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From the depths of the infinite atom to the boundless vastness of space and time, the study of physics is the means and the method by which humans seek to perceive and comprehend the fundamental nature of reality.
Physicists study the composition, behavior, and interactions of matter, energy, and force. They ask the essential questions and seek the elusive answers that will add to our collective knowledge, facilitate technological advancement, and inspire bold and pioneering new hypotheses.
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Calculus based kinematics and dynamics of particles, conservation of energy, momentum, rotational dynamics and statics, fluids, temperature and heat, and laws of thermodynamics. 3 Credit hours. Lecture 3 hrs., Studio 1 hr. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS1424.
PHY2413
3
Introductory laboratory experiments to complement University Physics 1. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 2 hrs.
PHY2421
1
Calculus based simple harmonic motion, waves and sound, geometric optics, interference and diffraction, electric charge and interaction, electric current, DC Circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, and RC circuits. 3 Credit Hours. Lecture 3 hrs., Studio 1 hr. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 2414.
PHY2423
3
Introductory laboratory experiments complementing University Physics 2. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 2 hrs.
PHY2431
1
Introduction to concepts of modern physics: interference and diffraction, relativity, photoelectric effect, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Bohr’s models of the atom, Schrödinger’s wave equations, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, statistical mechanics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics and cosmology. 3 Credit hours. Lecture 3 hrs.
PHY3653
3
Laboratory experiments to complement the material presented in PHY3653. 1 Credit hours. Lab 3 hrs. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: PHY 3653.
PHY3661
1
Six (6) or more credits need to be 3000 or 4000 level (PHY courses).
Only 1 course can be replaced with an engineering course cross-listed with physics.
Course Name
Course #
Credits
A companion laboratory experience to the Introductory Astronomy lecture class (PHY1213). Experiments include hands-on and online activities and astronomy software explorations of seasons, phases of moon, eclipses, solar system formations, stellar evolution, black holes, and Hubble’s Law. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: PHY1213. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 2 hrs.
PHY1221
1
A study of Newton’s laws of motion applied to particles and systems, with an emphasis on velocity-dependent forces, forced/free/damped oscillations, accelerated/rotating systems, gravitational forces, and Lagrangian. 4 Credit Hours. Lecture 4 hrs.
PHY3414
4
OR BOTH
A first course in engineering mechanics which covers the following topics: Vector Algebra, resultant of force systems; equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies using free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; moments of inertia.
EGE2013
3
AND
Kinematics and kinetics of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles and rigid bodies will be analyzed by the classical methods; vibrations of single degree of freedom systems. Lecture 3 hrs.
EME3043
3
Course not found.
PHY3574
3
OR
Vector analysis. Electrostatics and magnetostatics in free space. Fields in the presence of engineering materials. Time-varying fields and Maxwells equations. Plane electromagnetic waves. Transmission line theory.
EEE3414
4
Course not found.
PHY3513
3
A theoretical study of the non-relativistic quantum interpretation of matter. Development of wave mechanics, the Schroedinger equation. Formal structure of quantum mechanics. Operators. Solution of one-dimensional and three-dimensional systems. Lecture 4 hrs.
PHY4724
4
Geometric optics, wave theory, polarization, Fresnel’s equations, lasers, and Fourier optics. 3 Credit Hours. Lecture 3 hrs.
PHY4743
3
Experiments in optics supporting PHY4743 including optical methods used in contemporary science. 1 Credit Hours. Lab 3 hrs. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: PHY 4743.
PHY4781
1
Course not found.
PHY4763
3
Brief review of atomic theory, crystal structure, binding forces, mechanical and thermal properties, electrical and magnetic properties of diaeletrics, metals, semiconductors and magnetic materials.
PHY4843
3
Must have permission of department chair. Research or special studies under the direction of a staff member of an experimental or theoretical nature.
PHY4991/2/3
1/2/3
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