Science & Mathematics

Physics


PHYS 2010 Physics I 3 credits
Statics, linear and rotational kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies, harmonic motion, physical properties of solids and fluids, fundamental principles of wave motion. 3 hours per week. (Prerequisite: High school trigonometry or MATH 1720 or MATH 1200. Corequisite: PHYS 2011.) F

PHYS 2011 Physics I Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2010. 3 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2010.) F

PHYS 2020 Physics II 3 credits
Heat and thermodynamics, electrostatics, electromagnetic circuits and fields, properties of electromagnetic radiation, geometric and physical optics, reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization; modern physics concepts. 3 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2010. Corequisite: PHYS 2021.) S

PHYS 2021 Physics II Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2020. 3 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2020.) S

PHYS 2110 University Physics I 3 credits
Calculus-based mechanics, statics, rectilinear and curvilinear kinematics and dynamics, rigid body motion, harmonic motion, fluid statics and dynamics. 4 hours per week. (Prerequisite: MATH 1910. Corequisite: PHYS 2111.) S

PHYS 2111 University Physics I Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2110. 2 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2110.) S

PHYS 2120 University Physics II 3 credits
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction, direct and alternating current circuits, electrical transients, waves and geometrical optics. 4 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2110. Corequisite: PHYS 2121.) F

PHYS 2121 University Physics II Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2120. 2 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2120.) F

 

PHYS 2130 Modern Physics 3 credits
Physical optics and introductory special relativity and quantum mechanics with applications to atomic and nuclear physics. 3 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2120; Corequisite: MATH 2120, PHYS 2131). UD

PHYS 2131 Modern Physics Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2120. 2 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2130.) UD

PHYS 2610 Engineering Circuit Analysis I 3 credits
DC and AC analysis of circuits with resistors, capacitors, inductors, and operational amplifiers: first-and second-order transients; LaPlace transform. 4 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2120. Corequisite: PHYS 2611) S

PHYS 2611 Engineering Circuit Analysis I Laboratory 1 credit
Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2610. 2 hours per week.
(Corequisite: PHYS 2610.) S

PHYS 2710 Engineering Mechanics: Statics 3 credits
A three-dimensional treatment of particles and rigid bodies in equilibrium; introductory mechanics of materials including stress-strain relations, torsion, shear, and bending. 3 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2110.) F

PHYS 2720 Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics 3 credits
Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies from an advanced standpoint with emphasis on rigid-body kinetics; a general analysis of oscillarory mechanical systems. 4 hours per week. (Prerequisite: PHYS 2710; Corequisite: MATH 2120.) S

 

 

 
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