Courses

PHYS5- Physics and Technology for Future Leaders– an STS Course. 

This is a science-based course designed for undergraduate students of any major. The course focuses on the physics of: Energy sources, climate change, radiation, electricity and magnetism, visible and invisible light. 

PHYS31- Physics for Scientists and Engineers I. 

Physics 31 is a calculus based course that focuses on the Physics of: Mechanics, Kinematics in 1-D 2-D and 3-D, dynamics, conservation of energy and momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions. 

PHYS32- Physics for Scientists and Engineers II.  (Lecture and Lab)

Physics 32 is a calculus based course that focuses on the Physics of: Gravity, Fluids, Oscillations, Sound and waves, Optics and thermodynamics.

PHYS33- Physics for Scientists and Engineers III.  (Lecture and Lab)

Physics 33 is a calculus based course that focuses on the Physics of: Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves and AC/DC circuits 

PHYS34- Physics for Scientists and Engineers IV.  (Lecture)

Physics 34 covers: Special relativity, atomic physics, intro to quantum mechanics, nuclear physics.  

PHYS70- Electronic Circuits for Scientists. (Lecture and Lab)

Physics 70 focuses on the physics of: AC/DC circuits, filters, diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, logic gates. 

PHYS113- Advanced Electromagnetism and Optics. (Lecture and Lab)

Physics 113 is an upper division course that covers: Geometric optics, wave optics, diffraction (Fraunhofer and Fresnel), interference, Fresnel equations, lasers.

PHYS151 Advanced Laboratory

Physics 151 is an upper division lab that covers advanced quantum labs: Optical pumping, Hall effect, Quantum analog, single-photon interference, Magnetic torque etc. 

PHYS199-Directed Reading in Physics.

The course focuses mostly on hot-topics in research and industrial laboratories.