PHYS 101Energy and Our Environment3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Courses
PHYS
27 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 105The Physics of Light and Sound3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
PHYS 111Physics I Lecture3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- MATH 105 or appropriate mathematics placement test score Description: Explores matter and energy. Uses algebra and trigonometry to examine the foundational principles of physics. Examines linear and rotational motion, energy, work, and momentum. Application of Newton’s laws of motion is a critical component of this course. Investigates oscillations, waves, fluids, and heat.
PHYS 112Physics II Lecture3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 111 Description: Electricity and magnetism, heat, light, atomic and nuclear physics, and an elementary introduction to relativity and quantum theory.
PHYS 121Physics I Lab1
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Corequisite
- PHYS 111 or PHYS 131 Description: Physics laboratory at level of Physics I; exercises in mechanics, wave motion, and sound.
PHYS 122Physics II Lab1
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Corequisite
- PHYS 112 or PHYS 132 Description: Physics laboratory at level of Physics II; exercises in optics, electricity and magnetism, and radioactivity.
PHYS 131Physics I-C Lecture3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- MATH 121 or MATH 125 , at least concurrently Description: A calculus-based course in general college physics; topics covered are similar to those covered in PHYS 111 but are treated in more depth through the use of calculus.
PHYS 132Physics II-C Lecture3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 131
- Corequisite
- MATH 122 or MATH 126 Restriction: None Description: Utilizes the techniques of problem solving to more advanced topics, such as electric fields, magnetic fields, Coulomb’s Law, Gauss’ Law, Ampere’s Law, circuits, geometric optics, and physical optics. Uses calculus as a mathematical tool.
PHYS 151Physics for Life Sciences3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
PHYS 231Electronics4
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- MATH 122 or MATH 126 ; PHYS 112 or PHYS 132 Description: Circuit theory, transients, transistor circuits, frequency response, input and output impedance, feedback, and electronic noise. Operational amplifiers and digital electronics.
PHYS 281Special Topics1-3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
PHYS 321Introduction to Computational Physics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 131 and PHYS 132 Description: Introduces a basic understanding of the methods and tools of computational physics, allowing their use in solving various physics, engineering, and science problems. Emphasizes mastery of software, using it to solve physical problems, and hands-on learning through some trial and error.
PHYS 331Modern Physics I3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 112 or PHYS 132 ; MATH 122 or MATH 126 Description: Covers the history of modern physics. Explores particle and wave properties of matter using the ideas of quantum mechanics. Examines systems using the ideas of quantum and classical mechanics. Covers the special theory of relativity. Solves some of the problems using computers. First part of a two-part series.
PHYS 332Modern Physics II3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 331 Description: Continuation of PHYS 331 . Discusses more topics such as quantum mechanics in three dimensions, the hydrogen atom, spin as it applies to quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, nuclear physics, and fundamental particles. Solves some of the problems using computers.
PHYS 341Thermal and Statistical Physics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- MATH 122 or MATH 126 ; PHYS 112 or PHYS 132 Description: Thermometry, laws of thermodynamics, low-temperature physics, entropy, properties of ideal gas, and an introduction to statistical mechanics. Cross-Listed: CHEM 341
PHYS 343Thermal and Statistical Physics Laboratory1
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- CHEM 112 and PHYS 132 and MATH 126
- Corequisite
- PHYS 341 Restriction: none Description: Designs and implements experimental protocols to produce reliable data in calorimetry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Employs experimental and computational techniques to quantify a variety of physical chemistry systems, including thermodynamic properties, macromolecular assemblies and phase changes. Assesses the quality of collected data using a range of mathematical tools, including linear and non-linear regression. Cross-Listed: Yes
PHYS 345Optics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- MATH 122 or MATH 126 ; PHYS 112 or PHYS 132 Description: Geometrical optics and physical optics, including interference, diffraction, and polarization. Quantum optics is introduced.
PHYS 350Intermediate Experimental Physics I3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 331 , PHYS 341
- Corequisite
- none Restriction: none Description: Enables the performance and analysis of fundamental experiments in areas of mechanics, optics, modern physics, and heat. Emphasizes presentations and competence in writing scientific papers and reports. Stresses the collection and analysis of data.
PHYS 355Computer Interfacing3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- CMSC 110 Description: Teaches the fundamentals of interfacing the personal computer to its physical surroundings. Teaches how to collect data and to control experiments in real time. Shows how to use digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) techniques and analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) techniques. A graphical software package (such as LabVIEW) is also used to design icon-based interfacing tools, to learn how to use virtual instruments, and to analyze data.
PHYS 401Theoretical Physics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 131 , PHYS 132 ; MATH 125 , MATH 126
- Corequisite
- MATH 341 or department permission Description: Explores the applied mathematics necessary to solve ordinary and partial differential equations in closed and series forms for boundary value problems in intermediate and advanced physics. Coordinate transformations, tensor analysis, special functions, and series involving complex variables and integral transforms are also considered.
PHYS 441Classical Mechanics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 131 , PHYS 132 ; MATH 125 , MATH 126
- Corequisite
- MATH 341 or Physics Department permission Description: Covers vectors, generalized coordinates, and coordinate transformations to study the mechanics of a particle and a system of particles in one, two, and three dimensions. Central forces, planetary, and satellite motion and rotation, oscillations, and conservation laws in the Newtonian formulation of classical mechanics are included and used to solve dynamical problems for various mechanical systems.
PHYS 445Principles and Applications of Quantum Mechanics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- CHEM 112 and MATH 126 and PHYS 132
- Corequisite
- none Restriction: none Description: Investigates the physical basis of quantum mechanics through model systems (infinite square well, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor), and their implications for atoms and molecules. Calculates physical properties of atoms and electrons using theoretical models of quantum mechanics. Analyzes the data generated by ab initio molecular orbital and plain-wave calculations, applied to properties such as covalent bonding, molecular structure, vibrational and rotational spectra and electronic transitions. Cross-Listed: Yes
PHYS 451Electricity and Magnetism3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 131 , PHYS 132 ; MATH 125 , MATH 126
- Corequisite
- PHYS 441 or department permission Description: Treats elements of vector analysis, electrostatics, special techniques for finding electric potential, electric field in matter, magnetostatics, magnetic field in matter, electrodynamics, Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic waves at the calculus level.
PHYS 462Solid State Physics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- CHEM 112 and PHYS 132
- Corequisite
- none Restriction: none Description: Investigates the magnetic, optical, electronic and physical properties of materials. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of various synthetic methods and characterization techniques (diffraction, microscopy, spectroscopy and thermal analysis). Relates structure and bonding on the atomic scale to bulk mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Cross-Listed: Yes
PHYS 472Nuclear Physics3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 331 Description: A survey of nuclear physics, nuclear size, nuclear mass, reaction theory, types of radioactive decay, nuclear models, nuclear forces, and elementary particles.
PHYS 482Independent Study in Physics1-6
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 6
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
PHYS 493Internship1-3
- Subject
- PHYS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.iup.edu
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