PHYS 310 – Electronics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-310L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to analog and digital electronics. Analog topics include AC/DC circuits, diodes, power supplies, transistors, oscillators, timers, and operational amplifiers. Digital topics include binary numbers, gate types, gate circuits, gate reduction, Boolean algebra, flip flops, comparators, registers, binary and […]
PHYS 306L – General Physics II Laboratory
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PHYS 306 – Computational Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
PHYS 302L – General Physics II Laboratory
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PHYS 201 – Technical Physics II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-201. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take PHYS-201L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics and dynamics. Topics include vectors and vector notation; Newton’s Three Laws of Motion; force; motion in one, two, and three dimensions; linear momentum; torque; rotational motion; angular momentum; work-energy; kinetic and potential […]
MATH 201L – Calculus I Workshop
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-201. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: Intensive calculus workshop for students enrolled in Mathematics 201. Students work collaboratively in small groups on problems that emphasize the key ideas of calculus. The workshop will also introduce students to technology that can automate and help visualize calculus concepts. Assessed as S (Satisfactory) […]
BIOL 415 – Radiation Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-316 BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics include the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that lead to radiation-induced biological damage. The course will begin with interactions and responses at a molecular level and progress towards cellular and systemic responses to the damage. Methods […]
BIOL 402 – Terrestrial Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-402L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, communities, and populations; relationships of organisms (including human beings) to their environments.
BIOL 115 – Life Science Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description:
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 417L – Principles of Health Physics Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-417. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description:
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 […]