An introduction to spoken and written Brazilian Portuguese. Emphasis on the development of oral proficiency and acquisition of reading and writing skills. Students are introduced to the Portuguese-speaking world primarily through music from Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. Students will acquire knowledge in basic grammatical patterns and strategies in daily communication. Designed for students with no background in Portuguese.

The formal structure of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, including operator methods. Wave packets; quantum mechanical scattering and tunneling; central potentials; matrix mechanics of spin, addition of angular momenta; corrections to the hydrogen spectrum; identical particles and exchange symmetry; EPR paradox, Bell’s Theorem and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. Prerequisites: PHY 210 and 215 or permission of the instructor. Taking PHY 317 before PHY 327 is recommended.

Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, oscillations. Prerequisite: PHY 215 or permission of the instructor.

Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, oscillations. Prerequisite: PHY 215 or permission of the instructor.

A course emphasizing the pedagogy in physics based on Physics Education Research (PER). Readings and discussion emphasize the research literature and strategies for implementing successful and effective methods of teaching physics at the introductory level in the classroom. Permission of the instructor required. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: PHY 117 or PHY 118 or PHY 119.

Lab section. A semester of experiments in electronics, with emphasis on designing, building and trouble-shooting circuits. Fundamentals of circuit analysis for passive and active circuits, including transfer functions, frequency response, RC and RLC filters.  Fundamentals of the physics of semiconductors and diodes, diodes in circuits, and interfacing analog circuits with microcontrollers Prerequisite: PHY 118 or PHY 119 or permission of the instructor. Priority given to Physics majors and minors, and students planning to major or minor in Physics.

A semester of experiments in electronics, with emphasis on designing, building and trouble-shooting circuits. Fundamentals of circuit analysis for passive and active circuits, including transfer functions, frequency response, RC and RLC filters.  Fundamentals of the physics of semiconductors and diodes, diodes in circuits, and interfacing analog circuits with microcontrollers Prerequisite: PHY 118 or PHY 119 or permission of the instructor. Priority given to Physics majors and minors, and students planning to major or minor in Physics.

This course covers a variety of math topics of particular use to physics and engineering students. Topics include differential equations, complex numbers, Taylor series, linear algebra, Fourier analysis, partial differential equations, and a review of multivariate calculus, with particular focus on physical interpretation and application. Prerequisites: MTH 212 and PHY 117 or PHY 119, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30.

This course covers a variety of math topics of particular use to physics and engineering students. Topics include differential equations, complex numbers, Taylor series, linear algebra, Fourier analysis, partial differential equations, and a review of multivariate calculus, with particular focus on physical interpretation and application. Prerequisites: MTH 212 and PHY 117 or PHY 119, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30.

This course is designed for incoming students who have significant prior calculus-based experience with the topics covered in PHY 117 (Newtonian mechanics) and 118 (electricity and magnetism), but who nevertheless would benefit from a course in introductory physics at the college level. Students will develop their problem-solving, experimental-design, data-analysis, scientific- computing, and communication skills on a variety of more advanced applications of the standard introductory physics topics related to mechanics and E& M.