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PROPOSED PHYSICS COURSES (Fall 2012 -)

General Education physics

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description
					PHY1000 Undergraduate Physics Seminar I	1			Physics majors only
					PHY1010 Undergraduate Physics Seminar II	1			Physics majors only
PHY 105 Sounds and Colors	3		PHY115		PHY 1050 Physics of How Things Work	3		PHY1050L
PHY 106 Revolutions in Physics	3		PHY116		PHY 1060 Astronomy	3		PHY1060L
PHY 107 Stars, Galaxies and the Cosmos	3		PHY117

Current	QCH	Coreq	Lab fee	Description	Proposed	SCH	Coreq	Lab fee	Description
PHY 115 Sounds and Colors Lab	1	PHY105	$10	8 1:40 labs	PHY 1050L Physics of How Things Work Lab	1	PHY1050	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 116 Revolutions in Physics Lab	1	PHY106	$10	8 1:40 labs	PHY 1060L Astronomy Lab	1	PHY1060	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 117 Stars, Galaxies and the Cosmos Lab	1	PHY107	$10	8 1:40 labs

Algebra-based sequence

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description
PHY 111 Principles of Physics	4			Mechanics	PHY 1110 Principles of Physics I	4	MTH1280 or MPL5	PHY1110L, PHY1110R	Mechanics, Waves, Heat
PHY 112 Principles of Physics	4	PHY111		Waves, Heat, Electricity	PHY 1120 Principles of Physics II	4	PHY1110	PHY1120L, PHY1120R	Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Modern
PHY 113 Principles of Physics	4	PHY112		Magnetism, Optics, Modern

Current	QCH	Coreq	Lab fee	Description	Proposed	SCH	Coreq	Lab fee	Description
PHY 101 Principles of Physics Lab	1	PHY111	$15	8 1:40 labs	PHY 1110L Principles of Physics I Lab	1	PHY1110, PHY1110R	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 102 Principles of Physics Lab	1	PHY112	$15	8 1:40 labs	PHY 1120L Principles of Physics II Lab	1	PHY1120, PHY1120R	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 103 Principles of Physics Lab	1	PHY113	$15	8 1:40 labs

Calculus-based sequence

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Description
PHY 240 General Physics	4	EGR 101 or MTH 229		Mechanics	PHY 2400 General Physics I	4		MTH2300 or EGR1010, PHY2400R, PHY2400L	Mechanics, Waves, Thermal physics
PHY 242 General Physics	4	PHY240 MTH 230		Electricity & Magnetism	PHY 2410 General Physics II	4	PHY2400, MTH2300	MTH2310, PHY2410R, PHY2410L	Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
PHY 244 General Physics	5	PHY240 MTH 230		Waves, Optics, Thermal physics

Current	QCH	Coreq	Lab fee	Description	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee	Description
PHY 200 General Physics Lab	1	PHY240	$25	8 1:40 labs	PHY 2400L General Physics I Lab	1		PHY2400	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 202 General Physics Lab	1	PHY242	$25	8 1:40 labs	PHY 2410L General Physics II Lab	1	MTH2300	MTH2310 PHY2410	?	12 1:50 labs
PHY 204 General Physics Lab	1	PHY244	$25	8 1:40 labs

Upper-level Physics

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee
PHY260 Introduction to Modern Physics (WI)	4	PHY244, MTH230	PHY260L, PHY260W	$15	PHY2420 Introduction to Modern Physics (WI)	3	PHY2410
PHY315 Physics Instrumentation I	3	PHY242, PHY244		$20	PHY3150 Physics Instrumentation I	3	PHY2420		$20?
PHY316 Physics Instrumentation II	3	PHY315		$20
					PHY3500 Advanced Physics Lab I	2	PHY2420, PHY3150
					PHY3510 Advanced Physics Lab II	2	PHY3500
PHY322 Applied Optics	4	PHY244, MTH253		$20	PHY3220 Optics	3	PHY2410
PHY371 Analytical Mechanics	3	PHY244, MTH232	MTH233		PHY3710 Analytical Mechanics	3	PHY2410
PHY372 Analytical Mechanics	3	PHY371, MTH233
PHY420 Thermodynamics	3	PHY244
PHY427 Remote Sensing	4
PHY432 Lasers	3	PHY260			PHY4320 Lasers	3	PHY2420
PHY440 Nanotechnology	4	PHY260			PHY4400 Nanotechnology	3	PHY2600
PHY450 Electricity and Magnetism	3	PHY242, MTH232, 233			PHY4500 Electricity and Magnetism I	3	PHY2410, MTH2350
PHY451 Electricity and Magnetism	3	PHY450			PHY4510 Electricity and Magnetism II	3	PHY4500
PHY452 Electricity and Magnetism	3	PHY451
PHY460 Quantum Mechanics	3	PHY260, 372, MTH333			PHY4600 Quantum Mechanics I	3	PHY2600, MTH3330
					PHY4610 Quantum Mechanics II	3	PHY4600
PHY462 Nuclear Physics	3	PHY460			PHY4620 Nuclear Physics	3	PHY4600
PHY461 Solid State Physics	3	PHY460			PHY4630 Solid State Physics	3	PHY2420
PHY470 Selected Topics	1-4				PHY4700 Selected Topics	1-3	PHY3710
					PHY4730 Mathematical Physics	3
PHY483 Statistical Mechanics	4	PHY420			PHY4830 Statistical Mechanics	3
PHY494 Senior Projects	3				PHY4940 Senior Projects	3
PHY494W Senior Projects	3				PHY4940W Senior Projects	3

Physics Education

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee
SM145 Foundation in Sci. Lit. (WI)	3	MTH126 or 127 or MPL4	SM 145W	$15
PHY245 Concepts in Physics	4.5	ENG 102, MTH 143, SM 144		$15	PHY2450 Concepts in Physics	4	MTH1260 or MPL4		$20?
PHY246 Concepts and Appl. Phy. I	4.5	MTH 143, SM 145		$15	PHY2460 Concepts and Applications in Physics I	4	MTH1260 or MPL4		$20?
PHY346 Concepts and Appl. Phy. II	4.5	PHY246, MTH 243, MTH 244		$15	PHY3460 Concepts and Appl. Phy. II	4	PHY2460, MTH2430, 2450		$20?
SM445 Projects in Science	3	PHY346		$15
SM446 Projects in Science II	3	SM445

Graduate Program

Current	QCH	Prereq	Coreq	Lab fee	Proposed	SCH	Prereq	Cross-list	Comments
PHY622 Applied Optics	4			$20	PHY5220 Optics	3			Not for MS/MST degree
					PHY5500 Advanced Physics Lab I	2	PHY5150	PHY3500	Not for MS/MST degree
					PHY5510 Advanced Physics Lab II	2	PHY5500	PHY3510	Not for MS/MST degree
PHY599 Special Problems in Physics	1				PHY5990 Special Problems in Physics	1-3			Not for MS/MST degree
PHY600 Intro Semiconductor Materials	3				PHY6000 Physics of Semiconductor Materials and Devices	3
PHY601 Semiconductor Device Physics	3
PHY610	3				PHY6100 Physics Laboratory Techniques	2
PHY627 Physics of Remote Sensing	4				PHY6270 Physics of Remote Sensing	3
PHY632 Lasers	3				PHY6320 Lasers	3
PHY640 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	4				PHY6400 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	3		EE6400, PHY4400
PHY651 Electricity and Magnetism	3				PHY6500 Electricity and Magnetism I	3			Not for MS degree
PHY652 Electricity and Magnetism	3				PHY6510 Electricity and Magnetism I	3			Not for MS degree
PHY660 Quantum Mechanics	3				PHY6600 Quantum Mechanics I	3
					PHY6610 Quantum Mechanics I Note: incorrect numbering in syllabus	3
PHY662 Nuclear Physics	3	PHY460			PHY6620 Nuclear Physics	3	PHY6600
PHY641 Solid State Physics	3				PHY6630 Solid State Physics	3
PHY673 Mathematical Physics	3				PHY6730 Mathematical Physics	3
PHY680 Theoretical Physics	4				PHY6800 Classical Mechanics	3
PHY681 Theoretical Physics	3				PHY6810 Electromagnetism	4
PHY682 Theoretical Physics	3
PHY683 Statistical Mechanics	4				PHY6830 Statistical Mechanics	3
PHY710 Quantum Mechanics	3
PHY711 Quantum Mechanics	3	PHY710			PHY7100 Quantum Mechanics I	3
PHY712 Quantum Mechanics	3	PHY711			PHY7101 Quantum Mechanics II	3	PHY7100
PHY770 Selected Topics	3				PHY7700 Selected Topics	3
PHY799 Minor Problems	1-3				PHY7990 Minor Problems	1-3
PHY800 Seminar	1				PHY8000 Seminar	1
PHY825 Fund of Bio Comp & Modeling	5				PHY8250 Fundamentals of Biological Computation & Modeling	3
PHY899 Research	1-8				PHY8990 Physics Research	3

Documents:

1. Semester course inventory
2. BA (Physics) Program
3. BS (Physics) Program
4. BS (Physics Dual with Math) Program
5. MS (Physics) Program
6. MST (Physics) Program
7. MS (Physics in Medicine) Program

For questions and comments, please email: lok.lewyanvoon@wright.edu.

Department Semester Coordinators:

• Jerry Clark (undergraduate): jerry.clark@wright.edu
• Gary Farlow (graduate): gary.farlow@wright.edu

Updated: June 28, 2010