PHYS 314L – Modern Physics Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-314. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description:
PHYS 314 – Modern Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202 MATH-202. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-314L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to relativity and the quantum theory including their historical background, the experimental basis of these theories, and applications to atomic and molecular structure.
PHYS 201 – Technical Physics II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-201. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take PHYS-201L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics and dynamics. Topics include vectors and vector notation; Newton’s Three Laws of Motion; force; motion in one, two, and three dimensions; linear momentum; torque; rotational motion; angular momentum; work-energy; kinetic and potential […]
MATH 201L – Calculus I Workshop
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-201. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: Intensive calculus workshop for students enrolled in Mathematics 201. Students work collaboratively in small groups on problems that emphasize the key ideas of calculus. The workshop will also introduce students to technology that can automate and help visualize calculus concepts. Assessed as S (Satisfactory) […]
PHYS 220 – Computational Methods for Phys/Engn
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-201. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the computational tools and numerical methods used in physics and engineering. Students will use both spreadsheets (e.g., Excel) and numerical packages (e.g., Python) to obtain numerical solutions to a wide variety of physical problems, including: motion with air resistance, oscillations, nuclear […]
PHYS 202 – Technical Physics III
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-201. (Required, Previous). | Take MATH-202. (Required, Concurrent). | Take PHYS-202L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Calculus-based introduction to classical electricity and magnetism. Topics include Coulomb’s Law, electric fields, Gauss’ Law, electric potential and potential energy, electric components and circuits, magnetism and magnetic fields, magnetic forces and torques, magnetic materials, […]
PHYS 200 – Technical Physics I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-132 or MATH-137. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take PHYS-200L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to waves, fluids, thermodynamics, optics, atoms, nuclei, and particles. Topics include wave motion, sound waves, buoyancy, temperature, gas laws, heat, calorimetry, states of matter, laws of thermodynamics, light, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, standing waves, […]
MATH 301 – Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-202; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: General first-order differential equations and second-order linear equations with applications. Other topics may include Mathematical models, computational methods, dynamical systems, aspects of higher-order linear equations, Laplace transforms, and an introduction to partial differential equations.
MATH 306 – Multivariable Calculus
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-203; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Vectors and vector calculus; the calculus of real-valued functions of several variables; topics include partial derivatives, gradients, extrema problems, multiple integrals, iterated integrals, line integrals, and Green’s Theorem, as time permits.
MATH 202 – Calculus II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-201; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Continuation of Calculus I, the course covers the integral, techniques of integration, the exponential function, the logarithm function, and applications.
MATH 203 – Calculus III
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-202; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Continuation of Calculus II, the course covers sequences, infinite series, improper integrals, and applications.
MATH 201 – Calculus I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 1 group (Take MATH-132; Minimum grade C /Take MATH-137; Minimum grade C /Take MATH-S570). (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: The first of a three-course sequence covering an introduction to the analysis of real-valued functions of one real variable. Topics include the limit of a function, continuity, the derivative, and applications. […]