Catalog Quick Links

Physics Electives

Course Descriptions

PHY 105  General Physics I  

Vectors, elementary mechanics of point particles and rigid bodies, and gravitation will be the topics that are explored in this course. The course is comprised of four hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.

Number of Credits: 4  
When Offered: Fall, Summer  
How Offered: Face to Face  
ILO Met: Inst. Learning Objective 3.1a  
Prerequisites: none   
Corequisites: PYL 105 and MTH 120  
PHY 106  General Physics II  

Simple harmonic motion and waves, elementary optics, electromagnetism, and DC circuits are topics of emphasis in this course. The course is comprised of four hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.

Number of Credits: 4  
When Offered: Summer, Spring  
How Offered: Face to Face  
Prerequisites: PHY 105   
Corequisites: PYL 106  
PHY 170  Special Topics  

Number of Credits: 1-4  
PHY 171  Special Topics  

Number of Credits: 3-4  
PHY 201  Computer Electronics  

This course addresses the binary representation of numbers including various types (integer, unsigned and floats) with an emphasis on the finiteness of that representation (range, overflow, etc.) Basic logic gates and their use in the realization of any truth tables (combinatorial logic). Simplification procedures, such as Karnaugh maps. Flip-flops, registers and memory (sequential logic). Specific components such as adders, comparators, multiplexors, counters, buses, etc. Introduction to design and architecture.

Number of Credits: 3  
When Offered: Spring  
How Offered: Face to Face  
ILO Met: Inst. Learning Objective 3.1a  
Prerequisites: Departmental Permission  
PHY 205  Essentials of Physics for Health Sciences  

This course is a brief introduction to fundamental physics concepts necessary for understanding physical processes in human body systems. Topics include forces, motion, energy, waves, electrical circuits, and fluids as they pertain to the human body. The course consists of two hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.

Number of Credits: 1-3  
When Offered: Spring  
How Offered: Face to Face  
PHY 270  Special Topics  

Number of Credits: 1-3