18 courses with the subject PHY, 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.
Practical applications of physical, physiological, psychological, musical, and architectural acoustics. Sound recording, reproduction, and measurements. Wave phenomena, harmonic analysis, and their application to musical scales and instruments, speech, 026-2027 138
minimal competence in algebra is necessary.) Mechanics, properties of materials, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, light, sound, atomic and nuclear structure. PHY 181: Fall semester. PHY 182: Spring semester. Three lectures and one laboratory per week.
Plus required courses and requirements for secondary certification. See page 59.
A passing grade on a chemistry comprehensive exam is required. Chemistry Major BS – Professional Concentration - Approved by the ACS-CPT - Program requirements 71-72 credit hours Chemistry requirements 33 credit hours
This lab course will introduce the art of making scientific instruments utilizing both analog and digital electronics. Students will program microcontrollers and build electrical circuits that interface with devices to control them and collect data from them. Practical skills include physical computation, Python programming, digital-analog interconversion, circuit prototyping and soldering, data collection and analysis, and experimental design and troubleshooting. Offered periodically.
A quantitative survey course in general astronomy with an observational laboratory component for students in the technical majors. The students will master the operation of the LX200 telescope at the Geneva College observatory and its associated CCD camera to complete a series of observing projects. Offered periodically. at department’s discretion. Core, Cosmos option.
Geneva College 20 Introductory acoustics course for physical science and engineering majors. Practical applications of physical, physiological, psychological, musical, and architectural acoustics. Sound recording, reproduction, and measurements. Wave phenomena, harmonic analysis, and their application to musical scales and instruments, speech, hearing, transducers, and reverberation. Techniques and equipment demonstrated. Offered concurrently with PHY 160. Spring semester.
This course provides a deep treatment of mechanics emphasizing analytical techniques and computer simulations. Topics include linear and rotational motion, drag, rockets, stability and oscillations, Lagrangian mechanics, conservation laws and Noether's theorem, gravitational orbits, non-inertial reference frames, and the dynamics of rigid bodies. Fall semester, odd years.
Cross-listed as CHM 312. Advanced laboratory course emphasizing experimental design and measurement of physical and chemical systems. Experiments include chemical thermodynamics and various forms of spectroscopy. Fall semester.
Advanced lab course emphasizing experimental design, instrumentation, error analysis, and journal-style report writing. Possible experiments are drawn from many branches of physics, including gravitation, electromagnetism, optics, thermodynamics, nuclear physics, and mechanics. Offered periodically.
This course provides an overview of geometric, wave, and quantum optics. Topics include lenses and mirrors, optical instruments, interferometry, diffraction, and Fourier optics, lasers and coherence theory, holography, and the interaction of light with matter. Spring semester, even years.
listed as CHM 307. 26-2027 139
This course is an introduction to special relativity and quantum mechanics, which together form the basis of the modern understanding of space, time, and matter. Topics in special relativity include the principle of relativity, spacetime diagrams, Lorentz transform- ations, causal structure, and conservation laws. Topics in quantum mechanics include wave-particle duality, spin, entanglement, Bell's theorem, Schrodinger's equation, spectroscopy, bonding, and band theory. Fall semester, even years.
This course provides a deep treatment of quantum mechanics. Topics include bound and scattering states, operator formalism and Hilbert space, symmetry and angular momentum, the hydrogen atom and atomic orbitals, systems of identical particles, perturbation theory, and the WKB approximation. Offered periodically.
Covers an advanced topic in theoretical physics chosen according to student interest. Possible topics include: general relativity; advanced quantum mechanics; quantum field theory; nonlinear dynamics and chaos; advanced computational physics; and advanced mathematical methods. May be taken repeatedly with a different topic. Offered periodically.
Individualized work on an advanced or specialized project under the direction of a faculty member. Projects should be selected in consultation with the faculty member to provide for preliminary literature review. Final written report required. Three hours project work per week per credit. May be taken repeatedly but a maximum of two credit hours may count toward a physics major or minor.
Geneva College 2 majors only. Independent theoretical, experimental, computational, or literature-related senior research project in physics culminating in a written paper and oral presentation. May be taken independently or concurrently with PHY 420. Fulfills the Major Capstone Experience for the Physics major.
senior standing. Capstone course reviewing all major areas of physics and the connections between them. Principles, techniques, and patterns of thought that transcend individual areas will be emphasized, viz. symmetry, conservation laws, estimation, and dimensional analysis. This course also serves as preparation for the physics MFT and GRE. Fall semester. PHY 199, 491, 493, 494, 495, 499 (See page 14) POLITICAL SCIENCE POL
Source: Geneva College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
