PHY 101 - General Physics I
A presentation with a
minimum of mathematics of the basic concepts of mechanics, light and
sound. This course may not be used to meet graduation requirements by
students majoring in the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Lecture
and laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same grade is
recorded for both lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: One year of high
school algebra. Co-requisite: PHY 101L.
PHY 101L - General Physics I
Laboratory
1 semester hour, 2 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 101. Lab fee $10.
PHY 102 - General Physics II
A continuation of PHY 101
presenting with a minimum of mathematics the basic concepts of heat,
electricity, magnetism, and certain aspects of modern physics. The
course may not be used to meet graduation requirements by students
majoring in the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Lecture and
laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same grade is
recorded for both lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: PHY 101.
Co-requisite: PHY 102L.
PHY 102L - General Physics II
Laboratory
1 semester hour, 2 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 102. Lab fee $10.
PHY 108 - Introduction to
Engineering/Physics
3 semester hours, 2 hours
lecture and 2 hours recitation per week. An introductory course on
engineering/physics analysis with practice in analyzing and solving
problems in physics and engineering. Includes use of computational
devices and methods.
PHY 110 - Fundamentals of
Electronics
An introductory study of
fundamental electrical components and circuits and their applications in
AM, FM and TV transmission and reception. Lecture and laboratory grades
are computed into one grade, and the same grade is recorded for both
lecture and lab. Co-requisite: PHY 110L.
PHY 110L - Fundamentals of
Electronics Laboratory
1 semester hour, 3 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 110. Lab fee $10.
PHY 118 - Musical Acoustics
Waves, resonance,
frequency, pitch, waveform, hearing, intervals, scales, strings, air
columns, rods, plates, vocal apparatus, instruments. Lecture and
laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same grade is
recorded for both lecture and lab. Prerequisite: Ability to read music.
Co-requisite: PHY 118L
PHY 118L - Musical Acoustics
Laboratory
1 semester hour, 2 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 118. Lab fee $10.
PHY 131 - Mechanics and Heat
(PHYS 1301) Fundamental
principles of mechanics and heat. Lecture and laboratory grades are
computed into one grade, and the same grade is recorded for both lecture
and lab. Prerequisite: High school trigonometry. Co-requisite: PHY 131L.
PHY 131L - Mechanics and Heat
Laboratory
(PHYS 1101) 1 semester
hour, 3 hours lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 131. Lab fee $10.
PHY 132 - Electricity, Sound,
and Light
(PHYS 1302) Basic
electrical and magnetic phenomena, wave motion, sound, and light.
Lecture and laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and the same
grade is recorded for both lecture and lab. Prerequisite: PHY 131.
Co-requisite: PHY 132L.
PHY 132L - Electricity, Sound,
and Light Laboratory
(PHYS 1102) 1 semester
hour, 3 hours lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 132. Lab fee $10.
PHY 241 - Technical Physics I
A presentation of the
principles of mechanics and heat. Lecture and laboratory grades are
computed into one grade, and the grade is recorded for both lecture and
lab. Co-requisite: MTH 233, PHY 241L.
PHY 241L - Technical Physics I
Laboratory
(PHYS 2125) 1 semester
hour, 3 hours lab per week. Co-requisite: PHYS 241. Lab fee $10.
PHY 242 - Technical Physics II
(PHYS 2326) A
presentation of the principles of sound, electricity, magnetism, and
optics. Lecture and laboratory grades are computed into one grade, and
the same grade is recorded for both lecture and lab. Prerequisite: MTH
233, PHY 241. Co-requisite: PHY 242L.
PHY 242L - Technical Physics
II Laboratory
(PHYS 2126) 1 semester
hour, 3 hours lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 242. Lab fee $10.
PHY 250 - Engineering Statics
4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Prerequisite: MTH 234 and PHY 241.
PHY 262 - Electrical Circuits
and Devices
Basic AC and DC circuits
and their applications in instrumentation. Lecture and laboratory grades
are computed into one grade and the same grade in recorded for both
lecture and lab. Prerequisite: PHY 132 or equivalent and MTH 233.
Co-requisite: PHY 262L.
PHY 262L - Electrical Circuits
and Devices Laboratory
1 semester hour, 3 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 262. Lab fee $10.
PHY 301 - Mechanics and Optics
for Teachers
3 semester hours, 2 hours
lecture, and 2 hours lab per week. A study of the fundamentals of
mechanics and optics designed for students preparing to become
elementary or secondary teachers. Prerequisite: PHY 101 or equivalent.
Lab fee $10.
PHY 304 - Electricity and
Magnetism for Teachers
3 semester hours, 2 hours
lecture and 2 hours lab per week. A study of the fundamentals of
electricity and magnetism designed for students preparing to become
elementary or secondary teachers. Prerequisite: PHY 101 or equivalent.
Lab fee $10.
PHY 315A,B - Selected Topics
1-4 hours. Material to be
covered will vary from semester to semester and will be announced. May
be repeated for additional credit in a different topic. Prerequisites:
Eight hours from any of the sciences, separately or in combination.
PHY 321 - Engineering Dynamics
4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Prerequisite: PHY 250.
PHY 333 - Modern Physics
An introduction to
relativity, quantum phenomena, atomic and nuclear physics.
Prerequisites: PHY 132 (or PHY 242) and MTH 233. Co-requisite: PHY 333L.
PHY 333L - Modern Physics
Laboratory
1 semester hour, 3 hours
lab per week. Co-requisite: PHY 333. Lab fee $10.
PHY 343 - Electronics
3 semester hours, 2 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Design and integration of basic circuits
into electronic instrumentation. Prerequisite: PHY 132 (or PHY242). Lab
fee $10.
PHY 347 - Mathematical
Applications in Physics I
Formulation and solution
of physical problems using vector analysis, partial differential
equations, complex variables and transforms. Prerequisites: PHY 132 (or
PHY242) and MTH 234.
PHY 410 - Experimental
Techniques of Physics
4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture and 2 hours lab per week. A presentation of the experimental
techniques used to measure the physical observables associated with
matter, mechanics, waves, sound, light, electricity and magnetism.
Prerequisites: PHY 101 and either PHY 102 or AST 105. Lab fee $10.
PHY 430 - Thermodynamics
Includes the kinetic
theory of gases, Maxwell-Boltzmann statics, Fermi-Dirac statistics, the
Debye Approximation, magnetic cooling, and the theory of heat engines.
Prerequisite: PHY 333.
PHY 431 - Introductory Quantum
Mechanics
DeBroglie wave,
Schroedinger formulation, step and barrier potentials, perturbation
theory, harmonic oscillator, annihilation and creation operations,
commutation relations, representations. Prerequisite: PHY 333.
PHY 440 - Introduction to
Electricity and Magnetism
Electrical and magnetic
field theory, properties of dielectrics and magnetic materials.
Prerequisites: PHY 132 (or PHY242) and MTH 234.
PHY 441 - Optics
4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Fundamentals of physical and geometrical
optics including polarization and diffraction. Prerequisite: PHY 440.
Lab fee $10.
PHY 470A,B - Individual
Instruction in Technical Presentations
1 semester hour.
Individual instruction. May be repeated only once for additional credit.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior major status.
PHY 475 - Special Problems
1-4 hours. For
undergraduate credit only. Experimental or theoretical independent study
in research. Prerequisite: 12 semester hours of physics.
PHY 476 - Special Problems
1-4 hours. For
undergraduate credit only. A continuation of PHY 475. Prerequisite: PHY
475.
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