Physics Course Description

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PHYSICS COURSE DESCRIPTION

PHYS 1305 Physics for Health Sciences
Prerequisite: MATH 0312
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)

Topics include physical mechanics applied to the skeletal frame, gravity and blood circulation, friction at body joints, hydrostatic change of blood pressure, heat transfer in humans, thermodynamics of biological systems, principles of electromagnetic radiation with respect to the inner body, and electrical hazards in patient care areas. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 1306 Current Topics in Physics
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)

Non-science majors are introduced to solar power, nuclear fusion, atomic fission power plants, superconductivity, liquid helium relativity, elementary particles and symmetry, electromagnetic radiation, stages of matter, the basic forces in nature, and the dual nature of light. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 1401 College Physics I
Prerequisites: MATH 1314, 1316
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)

Non-calculus based course. Topics include forces and motion, work and energy, momentum, and the thermal properties of matter. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 1402 College Physics II
Prerequisite: PHYS 1401
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)

Topics include wave motion, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
Prerequisite/Corequisite: PHYS 2425
Credit: 1 (3 lab)

For science and engineering majors. Selected experiments in technical physics. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
Prerequisite/Corequisite: PHYS 2426
Credit: 1 (3 lab)

For science and engineering majors. Selected experiments in technical physics. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 2425 General Technical Physics I
Prerequisite: MATH 2413
Credit: 4 (4 lecture)

A calculus-based physics course designed specifically for chemistry, physics, and engineering majors. Topics include principles of mechanics, sound, wave phenomena, kinetic theory, fluid flow, and thermal physics. Core curriculum course.

PHYS 2426 General Technical Physics II
Prerequisites: PHYS 2425 and MATH 2414
Credit: 4 (4 lecture)

Topics include principles of electricity and magnetism, optics, electromagnetic waves, relativity, and introductory quantum theory. Core curriculum course.