| EP101 | INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING | An introduction to the engineering profession, basic engineering skills, engineering design, ethics, engineering approach to problem solving, teamwork and engineering communication. The students will also be exposed to working with data, graphs, and... |
| EP102 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS PROJECTS | Students will work in teams on a semester-long hands-on project, implementing engineering design approaches. 2-hr laboratory each week. Prerequisite: EP101. |
| EP201 | LINK: HOW THINGS WORK | Practical introduction to physics and science in everyday life. Designed for students who are not majoring in sciences.Corequisite: ER 202. Prerequisite: EN 125 or equivalent. |
| EP217 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING | Prerequisite: MT 136. A survey of mathematical methods in physics and engineering with an emphasis on techniques and applications of ordinary differential equations. Includes qualitative and numerical solutions, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, sy... |
| EP235 | ENGINEERING PHYSICS APPLICATIONS | Introductions to the topics of fluid mechanics, waves in elastic media, sound waves, temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic wa... |
| EP251 | COMPUTATION IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS | An introduction to programming and computational problem solving using MATLAB. Topic covered will include: basic algorithm development, data matrices and matrix algebra, data analysis and display, and numerical solutions to differential equations. Em... |
| EP260 | DC/AC CIRCUITS | Topics include DC/AC circuits and their analysis, and basic semiconductor devices.Prerequisites: PH 136 (min grade of C-), MT 136 (min grade of C-).Corequisite: EP 260L. |
| EP260L | DC/AC CIRCUITS LAB | Familiarization with oscilloscopes and other test instruments. DC and AC circuit measurements. Experiments with diode and transistor circuits. Two hours of laboratory per week.Corequisite: EP 260. |
| EP325 | THERMODYNAMICS | The laws of thermodynamics, entropy, engines and refrigerators, phase equilibria and phase transitions, heat transfer. Prerequisite: EP 235, MT 234 or EP 217. |
| EP335 | BIOMEDICAL PHYS & ENGINEERING | A study of select biomedical engineering applications. Topics covered to include: biomechanics and the application of fluid dynamics to blood flow, sound waves and ultrasound imaging, interactions of matter and light and x-ray imaging, computed tomog... |
| EP347 | EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS | Principles and methods of experimentation, including computer control. Measurement instrumentation and their limitations. Designing and planning experiments; data analysis, error analysis and uncertainty analysis. Performing and reporting of experime... |
| EP350 | STATICS & DYNAMICS | An introduction to theory and application of engineering mechanics. The course focuses on force and position vectors; free body diagrams; equilibrium; statics and kinetics analysis of rigid bodies; work and energy, impulse and momentum, three-dimensi... |
| EP365 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | Classical theory of electricity and magnetism. Topics covered will include: electrostatics, electric properties of material, magnetostatics, magnetic properties of material, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic waves. P... |
| EP407 | SENIOR DESIGN I | Applying design principles to complex engineering problems. Incorporation of previous and concurrent coursework. Ethics. Working in small teams on a major project. Key deliverables include project proposal phase, developing a plan of work, prototypin... |
| EP408 | SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN | Continuation of Senior Engineering Design I. Final project includes a design report and oral presentation. Inclusion of EP advisory board, or other industry professionals, in the evaluation process. Prerequisite: EP 407.Offered: Spring. |
| EP451 | NUMERICAL PHYSICS | Computational methods for physics and engineering using MATLAB®. Topics include interpolation and curve fitting, solution of systems of equations, solution of ordinary and partial differential equationsPrerequisite: EP 217 (minimum grade C-). Corequi... |
| EP451L | NUMERICAL PHYSICS WORKSHOP | Two hours of workshop per week supporting EP 451. Includes mathematical and computer exercises. Corequisite: EP451. |
| EP454 | OPTICS | Introduction of electromagnetic theory, geometric and physical optics, and selected topics of modern optics. Prerequisite: PH 136 (min grade C-) and EP 217 (min grade C-). Corequisite: EP454L. |
| EP454L | OPTICS LABORATORY | Two hours of laboratory per week. Experiments in optics, including lenses and mirrors, polarization, interference, diffraction, and lasers. Corequisite: EP 454. |
| EP467 | SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS | Basic concepts of signals and linear systems, including convolution, continuous and discrete time Fourier analysis, and applications such as sampling and communication systems.Prerequisite: EP 217 (min grade C-) and EP 260 (min grade of C-).Corequisi... |
| EP467L | SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS LABORATORY | Experiments complementing EP 467. Practical experience with discrete-time and continuous- time signals. Simulation of discrete-time and continuous-time systems using MATLAB®. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: EP467. |
| EP475 | ANALOG ELECTRONICS | Analysis and design of basic analog devices and their circuits: diodes, transistors, FETs, thyristors, power supply circuits, and optoelectronic devices. Prerequisite: EP 260 (min grade C-).Corequisite: EP475L. |
| EP475L | ANALOG ELECTRONICS LAB | Experiments complementing EP 475. Practical experience in designing, breadboarding, and testing circuits using discrete solid-state devices. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: EP475. |
| EP478 | DIGITAL ELECTRONICS | Digital devices and their applications: Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic design, arithmetic and logic circuits. Prerequisite: EP 260 (min grade C-).Corequisite: EP478L. |
| EP478L | DIGITAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY | Experiments complementing EP 478. Practical experience in designing, implementing, and testing fairly complex digital circuits. Two hours of laboratory per week.Corequisite: EP478. |
| EP485 | MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | Atomic structure of crystalline solids, electronic structure of metals, insulators, and semiconductors; electron transport; optical properties of materials.Prerequisite: PH 246 and (MT 234 or EP 217).Offered: Not more than every other year. |
| EP495 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| EP495C | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| EP496 | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the project. |
| EP497 | SPECIAL TOPICS | Topics may be published in the schedule of classes for the applicable term. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. |
| EP497L | SPECIAL TOPICS LABORATORY | Experiments designed to complement the material covered in EP 497. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. |
| PH108 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS BY INQUIRY | Inquiry-based introduction to fundamental concepts of physics. Meets for 3 hours per week in a laboratory setting. Intended for non-science majors, especially students in education. Prerequisite: EN 125 or equivalent.Corequisite: CH 108. |
| PH111 | SCI: FROM PLANETS TO THE COSMOS | Introduction to astronomy designed primarily for students not majoring in the physical sciences. Topics include: the history of human investigations of the cosmos, constellations and observations of the night sky, introduction to objects in our solar... |
| PH115 | SCI: ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | Interdisciplinary approach to the study of our planet, from its origins to current challenges. Formation of the earth, matter and minerals, the rock cycle, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism, and climate change. Corequisite: PH115L. |
| PH115L | ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE LABORATORY | Experiments and field trips designed to complement PH 115. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: PH115. |
| PH117 | LINK: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND POLICY | Composition of the atmosphere, energy balance of the Earth, evidence of recent changes in the composition of the atmosphere and climate, natural and human-induced climate changes, future climate scenarios, impacts of climate change, and climate chang... |
| PH125 | SCI: GENERAL PHYSICS I | Suitable for biology, premedical, and predental majors. Topics from the areas of mechanics, oscillations, sound, wave motion, fluids, and thermodynamics. Students who have not had high school physics should consult with the department chair prior to... |
| PH125L | GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | Experiments designed to complement PH 125. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 125. |
| PH126 | SCI: GENERAL PHYSICS II | Suitable for biology, premedical, and predental majors. Topics from the areas of electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Prerequisite: PH 125. Corequisite: PH126L. |
| PH126L | GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II | Experiments designed to complement PH 126. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite or corequisite: PH 126. |
| PH135 | SCI: PHYSICS I | For science, mathematics, and pre-engineering majors. Topics in classical mechanics. Emphasis on the foundations of physics and the applications to the physical sciences and engineering. Students who have not had high school physics should consult wi... |
| PH135L | PHYSICS WORKSHOP I | Experiments and simulations designed to aid assimilation of selected topics treated in PH 135. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: PH135. |
| PH136 | SCI: PHYSICS II | For science, mathematics, and pre-engineering majors. Electricity and magnetism. Emphasis on the foundations of physics and the applications to the physical sciences and engineering. Students who have not had high school physics should consult with t... |
| PH136L | PHYSICS WORKSHOP II | Experiments and simulations designed to aid assimilation of selected topics treated in PH 136. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: PH136. |
| PH197 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS | For non-science majors. Topics are published in the schedule of classes for the applicable term. Corequisite: PH197L. |
| PH197L | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS LABORATORY | Experiments designed to complement the material covered in PH 197. For non-science majors. Corequisite: PH197. |
| PH246 | SCI: MODERN PHYSICS | Basic physical theories governing elementary particles, nuclei, atoms, molecules, and their interactions; relativity, quantum theory. Prerequisite: MT 136 (minimum grade C-) and PH 136 (minimum grade C-). |
| PH247 | MODERN PHYSICS LABORATORY | Experiments from modern physics. Measuring fundamental constants. Error propagation and analysis. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PH 246 (min grade C-). |
| PH315 | CLASSICAL MECHANICS | Newtonian and Lagrangian formulation of classical mechanics. Oscillations, coupled oscillators, central forces, rigid body dynamics, rotating reference frames. Mathematical concepts that arise in mechanics. Prerequisite: EP 217 (min grade C-), MT 233... |
| PH315L | CLASSICAL MECHANICS WORKSHOP | Two hours of workshop per week supporting PH 315. Includes mathematical, computer, and experimental exercises. Corequisite: PH315. |
| PH325 | THERMAL PHYSICS | Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, phase transitions, classical and quantum statistical mechanics. Application to ideal and non-ideal systems. Prerequisite: EP 217 (min grade C-) and PH 136 (min grade C-). |
| PH335 | PHYSICS IN MEDICINE | Applied physics in biomedical fields. Physical modeling of biological function (blood flow, nerve signaling), medical imaging (x-ray, computer tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging), and radiation dosimetry. Prerequisite: PH 246 (min grade C-). |
| PH347 | ADVANCED LABORATORY | Four hours of laboratory per week. Students perform a range of experiments in contemporary physics. The main focus is on advanced laboratory techniques using research-grade equipment and on data analysis and presentation. Prerequisite: PH 247 (min gr... |
| PH348 | PHYSICS SEMINAR I | Meets weekly. Students must attend the monthly physics colloquium, where speakers from a variety of physics and engineering fields present their research, as well as additional presentations focused on career and graduate school preparation. Graded S... |
| PH349 | PHYSICS SEMINAR II | Students must attend the monthly physics colloquium as described in PH 348. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: PH 348. |
| PH365 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | Classical theory of electricity and magnetism. Electrostatics, dielectrics, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations, and radiation. Mathematical concepts that arise in E & M, including boundary value problems. Prerequisite: EP... |
| PH365L | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM WORKSHOP | Two hours of workshop per week supporting PH 365. Includes mathematical, computer, and experimental exercises. Corequisite: PH 365. |
| PH395 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH395A | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH395B | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH395C | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH395D | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH396 | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH396A | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH397 | SPECIAL TOPICS | Topics may be published in the schedule of classes for the applicable term. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and chair approval. |
| PH407 | SENIOR RESEARCH OR DESIGN PROJECT | Four hours of laboratory per week. Participation in an independent research or design project under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Senior standing. |
| PH408 | SENIOR RESEARCH OR DESIGN PROJECT | Four hours of laboratory per week. Participation in an independent research or design project under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Senior standing. |
| PH445 | QUANTUM PHYSICS | The foundations and fundamental principles of quantum physics. Hilbert space formalism, operators, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Landmark experiments in quantum physics. Application of quantum theory, including angular momentum, one-dimensional syste... |
| PH445L | QUANTUM PHYSICS WORKSHOP | Two hours of workshop per week supporting PH 445. Includes mathematical, computer, and problem-solving exercises. Corequisite: PH 445. |
| PH485 | CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS | Atomic structure of crystals, electronic structure of metals, insulators, and semiconductors; electron transport; optical properties. Prerequisite: EP 217 (min grade C-), PH 246 (min grade C-), and MT 233 (min grade C-). |
| PH495 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH495A | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH495B | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH495C | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH495D | INDEPENDENT STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the study. |
| PH496 | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the project. |
| PH496A | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the project. |
| PH496B | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the project. |
| PH496C | INDEPENDENT LABORATORY STUDY | Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of the department chair, and acceptance of the study topic by a member of the department who agrees to monitor the project. |
| PH497 | SPECIAL TOPICS | Topics may be published in the schedule of classes for the applicable term. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. |
| PHEL/L | PHYSICS LAB ELECTIVE | No Description Set |