32 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.
mechanics including kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, angular momentum, gravity, equilibrium, fluids, oscillations, traveling and standing waves. Three lectures and one lab per week. Students may not receive credit for both Physics 101 and 121. Corequisite: Mathematics 161. Fall semester, four hours.
principles of electric fields and potentials, circuit theory, magnetism, Maxwell’s equations, light, interference, and diffraction. Three lectures and one lab per week. Prerequisite: Physics 101. Corequisite: Mathematics 162. Spring semester, four hours.
applications to the life sciences. Topics include kinematics, Newton’s laws, work, energy,
physical physics at the pre-calculus level with applications to the life sciences. Topics include electric field and potential, DC circuits, magnetism, induction, geometric and physical optics, relativity, and nuclear physics. Three lectures and one lab per week.
scientific journals will provide much of the content for this course, students will learn how to acquire and interpret articles from scholarly publications. In addition, students will be required to attend presentations by physicists actively engaged in research, as well as field trips to academic and industrial laboratories in the area. This course is open to all students but, in the event that the class becomes full, preference is given to physics majors. Fall semester, one hour.
most useful to the experimental physicist. As such, the physics of active and passive devices (resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, sensors, etc.) will be discussed along with practical circuit applications (filters, operational amplifiers, voltage regulators, oscillators, timers, etc.). The bulk of this course is devoted to analog electronics, but digital electronics is discussed briefly at the end of the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: Physics 102. Fall semester, four hours.
will be covered: the special theory of relativity and the origins of quantum mechanics. Fall semester, three hours.
problem-solving techniques used to describe physical phenomena. Includes topics from complex analysis, probability theory, vector calculus, Fourier series and transforms, matrix algebra, differential equations (ordinary and partial), and special functions. Prerequisites: Mathematics 261 and Physics 102, or by permission. Spring semester, three hours.
Sophomore standing, permission of the department chair, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two or three hours.
research in physics. Freshman or sophomore standing, permission of the department, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two or three hours.
students the process of scientific investigation, transitioning them from introductory, cook- book labs to actual experimental design and execution. Experiments cover a variety of topics from classical and modern physics including propagation of error, waves, thermodynamics, optics, spectrophotometry, speed of light, and the photoelectric effect. This course is designated Writing Intensive (WI). Corequisite: Physics 234. Spring semester, two hours.
physics not offered by regular course work. Subject matter varies each semester. Three hours.
general motion of particles; Newtonian and Lagrangian mechanics; Hamilton’s equations; and selected applications. Prerequisites: Physics 101 and either Math 262 or Physics 242, or consent of instructor. Fall semester, three hours.
dynamics of a system of particles, motion in a non-inertial reference frame, dynamics of rigid bodies, and coupled oscillations and waves. Prerequisite: Physics 303. Offered periodically, spring semester, three hours.
of electricity and magnetism. Topics covered include vector calculus, electric field and potential, polarization, electric displacement, linear dielectrics, magnetostatics, and electrodynamics. Prerequisites: Physics 102 and Physics 242 or Mathematics 262. Fall semester, three hours.
Maxwell equations, geometric optics, interference, diffraction, polarization, coherence, holography, and topics from nonlinear optics. Prerequisites: Physics 305 or Electrical Engineering 304. Spring semester, alternate years, three hours.
characteristics of alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation. One lecture and one lab per week. This course is designated Speaking Intensive (SI) and Information Literacy (IL). Spring semester, alternate years, two hours.
thermodynamics and statistical mechanics that includes topics such as heat and work; ideal gases; equipartition of energy, entropy, Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions; and applications to heat engines, refrigeration, chemical equilibrium, phase transitions, blackbody radiation, and properties of solids. Prerequisites: Physics 234 and 242, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester, alternate years, three hours.
specialized topics in physics. Junior standing, permission of the department, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two, or three hours.
research in physics. Junior standing, permission of the department, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two or three hours.
not offered by regular course work. Subject matter varies each semester. Three hours.
principles in medicine. Topics include how radiation is generated and how it interacts with human tissue, dose limits and how they are calculated, radiation safety, and electron and proton beam therapy. Prerequisite: Physics 234 or permission of instructor. Alternate years, spring semester, three hours.
as an introduction to x-ray radiography and advanced diagnostic medical imaging techniques like x-ray tomography (CAT), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography. Prerequisite: Physics 234 or permission of instructor. Alternate years, spring semester, three hours.
topics) chosen by the instructor. Content can vary from year to year but may be include areas such as general relativity, nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, solid-state physics, nanotechnology, etc. Prerequisites: Physics 234; and Mathematics 262 or Physics 242. Alternate years, fall semester, three hours.
and the development of quantum mechanics and its application to the periodic table and the nucleus and solving the Schrödinger equation for several 1D systems and for the Bohr atom. Spring semester, three hours.
solution of physics problems using computer programming and numerical techniques for ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, algebraic equations, spectral analysis, optimization, and numerical integration. Corequisites: Computer 141; Physics 303. Alternate years, spring semester, three hours.
specialized topics in physics. Senior standing, permission of the department, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two, or three hours.
physics. Senior standing, permission of the department, and a faculty sponsor are required. One, two, or three hours.
experiences under the supervision of an on-site manager and a department faculty member. Requirements include evaluation by the on-site manager, a journal of the internship experience, a final written paper, and an oral presentation describing the completed work. One to six hours.
understanding of the basic principles of physics and helps them to learn teaching methods unique to physics. Students will discuss modern research-based educational approaches in physics and assist in instructing the Science 201 class. Prerequisite: Physics education majors only, or permission of the instructor. Offered periodically, three hours.
in an area of physics of special interest. Project approval and amount of credit to be given requires consent of the department. One, two or three hours.
aptitude in physics may, with the consent of the Department of Physics, undertake supervised physics research. A research paper and a formal presentation are required to receive Honors credit. Not to exceed two hours each semester. One or two hours.
Source: Grove City College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
