Sem-Physics Colloq
Not available at this time
Independent Study
Special projects; departmental sponsor required. Prerequisite: one or more 400-level physics courses.
Honors Research
Honors thesis research. Students work on an independent research project under guidance of a faculty member. Full-year course with PHYSICS 499T
Honors Thesis
Honors thesis research and writing. Full year course with PHYSICS 499Y.
Honors Thesis expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional research manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all theses:
- are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters.
- begin with creative inquiry and systematic research.
- include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor.
- culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
Honors Thesis expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional research manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all theses:
- are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters.
- begin with creative inquiry and systematic research.
- include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor.
- culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
Honors Project
Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects:
- are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters.
- begin with creative inquiry and systematic research.
- include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor.
- culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
- are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters.
- begin with creative inquiry and systematic research.
- include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor.
- culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
Practicum
Not available at this time
Independent Study
Special projects in physics. Departmental sponsor required. Prerequisite: one or more 400-level physics courses.
Statistical Physics
Thermodynamic and statistical descriptions of many particle systems. Topics include: laws of thermodynamics, entropy, free energies, macrostates and microstates, canonical and microcanonical probability distributions, phase transitions, and application to various systems, including classical and quantum gases and solids.
Interm Elec & Mag
Newtonian dynamics and analytic methods. Conservation laws. Oscillatory phenomena including damping and resonance. Central force problems and planetary orbits. Rigid body mechanics. Introduction to the calculus of variation and the principle of least action. Generalized coordinates. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 151 or 182, MATH 233.
Independent Study
Special projects; departmental sponsor required. Prerequisites: one or more 200-level physics courses.