Course Description: The first semester of a two-semester sequence of introductory physics. Topics include classical mechanics and waves. Calculus is used, so the calculus sequence in mathematics should be taken concurrently or prior to the physics sequence. Students may not receive graduation credit for both PHYS 110C and PHYS 115. Corequisite: PHYS 110L and MATH 110. F. (Group II, Quantitative)
Course Delivery- Hybrid: The class will meet face-to-face three times a week MWF from 8:20 to 9:10 AM in CORNS 312, R from 12:10 to 1PM synchronously online. The text and homework will be accessed on line through a digital delivery system known as WileyPLUS. Accommodations will be made for students who need to study remotely either part or all of the semester. I will be available for office hours on Blackboard Collaborate.
Lab: This courses involves experiential learning. As such, it is highly recommended that students attend in person. Experiments will be performed during scheduled lab times in scheduled lab rooms (SCSC 136 and 130). Data will be gathered and analyzed during lab times. As the instructor, I will be present during all lab times to provided guidance and answer questions. Accommodations will be made, however, for students who need to attend remotely for part or all of the semester.
Course Description: The first semester of a two-semester sequence of introductory physics for biological science majors, including pre-professional majors. Topics include classical mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. Calculus is not required but is recommended; the student should be familiar with algebra, trigonometry, and some analytic geometry. An emphasis in these courses is the application of physical principles in technology and in other areas of science, particularly the biological sciences. Open to juniors and seniors, or by permission of the instructor. Students may not receive graduation credit for both PHYS 115 and PHYS 110C. Laboratory included. F. (Group II, Quantitative)
Course Delivery- Hybrid: The course will consist of pre-lecture videos (as a replacement for textbook reading), in-person lectures (consisting of demonstrations, practice problems, biological applications, and discussions), and weekly written homework assignments. Lab will be conducted in-person, with partners. Two midterm exams and one final exam will be given as take-home, open-notebook exams, completed out of class. Remote students will have access to the same pre-lecture videos and recordings of the in-person lectures, and will be expected to complete the same homework assignments and exams. Remote students will be paired with an in-person volunteer when possible and meet with them synchronously over video chat to complete the lab activities. They are expected to contribute as much as possible to the data-taking process in lab. Additionally, any student who did not attend at least one in-person lecture in a particular week (due to being a remote student, being quarantined, or simply not showing up to class) must meet over video chat with the instructor that week to discuss the material covered.
Course Description: An intermediate-level course providing the ideas and tools needed for students to study advanced physics. Topics include fundamental forces and particles, symmetry and conservation laws, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, relativity, Fourier analysis, as well as a selection of topics from among nuclear decay, scattering theory, wave theory, chaos, and other topics of interest in contemporary physics. Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in PHYS 111 or permission of instructor. Corequisite: MATH 111. (Group II Natural Science) F.
Course Delivery: Fully Remote
Course Description: Topics include Schroedinger's equation and its solution for wells, steps, barriers, the harmonic oscillator, the free particle and the hydrogen atom. Prerequisites: PHYS 280 L or permission of instructor. Corerequisite: MATH 210.
Course Delivery- Hybrid: Quantum Physics, will be taught in-person, using socratic lectures, where students are asked to follow the discussion/steps and provide answers related to what follows and why for problems and derivations. Lectures will be recorded for students who are unable to attend. Homework will be due regularly, meaning typically two assignments per chapter, which will mean that one or two assignments will be due each week. Because the material is challenging, students will need to ask questions outside of class, which can be done in person or remotely, during office hours or other times that work for student and professor.