On-Line Course Materials
- PSC
100:
General Introduction to Astronomy (4) (2N)
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No Prereq, but familiarity with basic algebra and geometry
is beneficial. The sun, stars and galaxies, interstellar matter,
blackholes, the "Big Bang" theory, and the evolution of the
universe. Also listed as ASTR 100. 4 lec.
- PSC 105: Color, Light and Sound (4) (2N)
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Designed for nonscience majors. Physical nature of light and sound
including transmission, absorption, reflection, interference, and resonance.
Applications include analysis is of musical instruments, acoustics,
optical systems, perception of color and sound. 4 lec.
- PHYS 201: Introduction to Physics(5) (2N)
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Open to students from all areas. Students should have high school
level algebra and trigonometry, but no calculus required. Recommended
for students in liberal arts, architecture, industrial technology, geological
sciences, plant biology, and premedicine. Includes electricity,
magnetism, heat, thermodynamics, waves and sound. 4 lec, 1 lab.
- PHYS 202: Introduction to Physics (5) (2N)
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Prereq: 201 or 251. (winter,spring) Continuation of 201. Open to
students from all areas. Students should have high school level algebra
and trigonometry, but no calculus required. Recommended for students
in liberal arts, architecture, industrial technology, geological
sciences, plant biology, and premedicine. Includes electricity,
magnetism, heat, thermodynamics, waves and sound. 3 lec, 2 lab, 1 recit.
- PHYS 203: Introduction to Physics (5) (2N)
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Prereq: 202 or 252. (winter,spring) Continuation of 202. Open to
students from all areas. Students should have high school level algebra
and trigonometry, but no calculus required. Recommended for students
in liberal arts, architecture, industrial technology, geological
sciences, plant biology, and premedicine. Includes electricity,
magnetism, heat, thermodynamics, waves and sound. 3 lec, 2 lab, 1 recit.
- PHYS 251: General Physics (5) (2N)
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Prereq: MATH 263A. Classical physics with calculus and vectors. Newtonian
rotational dynamics, gravitation, 3 lec, 2 lab, 1 recit.
- PHYS 252: General Physics (5) (2N)
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Prereq: 251 and MATH 263B. Classical physics with calculus and vectors.
Fluids, simple harmonic motion, wave phenomena, thermal properties of matter,
heat and thermodynamics, electrostatics. 3 lec,2 lab, 1 recit.
- PHYS 253: General Physics (5) (2N)
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Prereq: 252. Classical physics with calculus and vectors.
Capacitors, electrical current and circuits, magnetic fields, induction,
electromagnetic waves, a.c. circuits, geometrical optics, interference and
diffraction. 3 lec, 2 lab, 1 recit.
- ASTR 410/510: Observational Astrophysics (3)
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Prereq: ASTR 305. Mordern observational techniques and instrumentation.
Planning and execution of observational programs; data acquisition, reduction,
and analysis; presentation of scientific results.
- PHYS 605:
Classical Mechanics (5)
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Basic analytical techniques for point mass systems and rigid bodies in traditional and contemporary perspective; mathematical complements. Intensive problems.
- PHYS 611: Quantum Mechanics (5)
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Brief review of the Schrödinger equation; elements of
scattering theory, phase shift analysis, and
Born approximation; operators, matrices, angular momentum and spin; basic
semi-classical techniques; perturbation and variational techniques;
exchange and symmetry effects; atomic spectra and electromagenetic
transitions; diverse applications; introduction to second quantization;
mathematical complements. 3 lec, intensive problems.
- PHYS 617: Methods of Theoretical Physics (5)
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Selected advanced mathematical and computational methods employed in theoretical
physics. 4 lec, problems.
- PHYS 735: Relativistic Quantum Theory (4)
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Relativistic Quantum mechanics; Dirac and Klein-Gordon equations;
second quantization; diagrammatic techniques; applications. 3 lec. problems
- PHYS 755: Nuclear Theory (3)
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Theory of nuclear reactions and nuclear models. 3 lec.
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