A one-term course in applied modern physics for natural sciences and engineering technology students. The course shows how the relativity and quantum theories have contributed to our understanding of atoms, molecules, solids, nuclei, and elementary particles. Taught at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center by members of the UPJ clinical faculty. Required for medical technology students enrolled in the CMMC program. A study of societal issues for which a technical background in physics is especially relevant.
Students perform a variety of advanced experiments in physics.