Required laboratory, observing sessions. PHYS 230 Astronomy and Astrophysics Investigates astronomical phenomena and their physics. The third of a four-part course and an extension of the work of Introduction to Physics I and II utilizing the more advanced mathematical techniques acquired during the freshman year. Studies electricity, magnetism, and optics. The fourth of a four-part course, continuing coverage from PHYS 251.
Primary focus is on modern physics.
Interfacing computers for data acquisitions and for control applications. Studies sensory devices and their use for data gathering. Mechanics II Studies Lagrange's equations, theory of small vibrations, generalized coordinates, introduction to tensors, and special relativity. I Studies electrostatics, magnetic fields, electromagnetic properties of matter, conductivity, electrostatic and magnetic energy. The first of a two-part course.