Engineering and Physical Science

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

PHYS 110: College Physics I

Semester Hours 4.0

Introductory two-semester sequence to the fields of mechanics, thermal physics, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. This sequence is not suitable for the physics major or minor, nor the chemistry or biology majors.

Prerequisites

MATH 121 or higher.

PHYS 111: College Physics II

Semester Hours 4.0

Continuation of introductory two-semester sequence to the fields of mechanics, thermal physics, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. This sequence is not suitable for the physics major or minor, nor the chemistry or biology majors.

Prerequisites

MATH 121 or higher and PHYS 110.

PHYS 201: General Physics I

Semester Hours 4.0

Introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Workshop format, providing a background in basic physics for all science majors, including those interested in the health sciences.

Prerequisites

MATH 151.

Corequisites

MATH 151.

PHYS 202: General Physics II

Semester Hours 4.0

Introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Workshop format, providing a background in basic physics for all science majors, including those interested in the health sciences. 

Prerequisites

PHYS 201.

PHYS 311: Modern Physics

Semester Hours 4.0 Lab Hours 3

Introduction to atomic and nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, and the theory of relativity. Laboratory experiments which form the foundation of the modern view of the physical world.

Prerequisites

PHYS 202 and MATH 151 or departmental permission.

PHYS 355: Mathematical Methods for Physical Science I

Semester Hours 4.0

This course introduces some of the mathematical tools required for upper-level physics courses. Emphasis is placed on recognizing the equations that appear repeatedly in many different areas of physics and understanding their solutions. Topics include ordinary differential equations of first & second order, series solution of differential equations, vector analysis, Fourier series, partial differential equations, boundary value problems, and integral transforms.

Prerequisites

MATH 253.

PHYS 361: Electronic Instrumentation

Semester Hours 4.0 Lab Hours 3

Study of circuits used in scientific instrumentation; emphasis on electrical measurements, digital electronics, and analog circuits; characteristics of transducers and detectors. 

Prerequisites

PHYS 202 and MATH 151 or departmental permission.

PHYS 421: Quantum Mechanics

Semester Hours 3.0

Methods of quantum mechanics including development of Schroedinger equation, its solutions for certain cases, and applications to atomic, nuclear, and solid state physics.

Prerequisites

PHYS 311, PHYS 321, PHYS 411, and MATH 353.