323, MAT 390, or permission of instructor. Performance of electricity and magnetism and electronic experiments with analysis of these basic phenomena as applied to research laboratory. Properties of matter developed by combining thermodynamic reasoning with molecular theory. Advanced courses in laboratory techniques as involved in special laboratory problems. Primarily intended for those who are not physical science majors.
Topics vary with instructor and with semester.
No previous science course required. Interested student should inquire at Physics and Astronomy Department office for further details. Selected topics for science majors may also be given upon request . Emphasize understanding, societal impact, minimal mathematics. 325 or permission of instructor.