38 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 1050Physics and the Environment3
GE:SC Basic principles of physics and their uses and consequences in the world and our lives. Comprises, along with PHYS 1080 and PHYS 1081 , a nonmathematical science sequence designed primarily for non-science majors.
GE:SC 3 lecture hours per week. Nonmathematical study of universe from earth to galaxies. Topics include appearance of sky, physical nature of moon and planets, birth and evolution of stars, and galaxies.
1 lecture hour per week. Introduction to careers and research in physics. Weekly presentations on research topics, career paths, and tools used in physics.
2 laboratory hours per week. May be repeated one time for credit. Equivalent of 2 hours of independent research required per week. P: Consent of instructor and chair. Independent research supervised by a physics faculty member.
Equivalent of 2 hours of lab work per week. May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3717 and PHYS 3718 for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor and chair. Experiments and investigations to supplement any physics course.
Subject
PHYS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3717 and PHYS 3718 for a maximum of 9 s.
Equivalent of 4 hours of lab work per week. May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3716 and PHYS 3718 for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor and chair. Experiments and investigations to supplement any physics course.
Subject
PHYS
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3716 and PHYS 3718 for a maximum of 9 s.
Equivalent of 6 hours of lab work per week. May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3716 and PHYS 3717 for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor and chair. Experiments and investigations to supplement any physics course.
Subject
PHYS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated in combination with PHYS 3716 and PHYS 3717 for a maximum of 9 s.
May not count as a concentration elective for the Physics, BS degree. P: Consent of the instructor; minimum GPA 3.2. Independent student research project with defended thesis product.
