PHYS 416L – Nuclear Radiation Physics Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-416. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description:
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 210 – Intro to Radiation Protection
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-200. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: This course will introduce the fundamental principles involved in radiation protection including time, distance, and shielding; activity; radioactive decay; nuclear instrumentation; and the measurement of and units for radiation quantities. Students will also undergo radiation safety training required for future radiation work in the […]
PHYS 416 – Nuclear Radiation Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-310 PHYS-316. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-416L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics to be covered include the interaction of radiation with matter, gas and scintillation counters, semiconductor detectors; counting statistics, special electronic circuits, and the literature of radiation detection.
PHYS 418 – Practical Applications Health Phys
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-417. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Advanced topics will be presented, and the implementation of these principles to real-world applications will be discussed. Emphasis on practical applications of radiological protection principles including design of a radiation safety program, special considerations for various radiation-generating facilities, current trends in waste management, response […]
PHYS 310 – Electronics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-310L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to analog and digital electronics. Analog topics include AC/DC circuits, diodes, power supplies, transistors, oscillators, timers, and operational amplifiers. Digital topics include binary numbers, gate types, gate circuits, gate reduction, Boolean algebra, flip flops, comparators, registers, binary and […]
PHYS 310L – Electronics Laboratory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-310. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description:
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) […]
BIOL 415 – Radiation Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-316 BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics include the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that lead to radiation-induced biological damage. The course will begin with interactions and responses at a molecular level and progress towards cellular and systemic responses to the damage. Methods […]
BIOL 402 – Terrestrial Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-402L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, communities, and populations; relationships of organisms (including human beings) to their environments.