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This course offers a study of the fundamental laws of mechanics, forces and motions, energy, material properties, fluids, and heat. Lecture students must also concurrently enroll in 17-201.
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Prerequisites
13-120 or three years of high school mathematics or equivalent.
Corequisites
17-201.
This laboratory reinforces the concepts discussed in 17-200 and develops experimental skills. This course must be taken concurrently with 17-200. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
17-200.
This course is a study of waves and sound, electricity, magnetism, light, and topics in modern physics. Lecture students must also concurrently enroll in 17-206.
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Prerequisites
C- or better in
17-200 or equivalent.
Corequisites
17-206.
This laboratory reinforces the concepts discussed in 17-205 and develops experimental skills. This course must be taken concurrently with 17-205. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
17-205.
This course focuses on the application of specific fundamental principles of physics and chemical physics to contemporary industrial requirements and products. Information and skills treated in this course will vary according to the needs of the company and/or student.
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Prerequisites
13-120.
This course is the first of three introductory calculus-based Physics courses and provides the foundation for the other two. Translational, rotational, and oscillatory motions of objects and the forces and torques acting on them are covered. Newton's Laws and the laws of conservation of energy, momentum, and angular momentum are emphasized. Lecture students must also concurrently enroll in 17-211.
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Corequisites
13-200,
17-211.
This is the laboratory component to 17-210. Experiments reinforcing topics in mechanics are conducted, and measurement techniques and data analysis are emphasized. This course must be taken concurrently with 17-210. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
17-210.
This course is a calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism. Properties and sources of electric and magnetic fields are investigated. Electric and magnetic forces and torques; induction; DC and, time permitting, AC circuits; and the physics of various circuit components are covered. Maxwell's equations are introduced. Lecture students must also concurrently enroll in
17-216. Courses
17-215 and
17-218 may be taken in any order.
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Prerequisites
C- or better in
17-210.
Corequisites
13-201,
17-216.
This is the laboratory companion to 17-215. Experiments reinforcing topics in electricity and magnetism are conducted, and electric circuits are a primary focus of this laboratory. Measurement techniques and data analysis will be emphasized. This course must be taken concurrently with 17-215. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
17-215.
This course is a calculus-based introduction to waves, light, thermodynamics, and modern physics. Wave properties, electromagnetic radiation, geometric and wave optics, heat and thermodynamics, special relativity, and an introduction to modern physics will be covered. Lecture students must also enroll in 17-219. Courses 17-215 and 17-218 may be taken in any order.
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Prerequisites
C- or better in
17-210.
Corequisites
13-201,
17-219.
This is the laboratory companion to
17-218. The primary focus of this laboratory is on waves and optics though other pertinent experiments may also be conducted. Students also conduct a multi-week project in this lab. Measurement techniques and data analysis are emphasized. This course must be taken concurrently with
17-218. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
17-218.
Basic D.C. and A.C. circuit theory is reviewed, including semiconductor electronic devices. The theory and application of these devices as linear circuit elements in power supplies, amplifiers, communication circuits and control circuits is developed. The emphasis is on experimental techniques.
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Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Students explore electronic instruments and techniques used in research, science, and digital computers. Theory and experiments emphasizing the use and design of digital circuits are examined as well.
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Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
This course explores the central principles underlying the array of structural, thermodynamic, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties found in large collections of atoms (i.e., materials).
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Prerequisites
03-117,
03-227.
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) foundation course which provides exploration of a special topic necessary for further study of aerospace engineering is MMAE 202 Mechanics of Solids II (3).
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Prerequisites
Consult IIT advisor.
The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) 200-level courses provide a foundation for later courses in mechanical engineering. Courses include: MS 201 Materials Science (3), MMAE 202 Mechanics of Solids II (3), and MMAE 232 Design for Innovation (3).
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Prerequisites
Consult IIT advisor.
This course is intended to give an overview of the research process and focuses strongly on scientific communication. Topics covered include research ethics, scientific method and the experimental process, literature searches and literature reviews, scientific writing (journals, proposals, abstracts), and presentation skills. This course partially fulfills the advanced writing requirement for the Physics major.
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Prerequisites
17-210,
17-211.