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Undergraduate Courses
The
Department of Physics offers a range of courses, including general
physics courses, introductory courses for scientists and engineers,
upper division elective courses, and upper division courses intended
for those majoring in the sciences or engineering. The courses with
numbers 300 and above are taught as small sections.
Electives include:
PHY319 Astrobiology (Alternate Falls)
This course studies the emergence and development of life in the
universe, using our knowledge on the development of and state of the
Universe. Includes searches for extraterrestial life.
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PHY307 Science and Computers (Fall)
This course is an introduction to using computers to solve scientific
problems, using simulations. Programming tools and physical examples
are developed.
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PHY312 Relativity and Cosmology: Einstein and Beyond (Spring)
Learn why you can't go faster than the speed of light, about warped spacetime, and black holes.
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PHY315 Biological and Medical Physics (Spring)
Study the physics of the cell, including molecular machines, senses and
illusions, and about the physical tools for studying biology.
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PHY399 Practicum & Seminar in Physics Educations (Fall & Spring)
Where do those undergraduates who teach PHY211 and other courses come
from? They take this course. Get behind the scenes and teach physics.
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PHY361 Modern Physics (Fall)
This course is required for a major, but is often taken by students in
other departments. Learn about quantum mechanics, slowing down light,
lasers, and superconductors.
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PHY317 Stellar & Interstellar Astrophysics (Alternate Falls)
Are you curious about how stars form, generate energy, and sometimes
end catastrophically? What is between the stars (and neutron stars and
black holes)?
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PHY351 Modern Instrumentation (Fall)
In this course, students learn modern signal processing and data
analysis techniques used in physics research and modern medicine. The
course introduces analog electronics and instrumentation in laboratory
work.
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For links to other courses, including introductory
100 and 200 level courses and some upper division courses, see
the main Physics Department course page. For the catalog course descriptions,
see the Arts and Sciences section (PDF).
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