S-Physics Colloquium
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Methods Math Physics
Selected topics with application to physics in linear algebra and Hilbert space theory, complex variables, Green's functions, partial differential equations, integral transforms, integral equations.
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 Project
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Practicum
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Independent Study
Special projects in physics. Departmental sponsor required. Prerequisite: one or more 400-level physics courses.
Mechanics I
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 181, MATH 233.
Independent Study
Special projects; departmental sponsor required. Prerequisites: one or more 200-level physics courses.