PHYS 6510. Mechanics (3). Summer or upon demand. Newtonian and modern theories of motion, the nature and role of forces, work, energy, momentum, and angular momentum.
PHYS 6520. Electromagnetism (3). Summer, alternate years, or upon demand. Electric fields and potentials, electric currents, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electric and magnetic forces, magnetic field production, magnetic induction, passive AC circuits, generation of electromagnetic waves, Maxwell's equations, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Prerequisite: PHYS 6510 or consent of instructor.
PHYS 6530. Waves and Light (3). Summer, alternate years, or upon demand. General wave properties and phenomena including dispersion, interference, diffraction, and the Doppler effect; properties of light including reflection, refraction, absorption, scattering, geometric optics, wave and particle natures of light, polarization, and color; wave-particle duality of matter. Prerequisite: PHYS 6510 or consent of instructor.
PHYS 6540. Structure of Matter & Thermodynamics (3). Summer, alternate years, or upon demand. Atoms & molecules; subatomic particles; nuclear reactions; states of matter; properties of gases, liquids, solids; properties of metals and semiconductors; entropy and the laws of thermodynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS 6510 or consent of instructor.
PHYS 6550. Astronomy and Astrophysics (3). Summer, alternate years, or upon demand. Naked-eye astronomy, orbital dynamics, stellar structure and evolution, galaxies, cosmology, and the history of astronomy. Prerequisite: PHYS 6510 or consent of instructor.
PHYS 6610. Labs & Demonstrations in Physics (1). Fall, Spring. Hands-on construction and exploration of physics & astronomy demonstrations and laboratory exercises with discussions of the pedagogy of demonstrations and laboratories. Subjects of labs & demonstrations will include mechanics, electromagnetism, circuits, optics, astronomy, structure of matter, and thermodynamics, though the specific demonstrations and laboratory exercises will vary in each offering. May be repeated.
EDTL 6450. Problems in Teaching High School Science (3). For science teachers and science supervisors. Improved techniques, current literature, new approaches to teaching high school science, and problems confronting science teachers in classroom in laboratory.
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