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Course ID	Course
PHYS 220	PHYS 220 Mechanics Course Credits: 3 Topics in classical mechanics, including particle motion in three dimensions, noninertial reference frames, central forces, rigid body motion, Lagrange's equation of motion, and Hamilton's variational principle Prerequisite(s): MATH 223; PHYS 111. (3-0 or 3-0; 0-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 230	PHYS 230 Electricity and Magnetism Course Credits: 3 Electric fields and potentials of static charge distributions, currents, magnetic fields and the vector potential, electromagnetic induction, electric and magnetic energy, electromagnetic properties of matter. Prerequisite(s): MATH 223; PHYS 112. (3-0 or 3-0; 0-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 240	PHYS 240 Physical Chemistry Course Credits: 3 Introduction to thermodynamics as applied to chemical reactions. The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, free energy and equilibria, phase equilibria and electro-chemistry. Cross-listed: CHEM 240. Prerequisite(s): One of CHEM 103 or 111 with CHEM 198 lab; and one of CHEM 104 or 112 with CHEM 199 lab. (3-4) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 310	PHYS 310 Topics in Modern Physics Course Credits: 3 Introduction to the special theory of relativity; the principles of quantum mechanics and its interpretation; aspects of atomic, nuclear and particle physics; and cosmology. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 112; MATH 223. (3-0 or 3-0; 0-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 320	PHYS 320 Digital Electronics and Instrumentation Course Credits: 3 To provide students with a working knowledge of basic semiconductor devices and gates and their use for implementing logic devices and simple measurement and control functions, and to provide experience in constructing and using circuit diagrams and test/measurement equipment. Prerequisite(s): CMPT 141; MATH 124; PHYS 230; or instructor's consent. (3-0 or 3-0; 0-0) NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 321	PHYS 321 Differential Equations Course Credits: 4 First order differential equations, linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, systems of differential equations, non-linear systems, series solutions, introduction to partial differential equations. Special emphasis is placed on applications to physics and engineering. Cross-listed: MATH 321 Co-requisite(s): MATH 223, 250 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 341	PHYS 341 Advanced Physical Chemistry Course Credits: 3 The fundamental concepts of matter and its structure in relation to energy. Quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, and the solid state. Cross-listed: CHEM 341 Prerequisite(s): CHEM 240 Co-requisite(s): MATH 223 NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 360	PHYS 360 Optics Course Credits: 3 Geometrical and physical optics: reflection and refraction, interference, coherence, polarization, diffraction, lasers, and holography. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 230. NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PHYS 400	PHYS 400 DIRECTED STUDY Course Credits: 3 Students are required to produce an outline of one topic to be studied in consultation with the instructor. A course of reading and/or experimentation is pursued according to the approved outline. Assessment may be via examination and/or a final written report. Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in PHYS 312 NB: This course can only be taken with instructor’s consent.

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