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Show • Physics PROGRAM: PHYSICAL SCIENCE MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE - (See program requirements in the Composite Teaching Majors section of the School of Education.) PROGRAM: PHYSICS DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). • Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. • Fulfill the requirements of either the Physics departmental major, the Applied Physics major, the Engineering Physics major, or the Physics Teaching major. Specific Requirements: • In fulfilling requirements for a Physics major, take at least eighteen hours of Physics Honors credit. • Complete a Physics Honors senior project (minimum 2 hours). • A student may receive Physics Honors credit in any of the Physics courses required for the respective Physics majors. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering 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 Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: PHYSICS MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all Physics courses. • Prior departmental approval is required. Specific Requirements: • Physics courses required (15 credit hours): Phsx NS261 (4), NS262 (4), NS263 (4), 264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1). • Nine to fifteen additional credit hours in approved upper division Physics courses. PROGRAM: PHYSICS TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all Physics courses. • Prior department approval is required. • Students obtaining a Physics Teaching minor must satisfy the School of Education Certification (See Teacher Education Program). Specific Requirements: • A minimum of 25 credit hours of Physics courses. • Physics courses required (15 credit hours): Phsx NS261 (4), NS262 (4), NS263 (4), 264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1). • Ten additional credit hours in approved upper division Physics classes. PHYSICS COURSES - PHSX tJ 100. Preparation for College Physics (3) The course is designed to provide the minimal prerequisite for entry into Physics 111 or Physics NS261 by emphasizing problem-solving skills using selected topics in physics. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: Math 106 (may be taken concurrently). NS101. Introduction to Physics (5) A brief survey of physics designed for students not majoring in the physical sciences. Topics covered include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light heat sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. NS102. Physics for Everyday Living (5) This course is designed to stress those aspects of physics which are most prominent in our daily lives as it centers around the home and our immediate needs in the community. The course will be a hands-on experience emphasizing maximum student involvement. The course will be limited to a maximum of twenty students. NS103. Introduction to Astronomy (5) A brief survey of astronomy which includes a study of the planets, sun, stars, nebulae, star clusters, black holes. Milky Way Galaxy, galaxies, quasars, cosmology. 104,105,106. Technical Physics (2-2-2) In this sequence of courses, concepts in physics are applied, through laboratory activities, to systems found in modem industry. Measurement and instrumentation are emphasized. The courses are for two-year technology students only. 104: Basic concepts of force, work, rate, resistance, and energy are applied to mechanical and fluid systems. 105: Basic concepts are applied to electrical and thermal systems. 106: Concepts of vibrations and light are introduced, and properties of atomic particles and particle radiation are measured. Prerequisites: Math 101; Phsx 104 is prerequisite for Phsx 105, and Phsx 105 is prerequisite for Phsx 106. NS107. Elementary Biophysics (5) A brief survey of physics with examples and applications from medicine and biology. NS111,NS112,NS113. General Physics (4-4-4) Fundamentals of physics primarily for students in pre-medicine, pre- dentistry, technology and other disciplines requiring a full course in physics without calculus. Mechanics (111), Electricity and Magnetism (112), Heat Optics, and Modern Physics (113). Prerequisites: Math 106 is a prerequisite for Phsx NS111. Phsx NS111 is a prerequisite for Phsx NS112 and NS113. Three lectures and two recitations a week. 114,115,116. Laboratory Physics (1-1-1) Must accompany Phsx NS111, NS112, NS113. One 3-hour lab a week. 203. Contemporary Astronomy (3) A treatment with more detail than Phsx NS103 of selected topics in modem astronomy. Includes interstellar matter, star formations, pulsars, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, and cosmology. No mathematics prerequisite. Prerequisite: Phsx NS103. 209. Environmental Physics — Energy and Power (4) 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 man's quality of life. 166 NS261, NS262, NS263. Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4-4-4) Calculus-based introduction to physics for students in science, math, computer science, and pre-engineering. Mechanics (261), Electricity and Magnetism (262), Heat Sound, and Light (263). Prerequisites: A physics course equivalent to high school physics or Phsx 100, plus Math 211 for 261, Phsx NS261 and Math 212 for 262, Phsx NS261 and Math 213 for 263. Three lectures and two recitations each week. 264,265,266. Laboratory Physics (1-1-1) Must accompany Phsx NS261, NS262, NS263. One 3-hour lab each week. 289. Cooperative Work Experience (1-9) Open to all students in the Physics Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. The course objective for each student will be developed between the student, the department and a suitable employer providing the opportunity for an on-the-job experience. Evaluation of course participants will be shared between the employer, student and the department Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. 308. Physics and Astronomy for Elementary Teachers (3) Introduction to basic principles of physics and astronomy for elementary teachers. Prerequisite: Currently under teaching contract and recommendation of school supervisor. 311. Analytical Mechanics (5) Particle motion, oscillating systems; planetary motion, stability of orbits; collisions; Euler's equations, gyroscopic motion; Lagrange's equations, Hamilton's equations, theory of vibrations. Prerequisite: Physx NS263, Math 451 to be taken concurrently. 316. Astrophysics (4) 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 superclusters, and cosmology. Prerequisite: PhsxNS263. 317. Introductory Modern Physics (4) 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: Math 213, Phsx NS262. 318. Thermodynamics (4) Equations of state, First Law of thermodynamics, consequences of the First Law, changes of phase, Second Law of thermodynamics, entropy, applications of the First and Second Laws, kinetic theory, conductivity and transport phenomena. Prerequisite: Phsx NS263. Physics • 319. Applied Optics (4) Geometrical and physical optics, lasers, lenses, optical instruments interference, thin films, interferometry, holography, diffraction, gratings, crystal diffraction, polarization. Prerequisites: Math 212, Phsx NS263. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab a week. 320. Solid State Physics (4) Modem 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. Prerequisite: Phsx 317. 341,342,343. Electronics (4-4-4) Theory and use of electronic devices. Analysis and design of electronic circuits. Applications in scientific instrumentation with emphasis on interfacing to computers. Three lectures and one 3- hour lab a week. Prerequisite: PhsxNS262. 351,352. Electromagnetic Theory (4-4) Electrostatics, magnetostatics, boundary value problems, Maxwell's equations, propagation of electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic radiation, motion of an accelerated charged particle. Prerequisites: Phsx NS262, Math 451 taken concurrently. 364. Classical Physics Lab (1) Advanced experiments in the areas of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and optics. One three-hour lab each week. Prerequisite: Phsx NS261 through 266. (Credit may not be given for this course if Phsx 374, 375, 376 series has been taken previously.) 365. Modern Physics Lab (1) Foundation experiments in modem physics, including determination of many of the fundamental physical constants. One three-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: Phsx NS261 through 266. (Credit may not be given for this course if Phsx 471,472, 473 series has been taken previously). 366. Nuclear Physics Lab (1) Experiments in nuclear physics and nuclear instrumentation. Introduces students to tools and techniques of nuclear physics. One three-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: Phsx NS261 through 266. (Credit may not be given for this course if Phsx 471,472, 473 series has been taken previously). 461. Quantum Mechanics (4) Wave-particle duality, Bohr and Sommerfeld models, Schrodinger equation, wave functions, quantization rules, one-dimensional motion, one-electron atoms, spin and orbital angular momentum. 462. Atomic and Molecular Physics (4) Multi-electron atoms, Pauli exclusion principles, Periodic Table, Atomic Spectra, perturbation theory, molecular bonding and spectra, quantum statistical distributions, lasers. 463. Nuclear and Particle Physics (4) Nuclear models, nuclear decay, fission and fusion, nuclear forces, elementary particles, quark model, strong and electroweak interactions, unified field theories. General Information Student Services Interdisc. 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