200
A non-calculus course intended primarily for CNHS majors. Topics include kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, linear and angular momentum, work and energy, gravity, oscillations and waves, sound and fluids. Lecture and laboratory.
Spartan Studies:
NSD with PHY 200L
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
MAT 170. Concurrent:
PHY 200L
The laboratory component of
PHY 200.
Credit Hours: 0
Prerequisites
Concurrent:
PHY 200
A continuation of General Physics I. Topics include, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism and induction, DC and AC circuits, and optics. Lecture and laboratory.
Spartan Studies:
NSD with PHY 201L
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
PHY 200. Concurrent:
PHY 201L
The laboratory component of
PHY 201.
Credit Hours: 0
Prerequisites
Concurrent:
PHY 201
This is the first of a two-course sequence in calculus-based general physics. Topics covered include translational and rotational kinematics, Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, periodic motion and waves, sound, fluids, and thermodynamics. Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward the physics major and minor. Lecture and laboratory.
Spartan Studies:
NSD with PHY 205L
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
MAT 170 or equivalent. Concurrent:
PHY 205L
Corequisites
MAT 260.
The laboratory component of
PHY 205.
Credit Hours: 0
Prerequisites
Concurrent:
PHY 205
This is the second of a two-course sequence in calculus-based general physics. Topics covered include electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, and selected topics in modern physics. Lecture and laboratory.
Spartan Studies:
NSD with PHY 206L
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
MAT 260,
PHY 205 with a grade of "C" or better.
Corequisites
PHY 206L
The laboratory component of
PHY 206.
Credit Hours: 0
Prerequisites
Concurrent:
PHY 206
This course is an intermediate-level course that covers much of the mathematics that will be used in the upper-division physics courses. Topics covered include infinite and power series, complex variables, linear algebra, vector analysis, differential equations, and Fourier analysis as applied to a variety of physics problems. Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward the physics major and minor. Lecture only.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites
PHY 205 and
PHY 206 (with a grade "C" or better).
Students choose a project in consultation with physics faculty members. Requires laboratory or computational research and satisfactory progress on the research project. May be repeated for one credit a semester for a total of four hours of general credit. Graded on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisites
PHY 307 and permission of instructor.