200 Level Courses:

PHYS 200: Environmental Geoscience
PHYS 201: Principles of Physics
PHYS 211: General Physics I
PHYS 212: General Physics II
PHYS 215: Electronics
PHYS 290: Selected Topics

300 Level Courses:

PHYS 300: GIS and Remote Sensing
PHYS 309: Modern Physics
PHYS 390: Selected Topics
PHYS 391, 392: Research
PHYS 397, 398: Internship

400 Level Courses:

PHYS 400: Mechanics I
PHYS 401: Mechanics II
PHYS 411: Electricity and Magnetism I
PHYS 412: Electricity and Magnetism II
PHYS 442: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 490: Selected Topics
PHYS 491, 492: Research
PHYS 493: Senior Seminar
PHYS 497, 498: Internship

PHYS 200: Environmental Geoscience. 4 hours.

A study of the interrelationship between humans and the physical environment. The course will focus on natural resources, soils, hydrology, and water supplies, erosional processes, karst landscapes, land use planning, and geologic map interpretation. Includes laboratory. Field work required. Same as GEOG 200, ENVR 200.

PHYS 201: Principles of Physics. 4 hours.

The principles of mechanics, heat, sound and electricity are presented in this one-semester, non-calculus course. The workshop format — integrated lecture with lab — emphasizes experiment, data collection, analysis and group work. Not intended for biology, chemistry or physics majors. Prerequisite: MATH 203.

PHYS 211: General Physics I. 5 hours.

The principles of mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and some topics from atomic and nuclear physics are presented. Calculus and vector analysis are used extensively. Intended for science majors. The workshop format — integrated lab and lecture — emphasizes experiment, data collection and analysis, and group work. Three two-hour sessions per week. Prerequisite: MATH 231.

PHYS 212: General Physics II. 5 hours.

The principles of mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and some topics from atomic and nuclear physics are presented. Calculus and vector analysis are used extensively. Intended for science majors. The workshop format — integrated lab and lecture — emphasizes experiment, data collection and analysis, and group work. Three two-hour sessions per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 211.

PHYS 215: Electronics. 3 hours.

Design, construction and testing of the circuits underlying modern instrumentation, including both analog and digital electronics. Two lectures and one lab per week. Prerequisite: MATH 203.

PHYS 300: GIS and Remote Sensing. 3 hours.

Remote sensing concepts and methods including multi-spectral image analysis and acquisition, radar imaging, satellite and airborne remote sensing systems, digital image analysis, the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter, use of global positioning system equipment. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) exercises applied throughout the course. Same as ENVR 300 and GEOG 300.

PHYS 309: Modern Physics. 4 hours.

Discussion of relativity, Bohr theory, atomic structure, classical and quantum probability and measurement, wave/particle duality, radioactivity, nuclear reactions and fundamental particles. Experiments are done to measure gamma ray spectra, the half-life of a radioactive isotope and gamma ray absorption. Three lectures and one lab per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 211, PHYS 212.

PHYS 400: Mechanics I. 3 hours.

Particle and rigid body dynamics; moving coordinate systems; rotating bodies; variational principles; Lagrange and Hamilton’s formalism; small oscillations; planetary orbits; Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: MATH 232, PHYS 211, PHYS 212.

PHYS 401: Mechanics II. 3 hours.

Particle and rigid body dynamics; moving coordinate systems; rotating bodies; variational principles; Lagrange and Hamilton’s formalism; small oscillations; planetary orbits; Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 400.

PHYS 411: Electricity and Magnetism I. 3 hours.

Principles and applications of static and moving charges, magnetism, electromagnetic theory and Maxwell’s equations. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: MATH 233, PHYS 211, PHYS 212.

PHYS 412: Electricity and Magnetism II. 3 hours.

Principles and applications of static and moving charges, magnetism, electromagnetic theory and Maxwell’s equations. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 411.

PHYS 442: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. 3 hours.

A study of the principles of quantum mechanics and applications; operators; differential equations of quantum mechanics; particle in a box; harmonic oscillator; one-electron atoms; barrier potentials; tunneling. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 309, MATH 366.

PHYS 493: Senior Seminar. 3 hours.

PHYS 290, 390, 490: Selected Topics. 1-3 hours.

PHYS 391, 392, 491, 492: Research.

PHYS 397, 398, 497, 498: Internship.