300 Phsx SI2020. General Physics II (5) Su, F, S Second semester of a two-semester sequence in general physics. This semester covers topics in electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light and optics, relativity, atomic, and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: Phsx PS/SI2010. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week. Phsx 2090. Environmental Physics - Energy and Power (3) An interdisciplinary course dealing with the chemical and physical concepts of energy and power. Emphasis will be placed on the emerging energy crisis, effects upon the environment and the quality of life. Phsx PS/SI2210. Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (5) F, S First semester of a two-semester sequence in calculus-based physics, primarily for students in science, math, computer science, and pre engineering. This semester covers topics in mechanics, including kinematics, Newton's laws, and the conservation laws of energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. Also covered are topics in gravity, fluid mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics. Co- requisite: Math SI1210. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/ discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week. Phsx SI 2 2 20. Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (5) F, S Second semester of a two semester sequence in calculus-based physics. This semester covers topics in electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, light and optics, relativity, and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: Phsx PS/SI2210. Co- requisite: Math SI1220. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/ discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week. Phsx 2300. Scientific Computing with C++ and Fortran (3) F Introduction to the C, C++, and Fortran programming languages. General programming theory and practice. Introduction to applications of computers and computer programming in the sciences. Prerequisites: Math QL1050 and Math 1060 or Math QL 1080 or placement test. Phsx 2600. Laboratory Safety (1) F, S An interdisciplinary, team-taught course that will be an overview of the major chemical, biological and physical safety issues related to science laboratories and field work. Class will meet once per week and will be taught in a lecture/demonstration format. Phsx 2740. Introductory Modern Physics (3) S Relativity, quantum effects, the hydrogen atom, many-electron atoms, molecular and solid-state bonding, quantum effect devices, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions and devices, elementary particles. Prerequisites: Phsx SI2220, Math SI 1220. Phsx 2800. Introductory Individual Research Problems (1-3) Time and credit to be arranged. Intended for students working on a directed research project which includes physics at the lower division level for one or more semesters. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Phsx 2830. Introductory Readings in Physics (1-3) Time and credit to be arranged. Intended for students working on a directed reading project which includes physics at the lower division level for one or more semesters. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Phsx 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Open to all students in the Physics Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Phsx 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Phsx 3160. Astrophysics (3) F Selected topics in astrophysics which may include telescopes, celestial mechanics, stellar structure and evolution, stellar pulsation, supemovae, black holes, interstellar medium, galactic structure, active galaxies, quasars, galactic clusters and super clusters, and cosmology. Prerequisite: Phsx SI2220. Phsx 3180. Thermal Physics (3) S An introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include heat and work; ideal gases; equipartition of energy; entropy; the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions; applications to heat engines, refrigeration, chemical equilibrium, phase transitions, blackbody radiation, and properties of solids. Prerequisite: Phsx SI2220 and Math SI 1220. Phsx 3190. Applied Optics (3) F Geometrical and physical optics, lasers, lenses, optical instruments, interference, thin films, interferometry, holography, diffraction, gratings, crystal diffraction, polarization. Prerequisites: Phsx SI2220, Math SI 1220. Two lectures and one 3-hour lab a week. Phsx 3200. Solid State Physics (3) S (alternateyears - even) Modern theory of the solid state, with emphasis on crystal structures, energy bands and fermi levels, conduction in metals and semiconductors, Hall effect, photoconductivity, junction diodes and transistors, field effect transistors, integrated circuit structure and fabrication. Co-requisite: Phsx 2740. Phsx 3300. Computational Physics (3) S (alternateyears - odd) Computational techniques are discussed in the context of addressing important physical problems. Topics may include root- finding algorithms, curve fitting, interpolation methods, linear systems, numerical integrations, differential equations, boundary value problems, finite difference methods, eigenvalue problems, Fourier analysis, and Monte Carlo methods. Prerequisites: Phsx SI2220, Phsx 2300. Phsx 3410. Electronics for Scientists (4) F An introductory course in electronics for students in physics and other sciences. The course includes D.C. and a.c. circuit analysis using complex impedances and covers basic principles of semiconductor operation, transistors, analog and digital integrated circuits, analog-to-digital conversion techniques used in computer interfacing, and noise. Prerequisite: Phsx SI2220. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab a week. Phsx 3420. Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) S (alternateyears odd) Intermediate-level course in computer interfacing (data acquisition and analysis) for students in physics and all other sciences. Topics may include: data acquisition with industry-standard software packages, computerized test and measurement, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, data acquisition electronics, electronic sensors (thermal sensors, light sensors, etc.), least squares WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG