PHY300 - Mechanics Mechanics is an intermediate course in classical mechanics intended for physics and engineering majors. Physics topics include Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, oscillations, Lagrangian mechanics, and central forces. Math topics include ordinary linear differential equations, complex exponentials, curvilinear coordinates, vector calculus, and variational methods.
PHY455 - Advanced Physics Lab In PHY310, you conducted several of the classic experiments from the 19th and 20th centuries designed to measure a fundamental constant of nature, such as the universal gravitational constant (G), the speed of light (c), the charge of the electron (e), and Planck's constant (h). These experiments lie at the heart of modern physics, and the structure of the Universe depends critically on the values of these constants, and blah, blah, blah…. That’s great and all, but it is time to advance to the world of “effects". In PHY455, you will be conducting experiments, where the outcome is an effect described by a theory with a parameter that changes between studied systems such as the g-factor, lattice spacing or the Verdet constant. You will gain an understanding of how the properties of materials or systems are determined through their relationship with other measurable quantities via a theory or model.
SCI103 - Science of the Arts This course is focused on how physics, biology and neuropsychology shows up in art and music. We will initially study what will seem like basic physics: force and motion, electric and magnetic fields, periodic oscillations, and wave properties. We will then begin to focus on light, optics and color and the human eye. Next we will focus on sound, sound production, sound perception and the organization of sound into musical scales such that “music” can be constructed.
NSC200 - Tools of Nanoscience This survey course introduces students to the major concepts and techniques of nanoscience through lectures and demonstrations. This survey is intended to be phenomenological and conceptual setting the stage for the exploration of experimental nanoscience. Students will be introduced to why nanoscale objects are different, how to make them, how to characterize them and how to visualize them. Students will have hands-on opportunities to explore nanomaterials using common techniques such as: Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy, and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy.