PHY - Physics

Designed for non-science majors. Not open to students who have previously taken a course in college physics or chemistry. Covers the basic concepts of astronomy, electricity, energy and motion. Satisfies general distribution requirements. Lecture only.

Designed for non-science majors. Topics include naked-eye observations, planetary motion, the solar system, and the origin, structure and evolution of stars, galaxies and the universe. Satisfies general distribution requirements. Lecture only.

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, fluids and thermodynamics. Lecture and laboratory.

A continuation of General Physics I. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, atomic physics, nuclear physics and particle physics. Lecture and laboratory.

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. Lecture and laboratory.

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.

A study of the physical properties of seawater, global heat balance, hydrodynamics, ocean currents, waves, tides and underwater sound and optics. Lecture only.

A lecture and/or laboratory course offered at the discretion and availability of the physics faculty. Topics may include modern issues in physics, advanced topics in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics, astrophysics, materials physics and other related subjects.