1999-2000 Academic Catalog

College Physics I-A 5 hours Basic concepts ofmechanics, including kinematics, motion in two dimensions, force and motion, work and energy, momentum, circular motion, and gravitation. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: high school trigonometry, or GSCI-185 Precalculus, or equivalent. (Fee: $35) (even years) PHYS-173 College Physics II-W 5 hours Fluids, liquids and gases, heat and thermodynamics, waves, electric– ity and magnetism, and AC circuits. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS-172 College Physics I or equivalent. (Fee: $35) (even years) PHYS-174 College Physics III-Sp 5 hours Geometrical and physical optics, relativity theory, quantum theory, and other topics from modem physics. Four lectures and one two– hour laborat01y per week. Prerequisite: PHYS-173 College Physics II or equivalent. (Fee: $35) (even years) PHYS-271 General Physics I-A,Sp 5 hours Basic concepts of linear and rotational motion in three dimensions, oscillatory motion, gravitation, and fluid mechanics. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory each week. Prerequisite: MATH-281,282,283 Analytic Geomet1y and Calculus I, JI, III. MATH-283 may be coenrolled with permission ofinstructor. (Fee: $35) PHYS-272 General Physics II-A,W 5 hours Basic concepts ofwave motion, thermodynamics and electricity, and magnetism. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MATH-281,282,283 Analytic Geometry; and Calculus I,II,IJJ; PHYS-271 General Physics I. (Fee: $35) PHYS-273 General Physics III-W,Sp 5 hours Intermediate concepts in electricity and magnetism, light, optics, and a basic introduction to modem physics. Four lectures and one two– hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MATH-281,282,283 Analyti– cal Geometry; and Calculus I, II, III; PHYS-272 General Physics II; permission ofinstructor. (Fee: $35) PHYS-301,302 Intermediate Physics Lab I,II 2 hours each quarter Designed to reinforce concepts of the advanced physics courses and develop critical research and analysis skills. The Intermediate Laboratory sequence over two quarters provides experience in oscillatory motion and waves, intermediate mechanics, intermediate electricity, intermediate magnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics. During the two-quarter sequence, laborato1y skills for planning, setup, documentation, and analysis using the scientific method will be emphasized. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics III; permission ofinstructor. (Fee: $35) PHYS-311 Introduction to Theoretical Mechanics 5 hours Derivation of the motion of a point object through three dimensional space. Topics include an advanced treatment ofNewtonian mechanics in three dimensions, accelerated frames ofreference, central forces, and an introduction to Lagrangian mechanics. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics III. Corequisite: MATH-387 Differential Equations. (odd years) PHYS-331 Thermal Physics 5 hours Study of the relationship between energy and matter through the use of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include: heat, work, entropy, phase transformations, statistical distributions, and kinetic theory. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics III. (odd years) PHYS-352 Electromagnetic Theory I 5 hours Electricity and magnetism from an advanced viewpoint using the methods of vector calculus. Includes electrostatics, Gauss' Law, circuit theory, introductory electronics, Poisson's equation, Laplace's equation, dielectric media, electric currents, magnetic fields. Prerequi– site: PHYS-273 General Physics III; MATH-388 Advanced Calculus I. PHYS-378,379 Modern Physics I,II-A,W 5 hours each quarter Extension of basic concepts ofmodem physics learned in PHYS-271, 272, 273 General Physics I, II, III. Topics include structure of matter, electricity and light, kinetic theory, x-rays, nuclear reactions, atomic and nuclear structure, and radioactivity. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics. (even years) PHYS-401,402 Advanced Lab I, II 2 hours each quarter Advanced laborat01y experience designed to reinforce concepts of the advanced physics courses and to develop critical research design, documentation, analysis, and presentation skills. The Advanced Laborat01y sequence over two quariers provides additional experi– ence in optical, radiation, wave, advanced mechanics, advanced electromagnetism, advanced thermodynamics, and quantummechan– ics. Laborato1y skills for plam1ing, setup, documentation, analysis, and briefing using the scientific method will be emphasized. Prerequi– site: PHYS-302 Intermediate Physics Laboratmy JI and permissfon of instructor. (Fee: $35) PHYS-451 Optics 5 hours Introduction to the study of classical and modem optics, including the electromagnetic basis of optics, geometric optics, interference, diffraction, dispersion, and holography. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics III; MATH-388 Advanced Calculus I. PHYS-452 Electromagnetic Theory II 5 hours Continuation ofPHYS-352. Includes electromagnetic induction, magnetic prope1iies ofmatter, magnetic energy, slowly varying currents, Maxwell's equations and their applications, and introduc– t01y electrodynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS-352 Electromagnetic The01y I. PHYS-490 Study in Physics 1-4 hours Independent research in the various branches of physics and allied fields of application. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. (Fee: $5 per hour) PHYS-491 Mathematical Methods for Physicists 5 hours Advanced mathematical methods used in the solution of physics problems. Topics include curvilinear coordinates, vector analysis, and Fourier, Bessel, and Legendre solutions to partial differential equations. Prerequisite: PHYS-311 Theoretical Mechanics or PHYS- 378 Modern Physics I; MATH-387 Differential Equations; MATH- 388 Advanced Calculus I. PHYS-499 Topics in Physics 5 hours Study of topics of interest from modem and classical physics such as quantum theory, relativity, statistical mechanics, lasers, solid state physics, advanced classical mechanics and atmospheric physics. Prerequisite: PHYS-273 General Physics III; MATH-388 Advanced Calculus I. Dedicated professors present mathematical fimctions with God's Word as the foundation of all 1Truth.