PHY-301 Theoretical Mechanics 3 credits
Prerequisites: PHY-272 and MAT-352
A survey of classical and modern topics in dynamics. Topics include orbital mechanics, non-inertial reference frames, rigid-body motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods, and elements of nonlinear mechanics and chaos.
PHY-312 Special Topics 1 - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Permission
Independent study of selected areas of physics not available in the regular curriculum.
PHY-313 Thermal Physics 3 credits
Prerequisites: PHY-272
An introduction to Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics and their application to the solution of thermal, mechanical and electrical problems in fluids and solids.
PHY-330 Electricity & Magnetism 3 credits
Prerequisites: PHY-272 and MAT-352
An intermediate level survey of classical electro magnetic theory up to and including the unification of the subject matter in the form of Maxwell's equations.