340 PHYS PS/SI1360. Principles of Physical Science (3) F A lecture/laboratory course designed to provide an introduction to the scientific method and its application to the study of selected 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-medicine, 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. PHYS SI2020. College Physics II (5) F, 5 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: PHYS PS/SI2010. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2029). PHYS 2025. College Physics II Lab (1) 5m, F, 5 Co-requisite PHYS SI2020. One 3-hour lab per week. EnroILment limited to transfer students. PHYS 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. PHYS PS/SI2210. Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (5) F, 5 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 SI 1210. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2219). PHYS 2215. Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab (1) F, 5 Co-requisite PHYS PS/SI2210. One 3-hour lab per week. Enrollment limited to transfer students. PHYS SI2220. Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (5) F, 5 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: PHYS PS/SI2210. Co-requisite: MATH SI 1220. Class meets five hours per week in lecture/discussion format. One 3-hour lab per week (PHYS 2229). PHYS 2225. Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab (1) F, 5 Co-requisite PHYS SI2220. One 3-hour lab per week. Enrollment limited to transfer students. PHYS 2300. Scientific Computing for Physical Systems (3) F An introduction to computer programming and fundamental numerical algorithms as used for problem solving and visualization in the natural sciences. Applications may include nonlinear dynamics, chaos, many-particle systems, and Monte Carlo techniques. Prerequisites: PHYS 2210, MATH 1200, and MATH 1210. PHYS 2600. Laboratory Safety (1) F, 5 An interdisciplinary, team-taught course that will be an overview of the major chemical, biological and physical safely issues related to science laboratories and field work. Class will meet once per week and will be taught in a lecture/demonstration format. PHYS 2710. Introductory Modern Physics (3) 5 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: PHYS SI2220, MATH 1200, and MATH SI1220. PHYS 2800. Introductory Individual Research Problems (1-3) 5m, F, 5 Time and credit to be arranged. Intended for students working on a directed research project which includes physics/astronomy at the lower division level for one or more semesters. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Cross-listed with ASTR 2800. PHYS 2830. Introductory Readings in Physics/Astronomy (1-3) 5m, F, 5 Time and credit to be arranged. Intended for students working on a directed reading project which includes physics/astronomy at the lower division level for one or more semesters. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Cross-listed with ASTR 2830. PHYS 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) 5h, F, S 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. PHYS 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. PHYS 3160. Astrophysics (3) F Selected topics in astrophysics which may include telescopes, celestial mechanics, stellar structure and evolution, stellar pulsation, supernovae, black holes, interstellar medium, galactic structure, active galaxies, quasars, galactic clusters and super clusters, and cosmology. Prerequisite: PHYS SI2220 and MATH 1200. Cross-listed with ASTR 3160. PHYS 3180. Thermal Physics (3) 5 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: PHYS SI2220, MATH 1200 and MATH SI1220. PHYS 3190. Applied Optics (3) F Geometrical and physical optics, lasers, lenses, optical instruments, interference, thin films, interferometry holography, diffraction, gratings, crystal diffraction, polarization. Prerequisites: PHYS SI2220, MATH 1200 and MATH SI1220. Two lectures and one 3-hour lab a week. Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog