332 • Chemistry Courses (13-14 credit hours) CHEM PS/SI 1210/1220 Principles of Chemistry I & II (10) CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry I (3) or CHEM 3000 Quantitative Analysis (4) • General Science Courses (8 credit hours) PHYS/CHEM/GEO 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) PHYS/CHEM/GEO 3570 Foundations of Science Education (3) PHYS/CHEM/GEO 4570 Secondary Sdence Teaching Methods (3) PHYS/CHEM/GEO 4800 Independent Research (1) • Science Support Courses (11 credit hours) HIST 3350 History & Philosophy of Science (3) MATH SI1210/1220 Calculus I & II (8) Students must also complete the Teacher Education Licensure Program. Physics departmental honors » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses (see the Honors Program on page 45). » Credit Hour Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill the requirements of either the Physics departmental major, the Applied Physics major, or the Physics Teaching major, of which at least 12 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Physics Honors credit in any of the Physics courses required for the respedive Physics majors.* In addition, complete a Physics Honors senior project (minimum 2 hours). • Permission from the department chair should be sought before register ing in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. (See the Honors Program on page 45.) Physics minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 26 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (10 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) Elective Physics Courses (8 credit hours) Select at least three Physics courses from the following PHYS 2710 Introductory Modem Physics (3) PHYS 3160 Astrophysics (3) PHYS 3180 Thermal Physics (3) PHYS 3190 Applied Optics (3) PHYS 3200 Solid State Physics (3) PHYS 3300 Advanced Computational Physics (3) PHYS 3410 Electronics for Scientists (4) PHYS 3420 Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) PHYS 3500 Analytical Mechanics (3) PHYS 3510 Electromagnetic Theory (3) PHYS 3540 Mech. & Eledromagnetic Waves (3) PHYS 3640 Advanced Physics Lab (2) PHYS 4610 Quantum Mechanics (3) Support Courses Required (8 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) Physics teaching minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of C or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 25 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Students who select the Physics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (11 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) PHYS 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) Elective Physics Courses (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours in approved Physics courses (numbered 2300 Support Courses Required (11 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) HIST 3350 History and Philosophy of Sdence (3) If a student is not obtaining a Teaching Major in Physical or Life Science, the following courses are also required: PHYS 3570 Foundations of Science Education (3) PHYS 4570 Secondary School Sdence Teaching Methods (3) PHYSICS COURSES - PHYS PHYS PS/SI1010. Elementary Physics (3) 5m, F, 5 A brief survey of physics at the introductory level. Topics covered include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Three hours of ledure per week. PHYS PS/SI1040. Elementary Astronomy (3) 5m, F, 5 A brief survey of the physical universe using the fundamental laws of physics. Topics indude the history of astronomy, the solar system, the sun, the evolution of stars, pulsars, black holes, the Mlky Way galaxy, galaxies, quasars, and the Big Bang. Three hours of ledure per week. PHYS PS/SI1360. Principles of Physical Science (3) 5 A lecture/laboratory course designed to provide an introduction to the scientific method and its application to the study of sdeded topics in physics and chemistry. Two hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week. Recommended for Elementary Education majors. PHYS PS/SI2010. College Physics I (5) 5m, F, 5 First semester of a two-semester sequence in general physics, primarily for students in pre-medicrne, pre-dentistry, technology and other disciplines requiring physics without calculus. 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. Prerequisite: MATH 1060. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2019). PHYS 2015. College Physics I Lab (1) 5m, F, 5 Co-requisite PHYS PS/SI2010. One 3-hour lab per week. Enrollment limited to transfer students. Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog