Physics

Name	Title	Credits	School
PHYS-115	Humanity and the Physical Universe	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A survey course utilizing inquiry based strategies in the physical sciences for non-science students. This course examines a broad range of topics including: Newtonian mechanics, electricity, magnetism, sound, optics, heat, energy and power, earth science including weather and climate, modern physics and the solar system. The interactions between physical science and technology and their impact up on society and the quality of life will be considered. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-120	Journey Through the Universe	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Introductory and descriptive course in astronomy. Topics include: study of the Universe; planetary motion; the solar system; stars and galaxies; quasars, pulsars, and black holes; possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-130	Introductory Physics	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course covers the basic principles of mechanics and heat. Prerequisite Course(s): TMAT-135 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-2-3
PHYS-130L	Introductory Physics Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. This course covers the basic principles of mechanics and heat. Prerequisite Course(s): TMAT-135 Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-130 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-135	Phys-Arch I	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Corequisite Course(s): MATH-141 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
PHYS-136	Physics for the Modern Architect	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
The course will cover basic physical principles relating to current architectural practice. A broad spectrum of topics will be covered, primarily in classical physics to include: Units, Vectors, Motion, Statics, Work, Energy, Heat, Electricity, Sound and Light. The emphasis will be conceptual and required mathematical skills will be college algebra and trigonometry. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-140 or MATH-141 or TMAT-155 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
PHYS-140	Physics for Life Sciences I	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A basic course designed to meet the needs of health professions majors. Topics covered include vectors, laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, heat and wave motion. Illustrations from the field of life sciences will be stressed. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-140 or MATH-141 or MATH-161 or MATH-170 or TMAT-155 Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-141 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-3
PHYS-141	Physics I Laboratory	1.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Laboratory course illustrating principles taught in the introductory physics for life sciences course, PHYS 155. Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-140 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-1
PHYS-150	Introductory Physics II	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
For Bachelor of Technology majors. A continuation of PHYS 130, Introductory Physics. Topics covered include electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-130 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-2-3
PHYS-150L	Introductory Physics II Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. For Bachelor of Technology majors. A continuation of PHYS 130, Introductory Physics. Topics covered include electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-130 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-155	Phys-Arch II	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-135 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-156	Selected Topics in Environmental and Energy Issues for the Modern Architect	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course uses physical perspectives to descriptively examine issues relating to interactions between the built environment and the natural world as they are likely to be encountered by practicing architects in the 21st century; especially as they relate to building design, construction and utilization. Major topic areas addressed will include such environmental and energy issues as: greenhouse effect, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, air, water and land pollution, traditional and alternative energy resources and their efficient utilization. Additionally, issues associated with ambient electromagnetic energy exposure, light pollution, thermal pollution and other contemporary concerns will be discussed. A descriptive approach will be emphasized and required mathematical skills will be minimal. Invited speakers and/or field trips to local sites will be incorporated where possible to supplement and enrich classroom discussions. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-135 or PHYS-136 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-160	Physics for Life Sciences II	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A continuation of PHYS 140. Topics are selected from the fields of thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. Applications for the field of life sciences will be emphasized. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-140 and PHYS-141 Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-161 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-3
PHYS-161	Physics II Laboratory	1.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Laboratory course in physics supplementing the physics for life sciences course, PHYS 160. Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-160 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-1
PHYS-165	Physics for Telecommunications	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A basic course in the physics of communication systems. Topics include electricity and magnetism, optics, frequency band width relationships. This course will include an introduction to signal propagation in different media as well as amplification and signal correction as applied to electrical and optical systems. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-125 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
PHYS-169	General Physics A	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-170	General Physics I	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A basic course covering vectors, Newton's laws of motion, particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, momentum, and rotational motion. Corequisite Course(s): MATH-170 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4
PHYS-170L	General Physics I Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. A basic course covering vectors, Newton's laws of motion, particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, momentum, and rotational motion. Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-170 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-175	General Physics for Pre-Med I	5.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A basic course in physics for the student in the Combined Baccalaureate/Osteopathic Physician Program. Covers vectors, forces and torques, dynamics, energy momentum, fluids, gasses, liquids, solids, heat and thermodynamics. Corequisite Course(s): MATH-170 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-2-5
PHYS-175L	General Physics for Pre-Med I Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. A basic course in physics for the student in the Combined Baccalaureate/Osteopathic Physician Program. Covers vectors, forces and torques, dynamics, energy momentum, fluids, gasses, liquids, solids, heat and thermodynamics. Corequisite Course(s): MATH-170 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-178	General Physics B	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-169 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-179	General Physics C	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-169 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-180	General Physics II	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A continuation of PHYS 170. Topics include fluids, wave motion, electric fields and electric potential, DC circuits, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, AC circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-170 Corequisite Course(s): MATH-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4
PHYS-180L	General Physics II Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. A continuation of PHYS 170. Topics include fluids, wave motion, electric fields and electric potential, DC circuits, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, AC circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-170 Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-185	General Physics for Pre-Med II	5.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A continuation of PHYS 175. Includes waves, sound, light, optics, electricity, current, magnetism, instrumentation, atoms and nuclei. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-175 Corequisite Course(s): MATH-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-2-5
PHYS-185L	General Physics for Pre-Med II Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. A continuation of PHYS 175. Includes waves, sound, light, optics, electricity, current, magnetism, instrumentation, atoms and nuclei. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-175 Corequisite Course(s): PHYS-185 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-220	General Physics III	4.0	College of Arts and Sciences
The final basic course covering the laws of thermodynamics, reflection and refraction of light, interference and diffraction, radiation, atomic physics, waves and corpuscles, and nuclear physics. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4
PHYS-220L	General Physics III Laboratory	0.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is a laboratory component of the lecture course. The final basic course covering the laws of thermodynamics, reflection and refraction of light, interference and diffraction, radiation, atomic physics, waves and corpuscles, and nuclear physics. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-0
PHYS-225	Introduction to Modern Physics	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed to familiarize students with the following topics: thermodynamics, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear physics, fundamental quantum theory of photons, and semiconductors. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-180 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-330	Advanced Laboratory I	2.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A senior course covering the art of physical measurement, the techniques of experimental research, and the treatment of data. The student performs advanced experiments requiring much independent work in the fields of mechanics, electron physics, magnetism, optics, and atomic, quantum, and nuclear physics. The lectures include such topics as laboratory safety, theory of errors, vacuum technology, electronics, the operation of standard laboratory equipment, and machine shop operations. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-260 and PHYS-220 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-3-2
PHYS-340	Analytical Mechanics I	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
An intermediate course covering particle kinematics and dynamics, one-dimensional oscillatory motion , mechanics of a system of particles, the central force problem, essentials of celestial mechanics, and motion in a noninertial frame of reference. Prerequisite Course(s): PHYS-220 Corequisite Course(s): MATH-260 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-370	Electricity and Magnetism I	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
The first course in a two-term sequence in the theory of electromagnetism. Topics include vector calculus, electrostatics, dielectrics, static magnetic fields, magnetic materials, electromagnetic induction. The course culminates with an introduction to Maxwell's equations. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-260 and PHYS-220 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
PHYS-410	Modern Physics I	3.0	College of Arts and Sciences
A senior course designed to familiarize the student with modern concepts in physics. Includes: special relativity, wave-particle duality, limits of classical physics and the origin of quantum theory, atomic spectra and structure, Schroedinger's wave equation with applications to simple systems. Prerequisite Course(s): MATH-260 and PHYS-370 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3