
PHYS 215L – General Physics I Laboratory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-215. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description:
PHYS 220 – Computational Methods for Phys/Engn
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the computational tools and numerical methods used in physics and engineering. Students will use both spreadsheets (e.g., Excel) and numerical packages (e.g., Python) to obtain numerical solutions to a wide variety of physical problems, including: motion with air resistance, oscillations, nuclear […]
PHYS 301 – Classical Mechanics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202 PHYS-220 MATH-202. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-220. (Required, Previous or concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Classical mechanics using vector calculus applied to non-relativistic Newtonian dynamics: dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, collisions, and vibrational and wave motion. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics to be included.
PHYS 202 – Technical Physics III
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-201. (Required, Previous). | Take MATH-202. (Required, Concurrent). | Take PHYS-202L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Calculus-based introduction to classical electricity and magnetism. Topics include Coulomb’s Law, electric fields, Gauss’ Law, electric potential and potential energy, electric components and circuits, magnetism and magnetic fields, magnetic forces and torques, magnetic materials, […]
PHYS 200 – Technical Physics I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-132 or MATH-137. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take PHYS-200L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to waves, fluids, thermodynamics, optics, atoms, nuclei, and particles. Topics include wave motion, sound waves, buoyancy, temperature, gas laws, heat, calorimetry, states of matter, laws of thermodynamics, light, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, standing waves, […]
MATH 425 – Numerical Analysis
Prerequisites/Corequisites: # Take MATH-203 # Take MATH-213 or CS-226. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Techniques and types of errors involved in computer applications to mathematical problems. Topics include techniques for solving equations, systems of equations, and problems in integral calculus. Computer solutions for several problems will be required.
MATH 301 – Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-202; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: General first-order differential equations and second-order linear equations with applications. Other topics may include Mathematical models, computational methods, dynamical systems, aspects of higher-order linear equations, Laplace transforms, and an introduction to partial differential equations.
MATH 304 – Linear Algebra
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-202; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to the algebra of finite-dimensional vector spaces. Topics covered include finite-dimensional vector spaces, matrices, systems of linear equations, determinants, change of basis, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.
MATH 306 – Multivariable Calculus
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-203; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Vectors and vector calculus; the calculus of real-valued functions of several variables; topics include partial derivatives, gradients, extrema problems, multiple integrals, iterated integrals, line integrals, and Green’s Theorem, as time permits.