CRN

94347

Distribution

E/G

Course No.

PHYS 101 Q course

Title

Introduction to Physics

Professor

Matthew Deady

Schedule

Mon Th 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 102

Lab A: Mon 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HEG 107

Lab B: Mon 3:40 pm - 5:40 pm HEG 107

Lab C: Mon 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm HEG 107

A calculus-based survey of Physics. This first semester covers topics in mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, and wave motion. The course stresses ideas--the unifying principles and characteristic models of physics. Labs develop the crucial ability to elicit understanding of the physical world.

Corequisite: Math 111.

CRN

94350

Distribution

E

Course No.

PHYS 314

Title

Thermal Physics

Professor

Peter Skiff

Schedule

Wed Fr 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ROSE 108

Elements of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics. Equations of state, first and second laws, distribution functions, the partition function, quantum statistics. Prerequisites: Physics 101-102, Mathematics 112.

CRN

94353

Distribution

E

Course No.

PHYS 322

Title

Experimental Physics Methods

Professor

Burton Brody

Schedule

By arrangement

2 credits Techniques and approaches useful in experimentation are explained and put into practice. The experiments performed complement the presentation of twentieth-century physics topics in Physics 321. Students undertake independent supervised work involving machining, equipment fabrication, computing techniques, vacuum transduction, and data acquisition and analysis.

Prerequisite: Physics 321

CRN

94348

Distribution

E

Course No.

PHYS 325

Title

Methods of Mathematical Physics

Professor

Matthew Deady

Schedule

Fr 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HEG 106

2 credits. Concepts and techniques of vector and tensor analysis, line and surface integration, and complex function analysis will be developed in this course. These mathematical methods are particularly useful in thermodynamics and electromagnetism. Prerequisite: Mathematics 112.

CRN

94349

Distribution

E

Course No.

PHYS 403

Title

Quantum Mechanics

Professor

Robert Cutler

Schedule

Tu Th 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm PRE 128

Elements of Schrodinger and Heisenberg formulations of quantum mechanics. Potential wells, hydrogen atoms, scattering, harmonic oscillator, perturbation theory, angular momentum. Prerequisite: Physics 321