The computer has become so essential to the study of modern physics that to imagine the latter without the former is like picturing biology without a microscope, or carpentry without a hammer.
Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, and joined by a shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge, LTU’s faculty and students are collaboratively engaged in cutting-edge research. This hands-on experience is one of the distinct advantages of LTU’s “theory and practice” approach. Throughout their coursework, students will cultivate proficiency in scientific methodology, critical analysis, and a host of skills beneficial for future academic pursuits and diverse career paths. As a result of the collaborative environment and close working relationships with faculty, students may expect to participate in meaningful partnership with faculty, attend national conferences, and even see their scholarly work published in peer-reviewed journals.
Why LTU?
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Introduction to scientific thinking with emphasis on collaboration, community, and scientific communication. Hands-on experiments and laboratory safety. Exploration of institutional resources and active areas of scientific research at LTU.
PSC1161
1
College Composition develops students’ acquisition of the fundamental principles of academic writing. This course focuses on the development of writing thesis statements and main arguments, topic sentences, transitional words and phrases, supporting paragraphs, use of evidence, essay organization, and research skills. Extensive writing and research practice is required.
COM1103
3
May need 1 year high school chemistry and chemistry placement or math placement. Laws and concepts of chemistry and their application to chemical systems. The liquid and solid states, phase changes and phase diagrams, topics in the chemistry of materials, oxidation-reduction chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical thermodynamics and gas-phase equilibrium. Lect. 3 hrs., Workshop 1 hr., 3 hours credit. The following courses can be taken concurrently with this course: MCS 1074, MCS 1414, MCS 1424.
CHM1213
3
University Chem 1 Lab – Laboratory experiments supporting topics covered in CHM1213. Lab 3 hrs. The following course can be taken concurrently with this course: CHM 1213.
CHM1221
1
Course not found.
PHY1213
3
Course not found.
PHY1221
1
Topics include, limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, mean value theorem, applications of differentiation, anti-derivatives, indefinite integrals, inverse trigonometric functions, substitutions, definite integrals, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications of integration. Applications will be emphasized. In addition to regular class meetings, all students are required to participate in calculus lab sessions. The schedule, frequency, and modality of these labs may vary by section. Refer to the class schedule and course syllabus for details.
MCS1414
4
Total Credits:
16
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
Course not found.
PHY2421
1
Introduction to programming with C++. Binary, two’s complement, decimal, hex, and octal representations. Variable types. Simple, iterative, and conditional statements. Procedure and functions with parameters by value and reference with or without a returning value. Arrays and vectors, multidimensional arrays, bubble and selection sorts, linear and binary search. Pointer and dynamic memory allocation, character and C-strings, file input/output (sequential). Classes, friends, array of objects, and operators’ overloading. Inheritance, polymorphism, virtual function, and recursion.
MCS1514
4
Hyperbolic functions, L’Hospital’s rule, techniques of integration, application to arc length and surface area, polar coordinates, infinite series, Taylor Series. In addition to regular class meetings, all students are required to participate in calculus lab sessions. The schedule, frequency, and modality of these labs may vary by section. Refer to the class schedule and course syllabus for details.
MCS1424
4
A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to critically engage texts of the ancient global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.
HUM1213
3
Total Credits:
15
Course Name
Course #
Credits
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
Three-dimensional analytic geometry. Vectors, vector-valued functions, motions in space, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integration, integration of vector fields, Green’s Theorem and Divergence Theorem.
MCS2414
4
Records, advanced file input/output (random access), dynamic memory allocation. Static and dynamic implementation of stacks, linked lists (ordered and unordered), queue (regular and priority), circular queues. Selection and insertion sort, binary search. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1hr.
MCS2514
4
A historical survey that develops students’ abilities to engage texts of the modern global world, placing an emphasis on the way these texts reflect their context and human experience. Readings may draw from philosophy, history, literature, visual art, photography, film, digital media, and more. Class activities include reading of primary sources, seminar discussion, and writing in various genres. May be taken concurrently with COM 1103.
HUM1223
3
Total Credits:
15
Course Name
Course #
Credits
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
Number Theory, review of induction and recursion, advanced counting, equivalence, partial ordering, graphs, trees.
MCS2523
3
Topics include, but are not limited to, solving first and second-order differential equations and first-order linear systems of differential equations by various techniques such as separation of variables, integrating factors, substitution methods, variation of parameters, and Laplace Transforms. Emphasis will be placed on applications of differential equations arising from engineering applications and the natural sciences.
MCS2423
3
LLT Elective
LLT2XX3
3
Course not found.
COM2103
3
Total Credits:
16
Course Name
Course #
Credits
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
Analysis of algorithms, Big Oh notation, asymptotic behavior. Advanced sorting (heapsort, quicksort), external sorting. Binary, multiway, and AVL trees. Lecture 4 hrs.
MCS2534
4
Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, Finite-dimensional vector spaces, linear transformations and their matrices, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, inner product spaces. Lecture 3 hrs.
MCS3863
3
Line and surface integrals, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, Divergence Theorem. Topics from differential and integral calculus theory. Power series solution of differential equations. Bessel functions, Leg endre’s equation. Lecture 3 hrs.
MCS3723
3
SSC Elective
2XX3
3
Total Credits:
17
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Course not found.
PHY3574
4
-OR-
Course not found.
EEE3414
Representation of data, probability, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling theory, central limit theorem, confidence intervals, tests of statistical hypotheses, regression analysis. Lecture 3 hrs.
MCS3403
3
Course not found.
PSC3002
2
General Electives
XXX3
3
MCS Jr./Sr. Elective
MCS3/4XX3
3
Total Credits:
15
*These courses are offered every two years. An individual plan of work will be developed in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Course Name
Course #
Credits
Course not found.
PHY4763*
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
Practice in experimental or theoretical research techniques through setting up and carrying out projects in classical and modern physics. Course fee: $60.00.
PHY4913
3
Approximation and error. Roots of equations approximation of algebraic and transcendental functions, differentiation, indefinite and definite integration. Quadrature, interpolation. Lecture 3 hrs.
MCS4813
3
Jr./Sr. Elective
PSY/SSC
XXX3
3
Total Credits:
16
Course Name
Course #
Credits
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
Course not found.
PHY4743*
3
Course not found.
PHY4781*
1
Continuation of Physics Project 1. Course fee: $60.00.
PHY4923
3
Course not found.
MCS3523
3
LLT Jr./Sr. Elective
3/4XX3
3
Total Credits:
16
*These courses are offered every two years. An individual plan of work will be developed in consultation with the student’s advisor.
**Students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of senior project. They may elect to increase the number of credits to an overall maximum of 6 credits (at the discretion of the senior project advisor).
The extra credits may be allowed to count towards general or tech elective credits. In addition, students may opt to alter the distribution of the credit hours (3 credits in the fall and 1 credit in the spring, for example) to help achieve full time student status.
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