Physics
Note: the courses on this page reflect Summer Term 2008 offerings.
Please check back on December 15 for a list of courses available during Summer Term 2009.
College of Arts and Sciences
CAS PY 105, PY 106, PY 211, and PY 212 carry schedules of ten supervised lab
sessions, allowing students time to complete a minimum of eight lab projects
during the term.
CAS PY 105 Elementary Physics I
Prereq: algebra and trigonometry. Satisfies premedical requirements.
Principles of classical physics, mechanics, fundamental concepts of energy,
conservation laws, heat, and energy transformation. Students must register for
three sections: a lecture section, a discussion section, and a laboratory section.
4 cr.
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CAS PY 106 Elementary Physics II
Prereq: CAS PY 105 or equivalent. Satisfies premedical requirements.
Principles of classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, light,
atomic and nuclear physics, energy sources, and transformations. Students must
register for three sections: a lecture section, a discussion section, and a
laboratory section. 4 cr.
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CAS PY 211 General Physics I
Prereq: one semester of calculus. For premedical students who wish
a more analytical course than CAS PY 105 and for science concentrators and engineers
who require a physics course with calculus. Basic principles of physics, emphasizing
mechanics, thermal physics, conservation laws, and the fundamental concepts
of energy. Students must register for three sections: a lecture section, a discussion
section, and a laboratory section. 4 cr.
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CAS PY 212 General Physics II
Prereq: CAS PY 211 and one year of calculus. For premedical students
who wish a more analytical course than CAS PY 106 and for science concentrators
and engineers who require a physics course with calculus. Basic principles of
physics treating electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves, including
refraction, interference, and diffraction phenomena. Students must register
for three sections: a lecture section, a discussion section, and a laboratory
section. 4 cr.
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CAS PY 491/PY 492 Directed Study
Prereq: consent of instructor. Variable cr.
Summer 1 and 2:
Arranged
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