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This course offers a study of the fundamental laws of mechanics, forces and motions, energy, material properties, fluids, and heat.
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Prerequisites
MATH 12000 or three years of high school mathematics or equivalent
Corequisites
PHYS 20100
This laboratory reinforces the concepts discussed in PHYS 20000 and develops experimental skills. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
PHYS 20000
This course is a study of waves and sound, electricity, magnetism, light, and topics in modern physics.
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Prerequisites
PHYS 20000 with C- or better
Corequisites
PHYS 20600
This laboratory reinforces the concepts discussed in PHYS 20500 and develops experimental skills. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
PHYS 20500
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
MATH 12000 or three years of high school mathematics or equivalent
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.
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Prerequisites
MATH 20000 or concurrent
Corequisites
PHYS 21100
This is the laboratory component to PHYS 21000. Experiments reinforcing topics in mechanics are conducted, and measurement techniques and data analysis are emphasized. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
PHYS 21000
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. Courses PHYS 21500 and PHYS 21800 may be taken in any order.
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Prerequisites
PHYS 21000 with a C- or better and MATH 20100 or concurrent
Corequisites
PHYS 21600
This is the laboratory companion to PHYS 21500. 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. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
PHYS 21500
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. Courses PHYS 21500 and PHYS 21800 may be taken in any order.
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Prerequisites
PHYS 21000 with C- or better and MATH 20100 or concurrent
Corequisites
PHYS 21900
This is the laboratory companion to PHYS 21800. 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. Laboratory fee applies.
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Corequisites
PHYS 21800
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
CHEM 22700
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
PHYS 21000 or CHEM 1100 recommended