物理课程描述
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微积分I (MTH)(QR)
MTH 1120 / 4学分
这门课程是关于坐标系统的研究, 直线和圆锥剖面, 极限论, 代数函数的微分, 斜坡和曲线的应用, 最大值和最小值.
Prerequisite: MTH 1070 with a grade of C- or better or high school preparation
秋季/春季开课
微积分II (th)
MTH 1220 / 4学分
超越函数的研究, 无穷级数, 中值定理, 极坐标, 集成, 以及积分的应用. Students completing this course with a grade of C or better will be awarded credit for MTH 1120.
先决条件:MTH 1120与C-或更好
秋季/春季开课
微分方程(MTH)
2020年1月/ 4学分
常微分方程一般类型的研究, 他们的解决方案和应用, 独特的解决方案, 并介绍数学建模.
先决条件:MTH 1220与等级C-或更好
秋季开学
多元微积分(MTH)
MTH 2120 / 4学分
曲线运动的研究, 立体解析几何, 向量, 偏导数, 多重积分. Students completing this course with a grade of C or better will be awarded credit for MTH 1120 and 1220 if not previously taken.
先决条件:MTH 1220与等级C-或更好
春季开学
未来总统物理学(NLAB)(SE)(QR)
PHY 1000 / 4学分
This course presents a topical introduction to the key principles and concepts of physics in the context of the world events and natural phenomena that confront world leaders and that require informed decisions and responses. 能源, 健康, 反恐, 遥感, 太空计划, 核扩散, and a host of other modern challenges have technological and scientific dimensions, the understanding of which is essential to avoiding disastrous policy decisions. This course considers the application of physics to these societal challenges. The material is covered at a level and pace that a future world leader should be able to handle; the emphasis is on the development of physical reasoning skills, 而不是详细的, 数学问题解决.
前提条件:高中代数
在秋季/J-Term/春季开课
天文学(LAB SCI)(SE)(QR)
PHY 1030 / 4学分
A study of astronomy beginning with its historical roots and leading to our current understanding of the sun and other components of the solar system, 星星, 星系, 还有宇宙. 学生们学习夜空和天文学家使用的方法. 讲座与实验. 可能需要一些夜间实验室.
前提条件:高中代数
秋天和春天
宇宙学(NLAB) (SE)
PHY 1050 / 4学分
A study of the people and ideas that have shaped our current view and understanding of the cosmos. 主题将包括古代文明的天文学, 哥白尼太阳系的发展, 星系的大小和宇宙距离阶梯, 相对论和黑洞, 哈勃和膨胀的宇宙, 大爆炸宇宙学和早期宇宙的历史, 奇异的粒子, 暗能量, 以及宇宙的命运.
前提条件:高中代数
秋季/春季开课
基础物理(LAB SCI)(SE)
PHY 1200 / 4学分
This course covers fundamental physical principles including descriptions of mechanical, 电, 波, 原子现象. The course high光s ways in which physical principles are used to describe and understand the vast array of observable phenomena in the universe. Students will study applications of physics to a range of important historical and contemporary scientific and technological questions. This course is intended for potential physics majors or students planning further study in the physical sciences. 讲座与实验.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MTH 1070, 1120, or 1220 或部门批准
秋季开学
物理I (LAB SCI)(SE)
PHY 2100 / 4学分
This non-calculus-based course provides an introduction to the essentials of mechanics, 热, and sound for students with no prior training in physics or chemistry. PHY 2100 in combination with 2110 is the preferred sequence for majors in 健康 and life sciences. 讲座与实验.
前提条件:高中代数; students with academic credit for MTH 1120 or who concurrently enroll in MTH 1120 or MTH 1220 require approval of the physics department.
秋季开学
物理II (LAB SCI)
PHY 2110 / 4学分
This non-calculus-based course provides an introduction to electricity and 磁性, 光, 原子物理学, with many examples and applications drawn from biology and medicine. PHY 2110 is specifically targeted to majors in 健康 and life sciences. 讲座与实验.
Prerequisite: PHY 2100; students with academic credit for MTH 1120 or who concurrently enroll in MTH 1120 or MTH 1220 require approval of the physics department.
春季开学
普通物理I (LAB SCI)(SE)
PHY 2200 / 4学分
This course provides a calculus-based introduction to 3D kinematics, 牛顿定律, 简谐运动, 机械性能, 旋转运动, 和热. 物理专业学生必修PHY 2200, 工程专业的学生, 化学专业, and it can be counted as an elective toward a math major or minor. 讲座与实验.
Prerequisites: PHY 1200 or CHM 1020 with a grade of C- or better, MTH 1120, C级以上, 并同时在MTH 1220招生, 或部门批准
秋季/春季开课
普通物理II (LAB SCI)
PHY 2210 / 4学分
This course is a continuation of PHY 2200 and provides a calculus-based introduction to electricity, 磁性, 光, 以及波动现象. This course is required for physics majors, 工程专业的学生, 化学专业. 讲座与实验.
先决条件:PHY 2200和MTH 1220与C-或更好
秋季/春季开课
现代物理学(LAB SCI)
PHY 2300 / 4学分
This course introduces relativity, quanta, 波-particle duality, atomic physics, and spin. Quantum mechanics is introduced and applied to the hydrogen atom and periodic table. Properties of the atomic nucleus and radioactivity may also be discussed. Data analysis and technical writing tools and techniques will be introduced. 讲座与实验.
Prerequisite: PHY 2210 with a grade of C- or better, 或部门批准
春季开学
物理作品集研讨会A
PHY 2970 / 1学分
The first course in the 物理 Portfolio Seminar concentrates on building student experience and expertise in using physics principles to solve problems and approach complex scenarios. Emphasis is on group work and the informal and formal presentations of solutions to open-ended questions. Students will also participate in a handful of career and professional development exercises and be introduced to the concept of a physics portfolio. 需要在PHY 2210中同时注册.
前提条件:PHY 2210或部门批准
春季开学
光学与波(NLAB)
PHY 3100 / 4学分
振荡，波和光学的详细处理. 主题包括振荡行为, 旅行波, 反射和折射, 几何光学, 干扰, 以及用来处理振荡的数学技巧.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 with a grade of C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2020, 或部门批准
秋季/春季开课
电子学(LAB SCI)
PHY 3120 / 4学分
模拟和数字电路概论. Topics include passive and active analog electronic components, 直流和交流电路分析, 放大器, 过滤器, 二进制和数字系统, 逻辑门, 以及微控制器编程. 前提条件:PHY 2110或2210，或部门批准
秋季/春季开课
计算物理概论
PHY 3170 / 4学分
This course introduces computational physics: the set of techniques and algorithms necessary to represent physical systems on the computer, 确定它们的属性, 预测他们的行为, 将结果可视化. 本课程以一系列专题的形式涵盖这些主题, including studies of the stability of structures like bridges, 星系中恒星等物体的运动, 连续系统的行为，如声波或流体, 了解这些研究的局限性. These studies are carried out with tools commonly used in scientific programming and introduces 软件 development best practices.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 and MTH 2020 OR PHY 2210 and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2020
力学(NLAB)
PHY 3200 / 4学分
Study of particle dynamics in inertial and accelerated reference frames, 引力势, 在中心力场中的运动, 以及拉格朗日方法的介绍.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 with a C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2020, 或部门批准
秋季开学
热力学(NLAB)
PHY 3300 / 4学分
A study of the thermodynamic concepts used to describe the macroscopic properties and behavior of systems, 即, 温度, 内部能量, and entropy; and the relationship of these to microscopic behavior of systems as developed through statistical mechanics.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 with a grade of C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2020, 或部门批准
秋季开学
面向科学家和工程师的数据分析
PHY 3450 / 4学分
This course introduces students to computational data analysis tools and methods used most frequently in physics and engineering. 主题包括数据可视化, statistical methods and descriptions of measurement uncertainty, 最小二乘法, 卡方测试, 多变量回归, 傅里叶级数和变换, 过滤, 介绍图像分析, 和其他人. Students learn relevant data skills through immersion in projects involving messy real-world data, beginning with the common challenge of wrangling data into computational analysis tools, 继续进行探索性数据分析, 合并的结果, 报告“数据的故事”.”
先决条件:MTH 1220和PHY 2210. 或MTH 3090或导师许可.
科学家和工程师数学(MTH)
PHY 3470 / 4学分
微分方程的高级研究, 偏微分方程, 多个集成, 拉普拉斯变换, 傅里叶变换, 矢量分析.
Prerequisite: MTH 2020 with a grade of a C- or better, or departmental permission
春季开学
物理实习
PHY 3500 / 2-8学分
Enables the student to explore a possible physics career and to work in an individual, academically oriented position designed to supplement or complement the student’s academic experience. All field placements require faculty supervision and regular meetings between the student and the instructor.
前提条件:导师允许
物理实习
PHY 3550 / 1-12学分
An internship enables students to gain practical experience in physics. Such internships are longer in duration than field placements. All internships require faculty supervision and regular meetings between the student and the instructor.
前提条件:导师允许
物理作品集研讨会B
PHY 3960 / 1学分
The second course in the 物理 Portfolio Seminar sequence is focused on the personal and professional development of third year physics majors. This includes introducing students to possible career and post-baccalaureate opportunities, 向非专业人士传达物理概念, and encouraging them to reflect upon their own growth and accomplishments. Students in this seminar will begin in earnest the process of developing their own professional portfolio of work in physics.
前提条件:PHY 2970或部门批准
秋季开学
物理专题讲座C
PHY 3970 / 1学分
The third course in the 物理 Portfolio Seminar presents students with more opportunities to approach scenario-style problems using physics principles. Emphasis is on group work and the informal and formal presentations of solutions to increasingly complex open-ended questions. Students will also continue to build and reflect upon their physics portfolios.
前提条件:PHY 3960或部门批准
春季开学
天体物理学(NLAB)
PHY 4100 / 4学分
涵盖天体物理学领域的关键要素. 主题领域可能包括恒星大气, 结构与演化, 银河结构, 星际物质, 广义相对论, 和宇宙学.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 with a grade of C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2020, 或部门批准
秋季开学
观测天体物理学
PHY 4110 / 4学分
观测设备的介绍, 专业数据库, 软件, 以及天体物理学家研究使用的数据分析方法. The topics to be addressed in this class include quantitative imaging in various forms of electromagnetic radiation, 研究时变现象的方法, 以及光谱分析方法. 在每种情况下, the emphasis will be on how data are used to reveal the physical properties of astronomical objects.
前提条件:PHY 2210或部门批准
第j期提供
实验物理
PHY 4120 / 4学分
高等物理专业的高级实验课程. Students are expected to draw heavily upon their previous coursework in physics and mathematics, and to apply their acquired skills and knowledge in planning and carrying out significant experimental work in physics. 实验室.
前提条件:PHY 2300或部门批准
第j期提供
全球气候变化科学(NLAB)
PHY 4150 / 4学分
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the science of planetary climates for students with a background in physics and/or geography. Emphasis will be placed on the physical processes that control the state of Earth’s climate, 其中包括能量和水分的作用, 大气环流, 大气和海洋的相互作用. 地理空间科学交叉列表.
Prerequisite: GEO 3700, PHY 2200 or consent of the instructor
在秋季/J-Term/春季开课
量子力学(NLAB)
PHY 4200 / 4学分
量子力学对量子力学原理的研究. Schrodinger theory and operator algebra are applied to the study of such problems as potential wells and barriers, 隧道, 谐振子, 氢原子.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 and MTH 2020 with a grade of C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2120, 或部门批准
春季开学
电磁学(NLAB)
PHY 4300 / 4学分
The study of the electric and magnetic effects of charges and currents leading to a presentation of Maxwell’s equations and including such topics as electrostatic fields, 静电和磁能, 势能理论.
Prerequisites: PHY 2210 and MTH 2020 with a grade of C- or better and concurrent enrollment in MTH 2120 或部门批准
春季开学
物理独立学习
PHY 4500 / 2-4学分
A student can conduct independent study in a topic of interest in physics. It is understood that this course will not duplicate other courses regularly offered in the curriculum, and that the student will work in this course as independently as the instructor believes possible.
前提条件:导师允许
独立研究
PHY 4900 / 2-4学分
An opportunity for students to conduct original research in physics. Suitable topics are those that require substantial library and/or laboratory research, 阅读, 深入研究.
前提条件:导师允许
物理专题研讨会D
PHY 4960 / 1学分
This is the fourth and final course in the 物理 Portfolio Seminar sequence. This seminar focuses on preparing students to present and defend their physics portfolios, a collection of work each student has produced while a physics major. Other elements of this seminar will include strategies for exploring postgraduate or further education, 培养面试技巧, 以及制作有效的简历和简历.
前提条件:PHY 3970或部门批准
秋季开学
物理组合审批
PHY 4970 / 0学分
Department approval of portfolios for graduation occurs after the completion of PHY 4970 after students have completed their portfolios.