Physics A major in Physics at Kentucky Wesleyan is designed to provide students with an appreciation of physics for its own sake and to provide students with the ability to utilize physics in a career or in another discipline or to pursue further studies in graduate school. We emphasize basic principles of physics in a liberal arts context. A major in physics may elect to receive either a bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts degree. Mechanics and heat are studied. Derivations and applications of simple formulas are stressed.
Problem solving is a basic part of the course.
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. A continuation of Physics 1401. The course includes a study of magnetism and electricity, sound, light and selected topics of nuclear and atomic theory. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. A continuation course in general physics designed for engineering majors emphasizing engineering applications in statics, dynamics, electronics, and optics.