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25 courses with the subject PHYS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

PHYS 111Introduction to Physics for Non

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 112Introduction to Physics for Non

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 121Introduction to Physics I

4-F Algebra-based introduction to physics with lab, focusing on central concepts and problem- solving. Topics: God and the universe, units, motion, forces, gravitation, rotation, momentum and conservation, energy and conservation, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. Taught at participating high schools to selected, qualified students. Liberal Arts.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 122Introduction to Physics II

4-S Algebra-based introduction to physics with lab, focusing on central concepts and problem- solving. Topics: God and the universe, states of matter, waves and wave equation, electricity and magnetism, and nuclear physics. Taught at participating high schools to selected, qualified students. Liberal Arts.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 151General Physics I4

Total in major 51 Recommended Courses Credits

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 152General Physics II4

Total in major 50

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 171Intro to Engineering Design2

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 212Modern Physics2

2-F26 Exploration of the implications of Special Relativity using the Lorentz transformation and conceptual introduction to General Relativity. Elementary quantum mechanics using the Schrödinger equation applied to atoms, molecules, solids, nuclei, and elementary particles. Liberal Arts. Prerequisite: PHYS 152

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 215Statics3

3-S26 Basic mechanics of static structures and machines. Topics: multidimensional vector analysis of particles and rigid bodies in equilibrium, structural analysis of trusses and frames, friction, center of gravity, and moment of inertia. Liberal Arts. This course has a laboratory fee. Prerequisite: PHYS 151.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 251Dynamics3

3-F26 Development of classical Newtonian mechanics focusing on the dynamics of rigid bodies in one, two, and three dimensions. Topics include work and energy, central forces, collisions, non-inertial frames of reference, oscillations, vibrations. Liberal Arts. Prerequisites: MATH 181, PHYS 151

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 258Analog Electronics3

3-S27 A study of analog circuits composed of resistors, capacitors, inductors, op-amps, and DC and AC voltage and current sources. Methods of analyses: Kirchhoff’s Laws, node/mesh, network theorems, bode plots, and Laplace transforms. Some software tools explored. Liberal Arts. This course has a laboratory fee. Prerequisites: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 152.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 259Digital Electronics3

3-S26 An introduction to digital circuits including Boolean algebra, logic gates, Karnaugh maps, decoders, flipflops, registers, microcomputers, and interface devices. Characteristics and operation of digital integrated circuits are covered. Some software tools are explored. Liberal Arts. This course has a laboratory fee.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 152.

PHYS 260Optics

3-WSP An introduction to the study of light. Includes topics from geometrical optics, such as optical system analysis and aberration theory, and topics from physical optics, including interference, diffraction, and Fourier optics. Special topics from quantum optics also included. Liberal Arts. This course has a laboratory fee. Prerequisites: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 152.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 275Experimental Physics Laboratory I2

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 276Experimental Physics Laboratory2

2-S27 Selected experiments in modern physics. Liberal Arts. This course has a laboratory fee.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 275.

PHYS 295395, 495 Special Topics in Physics

1, 2, 3, or 4-WSP Introduction to areas of physics not treated in other courses. Liberal Arts.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 352Adv. Mechanics3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 353Electricity & Magnetism3

3-F25 An introduction, with applications, to the classical theory of electric and magnetic fields. Begins with an overview of vector calculus for electromagnetic theory and develops Maxwell’s equations. Three lecture hours each week. Liberal Arts. Prerequisites: MATH 225 (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 152.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 354Advanced Electricity & Magnetism12

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 12
Credits (max): 12
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 355Thermal Physics3

Physics Electives (PHYS courses 200-level plus) 5

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 356Quantum Mechanics3

3-S27 Modern quantum mechanics with an emphasis on matrix methods. Topics include time evolution of wave functions, harmonic oscillators, angular momentum, central potentials, the hydrogen atom, and perturbation theory. Liberal Arts. Prerequisites: MATH 241, PHYS 212; MATH 261 recommended (may be taken concurrently). PHYS 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 Physics Project

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 371375 Physics Project Lab (4 semesters required)8

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 8
Credits (max): 8
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 393Summer Collaborative Research in

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 482Senior Capstone: Physics Seminar3

Total in major 45 176

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.houghton.edu

PHYS 496Honors in Physics

4-WSP Liberal Arts.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: www.houghton.edu

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